Integrate Google Cloud Build in Slack
with Axolo

Google Cloud Build is a powerful and flexible tool that allows developers to create fast, reliable, and consistent builds across all programming languages. It integrates seamlessly with GitHub, allowing developers to automatically build containers or non-container artifacts on commits to their repository.

With Cloud Build, developers have complete control over defining custom workflows for building, testing, and deploying across multiple environments such as VMs, serverless, Kubernetes, or Firebase. The service also offers zero-config Docker builds, enabling developers to run builds and tests on changes pushed to a GitHub repository in one step.

Cloud Build is highly scalable, allowing developers to go from running a single build on their local machine to running multiple builds in parallel in minutes. The service offers extremely fast builds by accessing machines connected via Google’s global network to reduce build time. Developers can also run builds on high-CPU VMs or cache source code, images, or other dependencies to further increase build speed.

Security is a top priority with Cloud Build, as builds run on infrastructure protected by Google’s security. Developers can choose who can create and view their builds or what source code can be used. The service also identifies package vulnerabilities for container images.

Finally, Cloud Build is fully flexible, giving developers complete control over the steps they want to perform

List of Google Cloud Build features:
1. Automatically build containers or non-container artifacts on commits to your GitHub repository.
2. Custom workflows for building, testing, and deploying across multiple environments such as VMs, serverless, Kubernetes, or Firebase.
3. Zero-config Docker builds.
4. One-step builds and tests on changes pushed to a GitHub repository.
5. Scalability to run multiple builds in parallel in minutes.
6. Extremely fast builds with access to machines connected via Google’s global network.
7. Unparalleled security with builds on infrastructure protected by Google’s security.
8. Complete control over the steps you want to perform as a part of build, test, & deploy.
9. Generous free tier with 120 free build-minutes per day and up to 10 concurrent builds included.

Google Cloud Build charges per build minute above a free tier.

Integrating Google Cloud Build in Slack with Axolo is beneficial because it allows for faster and more efficient code review. With Axolo, pull requests are automatically opened in an ephemeral channel, and by integrating Google Cloud Build, builds and tests can be run on changes pushed to a GitHub repository in one step, allowing for quicker identification of any issues or bugs. Additionally, the ability to define custom workflows for building, testing, and deploying across multiple environments ensures consistency and reliability in the development process.