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Automated Build and Deployment

Automated build and deployment defines the order of a release in one script: install dependencies, compile assets, run migrations, switch traffic and restart workers. Every release then runs the same steps.

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Why the order is fixed

A release has an order: install dependencies, compile assets, run migrations, switch traffic, restart the workers. Run out of order, the application can sit half updated for a while. Written once, the sequence lives in the definition and not in anybody’s memory.

What a deployment run does

A versioned build

Each run produces a versioned artefact tied to a commit, so the live version can be matched to the repository. Nothing is guessed.

Dependencies from a lock file

Exact package versions are installed from a lock file during the build, not whatever happens to be current on release day.

Migrations applied once

Database changes run in a controlled step with their own check. Nobody opens a console after the files arrive.

Background workers restarted

Queue and scheduled processes are restarted with the new code. This is the step most often missed in a manual release.

No edits on the server

Changes are made in the repository and arrive through a deployment. A fix typed directly onto the live server is overwritten by the next clean release. Urgent fixes take the same path.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can automated build and deployment work with our current hosting?

Usually. Many setups, including some shared hosting, can be scripted. What matters is whether a script can perform the whole deployment, instead of someone dragging files through a hosting panel and hoping nothing was missed.

How long does a deployment take?

Duration depends on the build and is reviewed during setup. What changes is consistency. A run takes about the same time whoever starts it, and it no longer varies with the person.

Does the site go down during a release?

The answer depends on the application. Where traffic can switch to the new version, no pause is needed. Where a brief pause is unavoidable, it is scheduled and announced to your staff beforehand.

What if a deployment fails halfway?

The run stops and the previous version keeps serving traffic, provided the sequence was built that way. Partial releases are what manual deployments tend to produce.

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