Quickstart

Cicada is a CI/CD platform. Use our TypeScript SDK to write pipelines, test them locally, then run them on every PR in our ultra-fast cloud

Here’s how to build, test, and deploy your own Cicada pipeline in under < 2 minutes.

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1. Download the cicada CLI

• npm

• yarn

• pnpm

• curl

npm install -g @cicadahq/cicada 

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2. Create a new pipeline

Navigate to a project and run

cicada init

This will create help you the default piplines at .cicada/<pipeline-name>.ts that looks like this

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3. Test your pipeline locally

Test changes to your pipelines locally using the cicada CLI

cicada run <pipeline-name>

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4. Create a Cicada Account

Sign up at cicada.build/dashboard

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5. Link your repository

Link your repository from step #2. Cicada will now run your pipelines on every commit / PR to your linked repos.

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6. Push your pipeline to GitHub

git add .
git commit -m "feat:added cicada pipeline"
git push origin main

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7. View your pipeline logs

Now go to cicada.build/dashboard and watch your pipeline logs live!

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8. That’s it!

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