deployment-strategies

Kubernetes deployment strategies for ArgoCD include RollingUpdate, Blue-Green, Canary, Recreate, A/B testing, and Shadow deployments. Each strategy offers distinct rollout patterns and risk profiles for releasing applications consistently across multi-environment workflows.

Choosing a deployment strategy requires evaluating selection criteria like traffic shifting needs and health check design. Compare rollout patterns such as Blue-Green for instant rollback or Canary for progressive delivery to guide consistent, low-risk releases in production environments.

Configuring rollback and promotion rules involves using the ArgoCD Rollouts CRD to define GitOps rollout patterns. You establish health checks and promotion procedures that automatically manage traffic routing and revert deployments if application health criteria fail.

Yes, canary deployments work with GitOps branch strategies in ArgoCD. The Skill maps GitOps branch strategies to rollout patterns, allowing you to progressively shift traffic to new versions while maintaining governance guidance and tracking DORA metrics.

You should avoid the Recreate deployment strategy when application availability is critical, as it terminates existing pods before creating new ones. Consider RollingUpdate or Blue-Green patterns instead to maintain service continuity during production rollouts.