System Deployment
System Deployment: A Practical Guide for Developers System deployment is how you move your code from “it works on my machine” to serving real users safely, repeatably, and fast. Done well, deployments become boring: predictable, observable, and reversible. This guide covers the essentials—from packaging and pipelines to rollout strategies and post-deploy verification—so you can ship with confidence. What “Deployment” Really Means Deployment is the automated process of: Building a reproducible artifact (e.g., container image) Provisioning or updating infrastructure Configuring the runtime environment Releasing the new version with minimal risk Verifying, monitoring, and rolling back if needed Key principles: ...