CircleCI | Sheetly Cheat Sheet

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

CircleCI

Cloud-based CI/CD platform

Core Concepts

Item Description
Workflow Orchestrates jobs
Job Collection of steps
Step Individual command or action
Executor Environment where job runs
Orb Reusable configuration package
Context Secured environment variables

Config Example

version: 2.1

jobs:
  build:
    docker:
      - image: cimg/node:18.0
    steps:
      - checkout
      - run: npm install
      - run: npm test
      - run: npm run build

workflows:
  build-and-test:
    jobs:
      - build

Common Executors

Item Description
docker Docker container
machine Linux VM
macos macOS VM
windows Windows VM

Best Practices

  • Use orbs for common tasks
  • Cache dependencies to speed up builds
  • Use workflows to orchestrate complex pipelines
  • Store secrets in contexts

💡 Pro Tips

Quick Reference

Use CircleCI orbs to simplify configuration

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