# CI/CD for Machine Learning
This is a DataCamp course: Elevate your Machine Learning Development with CI/CD using GitHub Actions and Data Version Control
## Course Details
- **Duration:** ~5h
- **Level:** Advanced
- **Instructor:** Ravi Bhadauria
- **Students:** ~19,440,000 learners
- **Subjects:** Shell, Machine Learning, Python, Emerging Technologies
- **Content brand:** DataCamp
- **Practice:** Hands-on practice included
- **Prerequisites:** MLOps Concepts, Supervised Learning with scikit-learn, Intermediate Git
## Learning Outcomes
- Shell
- Machine Learning
- Python
- Emerging Technologies
- CI/CD for Machine Learning
## Traditional Course Outline
1. Introduction to Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery and YAML - In this chapter, you will explore the essential principles of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and YAML. You'll grasp the software development life cycle and key terms like build, test, and deploy. Discover the differences between Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment. Moreover, you'll investigate the significance of CI/CD in machine learning and experimentation.
2. GitHub Actions - Get ready to explore GitHub Actions (GHA), an influential platform for executing CI/CD workflows. Uncover the diverse components of GHA, encompassing events, actions, jobs, steps, runners, and context. Gain insights into crafting workflows that activate upon events like push and pull requests, and tailor runner machines. Dive into hands-on learning as you establish fundamental CI pipelines and grasp the intricacies of the GHA log.
3. Continuous Integration in Machine Learning - In this chapter, you'll explore the integration of machine learning model training into a GitHub Action pipeline using Continuous Machine Learning GitHub Action. You'll generate a comprehensive markdown report including model metrics and plots. You will also delve into data versioning in Machine Learning by adopting Data Version Control (DVC) to track data changes. The chapter also covers setting DVC remotes and dataset transfers. Finally, you'll explore DVC pipelines, configuring a DVC YAML file to orchestrate reproducible model training.
4. Comparing training runs and Hyperparameter (HP) tuning - In this chapter, you will direct your attention towards the analysis of model performance and the fine-tuning of hyperparameters. You will acquire practical expertise in comparing metrics and visualizations across different branches to assess changes in model performance. You will conduct hyperparameter tuning using scikit-learn's GridSearchCV. Furthermore, you will delve into the automation of pull requests using the optimal model configuration.
## Resources and Related Learning
**Resources:** Weather (dataset)
**Related tracks:** Machine Learning Engineer
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CI/CD for Machine Learning
AdvancedSkill Level
Updated 06/2025ShellMachine Learning5 hr15 videos46 Exercises3,500 XP7,973Statement of Accomplishment
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Fundamentals of CI/CD, YAML, and Machine Learning
You'll be introduced to the fundamental concepts of CI/CD and YAML, and gain an understanding of the software development life cycle and key terms like build, test, and deploy. You'll define Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment while examining their distinctions. You'll also explore the utility of CI/CD in machine learning and experimentation.GitHub Actions for CI/CD Automation
You'll learn about GA, a powerful platform for implementing CI/CD workflows. You'll discover the various elements of GA, including events, actions, jobs, steps, runners, and context. You'll learn how to define workflows triggered by events such as push and pull requests and customize runner machines. You'll also gain practical experience by setting up basic CI pipelines and understanding the GA log.Versioning Datasets with Data Version Control
You'll delve deep into Data Version Control (DVC) for versioning datasets, initializing DVC, and tracking datasets. Using DVC pipelines, you'll learn how to train classification models and generate metrics in a reproducible manner.Optimizing Model Performance and Hyperparameter Tuning
You'll now focus on model performance analysis and hyperparameter tuning and gain practical skills in diffing metrics and plots across branches to compare changes in model performance. You'll learn how to download artifacts using GA and perform hyperparameter tuning using scikit-learn's GridSearchCV. Additionally, you'll explore automating pull requests with the best model configuration.Prerequisites
MLOps ConceptsSupervised Learning with scikit-learnIntermediate Git1
Introduction to Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery and YAML
In this chapter, you will explore the essential principles of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and YAML. You'll grasp the software development life cycle and key terms like build, test, and deploy. Discover the differences between Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment. Moreover, you'll investigate the significance of CI/CD in machine learning and experimentation.
2
GitHub Actions
Get ready to explore GitHub Actions (GHA), an influential platform for executing CI/CD workflows. Uncover the diverse components of GHA, encompassing events, actions, jobs, steps, runners, and context. Gain insights into crafting workflows that activate upon events like push and pull requests, and tailor runner machines. Dive into hands-on learning as you establish fundamental CI pipelines and grasp the intricacies of the GHA log.
3
Continuous Integration in Machine Learning
In this chapter, you'll explore the integration of machine learning model training into a GitHub Action pipeline using Continuous Machine Learning GitHub Action. You'll generate a comprehensive markdown report including model metrics and plots. You will also delve into data versioning in Machine Learning by adopting Data Version Control (DVC) to track data changes. The chapter also covers setting DVC remotes and dataset transfers. Finally, you'll explore DVC pipelines, configuring a DVC YAML file to orchestrate reproducible model training.
4
Comparing training runs and Hyperparameter (HP) tuning
In this chapter, you will direct your attention towards the analysis of model performance and the fine-tuning of hyperparameters. You will acquire practical expertise in comparing metrics and visualizations across different branches to assess changes in model performance. You will
conduct hyperparameter tuning using scikit-learn's GridSearchCV. Furthermore, you will delve into the automation of pull requests using the optimal model configuration.
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FAQs
What CI/CD platform is used in this course?
You will use GitHub Actions to implement CI/CD workflows, learning about events, jobs, steps, runners, and how to trigger pipelines on push and pull requests.
How is Data Version Control (DVC) used in the course?
You will use DVC to version datasets, set up remotes for data storage, and configure DVC pipelines to orchestrate reproducible model training within your CI/CD workflow.
What machine learning tasks are automated in the pipeline?
You will automate model training, generate markdown reports with metrics and plots, perform hyperparameter tuning with GridSearchCV, and create automated pull requests with optimal configurations.
Is this course suitable for someone new to Git?
No. This is an advanced course requiring prior completion of both Introduction to Git and Intermediate Git, plus courses on Python, MLOps concepts, and supervised learning.
What YAML skills will I develop in this course?
You will learn YAML syntax for defining GitHub Actions workflows and DVC pipeline configurations, which are essential for automating ML development processes.
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