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Kubernetes Deployment Patterns

Kubernetes deployment strategies covering rolling updates, blue-green, canary deployments, Argo Rollouts, and zero-downtime patterns.

Difficulty
intermediate
Read time
1 min read
Version
v1.0.0
Confidence
established
Last updated

Quick Reference

K8s Deployments: Rolling update is default (gradual pod replacement). Blue-green runs 2 versions, instant switch. Canary routes small % to new version. Use maxSurge/maxUnavailable for rolling. Argo Rollouts for advanced patterns. Always have readiness probes. PodDisruptionBudget for availability.

Use When

  • Kubernetes deployments
  • Zero-downtime releases
  • Progressive delivery
  • Production deployments

Skip When

  • Non-Kubernetes environments
  • Stateful applications requiring special handling
  • Development environments

Kubernetes Deployment Patterns

Kubernetes deployment strategies covering rolling updates, blue-green, canary deployments, Argo Rollouts, and zero-downtime patterns.

Tags

kubernetes deployment devops blue-green canary

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