Packaging in DevOps: Application Packaging Mechanism

Before deployment a project application fix new utility or function must be bundled into a deployable artifact. This practice is called "packaging" and is an essential part of the "DevOps toolchain." In this course youll explore the concept of software packaging and recognize its core characteristics and benefits. Youll identify the components of an application package and describe the standards patterns processes tools and best practices involved in application packaging. Youll then outline the tasks involved in each packaging stage of the DevOps lifecycle. Next youll examine the architecture of continuous packaging and the container-based application package. Youll identify the benefits of delivering container-based and cloud-native application bundles and outline the different application package distribution approaches. Finally youll learn how to use standard tools for packaging open-source applications.