Day 15 of my 90-Days Devops : Implement Canary Deployments for a safe rollout of new features!

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Hi everyone, it’s day 15 of my 90-Days DevOps project. Can you recall how we’ve been building our awesome CI/CD pipeline? Well, today we’re going to up our game with something called canary deployments.

Imagine you’ve just finished building an amazing feature for your website. You’re excited to share it with the world,

Nevertheless, there is a hint of worry regarding the whole thing. What if it causes something to break? That’s the role of canary deployments!

Think of it like this: You’ve got a brand new recipe for cookies. Instead of baking the whole batch and hoping for the best, you try out a few cookies first.

If they taste amazing, you can now bake the rest. But if they’re a disaster, you can stop before ruining the whole batch!

Canary deployments work the same way for software:

1. Deploy to a small group: Instead of releasing your new feature to everyone at once, you send it out to a tiny group of users first.

2. Observe carefully: You watch how the feature performs on this small group. Are there any errors? Is it slow?

3. Roll out gradually: If everything looks good, you slowly increase the number of users who see the new feature.

4. Rollback if needed: If things go wrong, you can quickly switch back to the initial version.

Why Canary Deployments Are Superb:

• Less risk: You’re testing your new feature in a safe space before releasing it on everyone.

• Faster feedback: You get quick insights into how the feature is performing.

• Improved stability: You can catch problems early and prevent them from affecting everyone.

Let’s Get Practical:

In the next project guide, I’m going to show you exactly how to set up canary deployments using tools like GitHub Actions and Kubernetes. We’ll walk through the steps, and you’ll be able to implement this powerful technique in your own projects.

In Conclusion:

Canary deployments is a safe way for your new features. They help you release software confidently and efficiently, giving you peace of mind and a smoother user experience.

So, get ready to roll out those features with confidence!

We’ll see more of the project guidelines tomorrow, see you on day 16!