Deployment is the process of making your application live on a server so users can access it, including uploading code, running migrations, and configuring services.
Why It Matters
A good deployment process minimizes downtime, catches errors before users see them, and enables rolling back if something goes wrong.
When to Use This
- Moving code from development to production servers
- Updating running applications without downtime
- Rolling back to previous versions when issues occur
- Managing environment-specific configurations
Examples
- Zero-downtime deployment with Laravel Envoyer
- Blue-green deployment switching traffic between versions
- One-click rollback to previous working version