production-deploy

Production deployment automation builds Docker images, pushes them to a registry, and deploys to production servers via SSH with built-in health checks and rollback readiness. This Skill handles the entire pipeline—prerequisites, image tagging, registry authentication, and safety validation—in a single bash script executed from your project root.

Yes. This automation deploys to DigitalOcean servers, verifies service health post-deployment, and provides rollback guidance if checks fail. It validates prerequisites like Docker availability and SSH access before starting, minimizing deployment risk.

Prerequisite validation confirms Docker, SSH, git, and registry credentials are available and correct. Branch verification ensures the right code is deployed. Health checks confirm the service is running after deployment. If checks fail, rollback steps are provided.

This automation handles staging-to-production promotions, hotfix releases, and validated feature rollouts. Run the script non-interactively with `SKIP_CONFIRMATION=true` to bypass prompts, or run interactively for manual confirmation at each step.

Docker, SSH access to production servers, git, doctl (DigitalOcean CLI), and bash are required. The script validates all prerequisites before deployment, checking registry authentication and server connectivity to prevent failed deployments.