DevOps for C++ Developers: CI/CD, Containerization, and Infrastructure

The book "DevOps for C++ Developers" is a practical guide that bridges the gap between classic C++ development and modern DevOps practices. If you are a C++ engineer who wants to automate the processes of building, testing, and deploying your applications, or a DevOps specialist working with C++ projects, this book is for you.

Unlike most DevOps books focused on Java, Python, or JavaScript, this edition focuses on the specifics of C++: long compilation times, complex dependencies, cross-platform builds, and ABI version management. The author consistently guides the reader from setting up an initial pipeline to building a full-fledged infrastructure ready for industrial use.

What you will learn from the book:

• CI/CD basics for C++: setting up GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins for C++ projects with CMake and Conan. Optimizing build time through caching, parallel tasks, and incremental compilation.
• Containerization: how to properly create Docker images for C++ applications (multi-stage builds, reducing image size, working with system libraries). Running in Kubernetes: writing manifests, auto-scaling, and updates.
• Dependency management: integrating Conan and vcpkg into the pipeline, creating private package repositories, versioning, and resolving ABI conflicts.
• Testing and code quality: automatic running of unit tests (Google Test, Catch2), static analysis (Clang-Tidy, Cppcheck), code coverage measurement (gcov, lcov), and CI integration.
• Monitoring and logging: collecting performance metrics for C++ services (Prometheus + exporters), centralized logging (ELK, Loki), and alerting (Alertmanager).
• Security: scanning dependency vulnerabilities, secure secret storage, artifact signing, and access control to registries.

Who this book is for:

• C++ developers who want to automate routine processes and speed up product delivery.
• DevOps engineers who need to support C++ projects.
• Team leads and architects planning to implement a DevOps culture in their team.
• Senior students studying modern software development approaches.

Basic knowledge of C++ and the Linux command line is assumed. All code examples are available in the repository and can be tried out immediately. The book contains many checklists, configuration file templates, and ready-made scripts that can be adapted to your project.

After reading, you will be able to independently set up a complete CI/CD cycle for a C++ application: from code commit to production deployment, with monitoring and automatic rollback on errors. You will stop spending hours on manual builds and environment setup — everything will work at the push of a button.