aws-cicd-patterns

GitHub Actions OIDC authentication for AWS deployments secures pipelines by enabling keyless access. You configure IAM roles to trust GitHub's OIDC provider, eliminating the need to store long-lived AWS credentials as repository secrets.

Building and pushing Docker container images to ECR with GitHub Actions automates container versioning and storage. The pipeline authenticates using OIDC, builds the Docker image, and pushes the versioned artifact to your ECR repository.

Yes, you can deploy applications to AWS App Runner or ECS Express Mode using GitHub Actions. The pipeline orchestrates end-to-end deployment by retrieving the latest container image from ECR and updating the App Runner or ECS service configuration.

This AWS CI/CD pipeline integrates security scanning with Trivy and Snyk as dependencies. The workflow automates vulnerability checks on container images before deployment, ensuring that only secure Docker artifacts are pushed to ECR.

The best way to manage container image versioning in AWS CI/CD pipelines is to use GitHub Actions with ECR. This approach automates tagging during the build process, ensuring consistent image tracking and reliable rollbacks during App Runner or ECS deployments.