Operations → Deployment
Blue-Green Deployment
A deployment strategy that switches traffic between two production-like environments to reduce release risk.
Motivation
Blue-green deployment keeps two production environments and switches traffic between them. It solves the problem of reducing downtime and enabling fast rollback.
Mental model
One environment serves users while the other is prepared for the next release.
Where it fits
Blue-Green Deployment belongs to the Operations track, inside Deployment. It connects to nearby concepts through the graph relationships on this page and in the graph explorer.
Common mistakes
- Forgetting database migration compatibility.
- Assuming the idle environment is healthy without testing it.
- Letting environments drift.
Related concepts
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