Learn TEKTON-PIPELINES with Real Code Examples
Updated Nov 27, 2025
Practical Examples
Build Docker image and push to registry
Run unit tests for a microservice
Deploy application to Kubernetes staging environment
Trigger pipelines on GitHub webhook events
Run parallel integration tests with multiple TaskRuns
Troubleshooting
Check TaskRun and PipelineRun status via kubectl
Inspect logs of pods executing tasks
Verify CRD manifests are valid YAML
Ensure cluster RBAC allows Tekton controllers to create pods
Validate input resources and params are correct
Testing Guide
Run PipelineRuns in test namespace first
Use `tkn` CLI to describe pipelines and tasks
Verify TaskRun logs for correctness
Test resource inputs and parameters
Check cleanup of pods and volumes after execution
Deployment Options
Deploy pipelines in namespace-per-team model
Trigger via Git webhook events
Scheduled runs using CronJobs and Triggers
Multi-cluster deployment for large-scale CI/CD
Integrate with GitOps pipelines for automated delivery
Tools Ecosystem
Tekton Pipelines CRDs
Tekton Triggers
Tekton Chains for audit/logging
Tekton Dashboard for UI
Tekton CLI (tkn) for pipeline management
Integrations
GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket webhooks
Docker registries (DockerHub, GCR, ECR)
Kubernetes clusters and namespaces
Prometheus for monitoring Tekton metrics
Helm and Kustomize for deployment tasks
Challenges
Debugging failed TaskRuns in Kubernetes
Managing parameters and resources across Pipelines
Scaling pipelines for large microservices projects
Securing sensitive information in tasks
Optimizing cluster resource usage for parallel pipelines