Enhancing the services of CircleCI with CI/CD platform maintenance and improvement

The client needed to improve and maintain over 80 CircleCI orb repositories based on a diverse technology stack (Python, Java, Elixir, etc.) and legacy systems.

N-iX helped the client maintain and enhance their CircleCI orbs—reusable configuration packages that enable DevOps engineers to quickly and easily create and set up CI/CD pipelines. We performed a comprehensive review and analysis of open-source contributions to ensure the orbs’ top quality.

Our software engineers helped prioritize orbs based on usage metrics, the technology they are based on, and customer requests. The highest priority was given to orbs related to cloud providers and the most used programming languages.

We also created and optimized Windows configurations and Docker images. These are used within CircleCI’s own infrastructure and are also part of the services they offer to customers.

By entrusting N-iX with the maintenance of CircleCI orbs, the client gained several important advantages:

• Ensured the reliability of over 80 orb repositories with proficient maintenance, regardless of the technology they are based on;
• Increased customer satisfaction by enhancing orb quality and optimizing Windows servers and Docker images.