Demo: Creating Dynamic Builds Using Environment Variables

A task commonly performed in the pre-build phase of the build specification is to log in to the services that the delivery pipeline will use in the subsequent build phase. However, AWS strongly recommends not providing the user credentials or the access keys as part of the build specification file. How can we solve this issue?

The value proposition of environment variables

We can solve it using environment variables. Hardcoding variable values is not recommended in the IT industry. Fetching the values at runtime is a good practice to avoid tight coupling.

Enhancements to build specification file

The following YAML file shows the enhanced version of the buildspec file. We add a new environment variable, VARIABLE1, and assign it a value. The environment variable must be included as part of the env section.