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Introduction to CodeCommit

Explore AWS CodeCommit, a private Git repository that offers secure, scalable version control and seamless integration with AWS DevOps tools. Understand how it supports collaboration through branching and pull requests, and how it differs from other platforms like GitHub. This lesson helps you manage source code effectively within the AWS ecosystem.

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Introduction to AWS CodeCommit

CodeCommit is a private Git repository offered by AWS and it guarantees security and scalability when managing Git projects. With CodeCommit, there is no need to spend time setting up a source control system. As repositories are created on AWS CodeCommit, they automatically run on a scalable and redundant infrastructure that AWS already offers. AWS CodeCommit lays a good foundation for the CI process, because it allows the ability to perform important Git operations that drive collaboration such as branching, pull requests, and so on.

What AWS CodeCommit offers

  • With the scalable infrastructure that AWS CodeCommit sits on, it is possible to store larger or smaller volumes of files as needed without any hardware modification.
  • AWS CodeCommit guarantees maximum security of the data that is stored on it.
  • AWS CodeCommit can easily integrate with the remaining CI/CD tools that AWS offers, especially if most of our software development toolchain is already on AWS.
  • AWS CodeCommit sits right on top of the other infrastructure because it is a Service offered by AWS, so availability is guaranteed and there is no need to incur any capital expenditure in provisioning hardware, installing software, or applying patch updates.
  • At the core of what AWS CodeCommit offers is collaboration, and pull requests and notifications are possible too.
  • CodeCommit has support for most Git-based repositories; for instance, files can be easily transferred from GitHub to CodeCommit.

Comparison of AWS CodeCommit with others

AWS Code Commit and GitHub both have the following in common:

  • Code review is possible through pull requests.
  • The repository can be accessed using authentication mechanisms like SSH and HTTPS.
  • CodeBuild can be easily integrated for CI.

Here are the major differences:

  • Since GitHub drives open source collaboration, it can be said to allow for the development of more open-source software than CodeCommit.

  • AWS CodeCommit leverages the power of Identity and Access Management (IAM) to ensure the rule of least privilege on repositories.

AWS CodeCommit pricing

A CodeCommit repository can be created for free using an AWS account. For production or enterprise usage, a more elaborate breakdown of the pricing can be obtained from the AWS CodeCommit documentation page.