Learn CIRCLECI-CONFIG with Real Code Examples
Updated Nov 27, 2025
Learning Path
Week 1: Understanding config.yml syntax and jobs
Week 2: Workflows and dependencies
Week 3: Caching, artifacts, and environment variables
Week 4: Using Orbs and reusable commands
Week 5: Multi-environment deployments and insights dashboard
Skill Improvement Plan
Master YAML pipeline configuration
Learn caching and workspace optimizations
Implement reusable Orbs and commands
Integrate deployments to cloud providers
Monitor and analyze pipeline metrics
Interview Questions
What is CircleCI and what problems does it solve?
Explain the structure of config.yml
What are jobs, steps, workflows, and Orbs?
How do you handle caching and artifacts?
Compare CircleCI with Jenkins and GitHub Actions
Cheat Sheet
circleci config validate -> validate config.yml
circleci local execute -> test job locally
circleci orb install -> add reusable Orbs
circleci pipeline -> trigger or inspect pipelines
circleci build -> execute pipeline manually
Books
Mastering CircleCI
Continuous Integration with CircleCI
CircleCI in Action
CI/CD Pipelines with CircleCI
Automating DevOps with CircleCI
Tutorials
Getting Started with CircleCI
Building Workflows and Jobs
Using Orbs for Reusability
Caching and Artifacts Management
Multi-Environment Deployments
Official Docs
CircleCI Documentation
CircleCI Orbs Registry
CircleCI GitHub Repository
Community Links
CircleCI Discuss Forums
CircleCI GitHub Discussions
StackOverflow CircleCI tag
CircleCI Slack Community
DevOps community forums
Community Support
CircleCI Discuss forums
CircleCI GitHub repository
StackOverflow CircleCI tag
Official CircleCI documentation
CircleCI Slack community