AWS CodePipeline introduces new general purpose compute action

AWS CodePipeline introduces the Commands action that enables you to easily run shell commands as part of your pipeline execution. With the Commands action, you will have access to a secure compute environment backed by CodeBuild to run AWS CLI, third-party tools, or any shell commands. The Commands action runs CodeBuild managed on-demand EC2 compute, and uses an Amazon Linux 2023 standard 5.0 image.

Previously, if you wanted to run AWS CLI commands, third-party CLI commands, or simply invoke an API, you had to create a CodeBuild project, configure the project with the appropriate commands, and add a CodeBuild action to your pipeline to run the project. Now, you can simply add the Commands action to your pipeline, and define one or more commands as part of the action configuration. Since Commands is like any other CodePipeline action, you can use the standard CodePipeline features of input / output artifacts and output variables.

To learn more about using the Commands action in your pipeline, visit our documentation. For more information about AWS CodePipeline, visit our product page. The Commands action is available in all regions where AWS CodePipeline is supported.