Buddy is a DevOps and Platform Engineering suite designed to automate the process of continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) and remote deployments, providing a delightful developer experience (DX) for workflows ranging from simple Shopify or WordPress deployments to complex GitOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) environments.
The platform’s core capability is its Pipelines, which allow users to build, test, and monitor their applications. These workflows can be designed simultaneously using a graphical user interface (UI) or YAML, and can be triggered by events from services like GitHub, AWS, and Slack. Pipeline actions run in containers on various architectures, including Intel, ARM, Linux, Windows, Mac, or NixOS, with features like change-aware builds, secrets stores, and OIDC support.
For deployment, Buddy offers Remote Deployments to thousands of targets, supporting agent and agentless methods with features like one-click rollback, manual approvals, and role-based access control (RBAC). It also supports Environments, enabling the creation of automated environments in Buddy’s cloud, AWS, or on a local network for every branch, stage, or pull request.
Additional features include Visual Reviews for running visual and interaction tests across different browsers and viewports, and Tunnels for securely connecting to external networks. For cloud-native development, Dev Cloud allows applications to run on instant MicroVMs and static sites directly from pipelines with features like atomic deploys and load-based autoscaling.
