> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developer.harness.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://developer.harness.io/continuous-integration/readme.md).

# Continuous Integration

<a href="/release-notes/continuous-integration.md" class="button primary">Release Notes</a>

Harness CI helps you build faster and be more productive. Build and test your code, manage dependencies, upload artifacts, and monitor build outcomes, all within the Harness Platform. Leverage unique features like Harness AI, Test Intelligence, and Cache Intelligence, and integrate third party tools, custom scripts, and other Harness modules.

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### Get started

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Get started with CI</strong></td><td>Learn about the benefits, features, and architecture of Harness CI, as well as basic CI concepts.</td><td><a href="/continuous-integration/new-to-harness-ci/onboarding-guide.md">Get Started</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Tutorials and Code Samples</strong></td><td>Tutorials and Code Samples for Harness CI.</td><td><a href="/continuous-integration/troubleshooting-and-resources/tutorials-and-code-samples.md">Tutorials and Code Samples</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Secure CI</strong></td><td>Security hardening features and practices for Harness CI.</td><td><a href="/continuous-integration/use-harness-ci/secure-harness-ci/security-hardening.md">Security hardening for Harness CI</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Feature highlights

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Harness CI Cloud</strong></td><td>Run builds at scale on VMs that are preconfigured with tools, packages, and settings commonly used in CI pipelines.</td><td><a href="/continuous-integration/use-harness-ci/use-harness-ci/set-up-build-infrastructure/use-harness-cloud-build-infrastructure.md">Use Harness Cloud build infrastructure</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Harness CI Intelligence</strong></td><td>Leverage a suite of smart features that optimize your builds, including Test Intelligence and Cache Intelligence.</td><td><a href="/continuous-integration/use-harness-ci/use-harness-ci/harness-ci-intelligence.md">Harness CI Intelligence</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Plugins</strong></td><td>Plugins perform predefined tasks. Use plugins to incorporate custom scripts, Jira updates, GitHub Actions, Bitrise Workflow Steps, and more into your CI pipelines.</td><td><a href="/continuous-integration/use-harness-ci/use-harness-ci/use-drone-plugins/explore-ci-plugins.md">Explore plugins</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Create pipelines

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Pipeline creation overview</strong></td><td>Learn about creating Harness CI pipelines.</td><td><a href="/continuous-integration/use-harness-ci/use-harness-ci/prep-ci-pipeline-components.md">CI pipeline creation overview</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Build infrastructure</strong></td><td>Configure build farms for your CI pipelines.</td><td><a href="/continuous-integration/use-harness-ci/use-harness-ci/set-up-build-infrastructure/which-build-infrastructure-is-right-for-me.md">Which build infrastructure is right for me</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Artifacts and images</strong></td><td>Create, store, and use artifacts and images in CI pipelines.</td><td><a href="/continuous-integration/use-harness-ci/use-harness-ci/build-and-upload-artifacts.md">Build, push, upload, download</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Run tests</strong></td><td>Run tests in CI pipelines.</td><td><a href="/continuous-integration/use-harness-ci/use-harness-ci/run-tests.md">Run tests</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Dependencies and caching</strong></td><td>Manage dependencies, share data, and use caching in CI pipelines</td><td><a href="/continuous-integration/use-harness-ci/use-harness-ci/manage-dependencies/dependency-mgmt-strategies.md">Dependency management strategies</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Help and FAQs

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Migrate to Harness CI</strong></td><td><a href="/continuous-integration/use-harness-ci/migrate-to-harness-ci.md">Migrate to Harness CI</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Troubleshoot CI</strong></td><td><a href="/continuous-integration/troubleshooting-and-resources/troubleshoot-harness-ci.md">Troubleshoot Harness CI</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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