Best practices for choosing the right deployment strategy
Choosing the right deployment strategy is crucial for successful application updates and a seamless user experience. Here are the best practices for choosing among the various deployment strategies:
- In-place deployment: In-place deployment is ideal for scenarios where simplicity is key and the application is relatively small or has a limited user base. For instance, updating a company’s internal tool with a small team fits this approach well. It involves updating the application on the current server, but it’s important to note that it can cause downtime. This strategy is not the best fit for large-scale or high-availability applications. A notable example would be updating a small-scale web service overnight with low user traffic. It’s crucial to have a rollback strategy in case the update fails to restore the previous version and minimize disruption quickly.
- Rolling deployment: Rolling...