Operations → Deployment
Canary Deployment
A deployment strategy that gradually shifts a small portion of traffic to a new version before broader rollout.
Motivation
A canary deployment releases a change to a small slice of traffic first. It solves the problem of detecting bad releases before they affect everyone.
Mental model
A canary is an early warning system for production changes.
Where it fits
Canary 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
- Skipping automatic metrics checks.
- Sending unrepresentative traffic to the canary.
- Leaving canaries running without a promotion decision.
Related concepts
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