Synthetic Tests in a CI/CD Pipeline

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

Create an end-to-end test to ensure a key functionality of your application works as expected
Trigger synthetic tests on demand and poll for their results with direct requests to the Synthetics API
Use the datadog-ci command line client to simplify running tests and viewing results
Integrate synthetic tests into an existing CI/CD pipeline using datadog-ci
Use failed test results to troubleshoot a pipeline failure and quickly fix the issue

Primary Audience

This intermediate level course is designed for DevOps and release engineers who want to incorporate Datadog's synthetic tests into their CI/CD pipeline. QA, UX, and product engineers would also likely benefit from this course.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites for this course are the following:

Completion of the Learning Environment course
Familiarity using Datadog products and the Datadog app
Understanding of how web applications work
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines
The Datadog 101: Developer course and the Introduction to Synthetic Tests course are highly recommended.

Technical Requirements

In order to complete the course, you will need:

Google Chrome or Firefox
Third-party cookies must be enabled to access labs

Course Navigation

At the bottom of each lesson, click MARK LESSON COMPLETE AND CONTINUE button so that you are marked complete for each lesson and can receive the certificate at the end of the course.

Course Enrollment Period

Please note that your enrollment in this course ends after 30 days. You can re-enroll at any time and pick up where you left off.

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