Deployment Tools

Buildly Labs provides automated deployment tools that enable continuous delivery and the adaptive cadence principle of RAD.

Deployment Scripts

AWS Deployment Automation

Located at automation/deploy-aws.sh, this script automates deployment to AWS infrastructure:

#!/bin/bash
# Deploy to AWS with automated build, test, and deployment

./automation/deploy-aws.sh <environment> <branch>

# Examples:
./automation/deploy-aws.sh production main
./automation/deploy-aws.sh staging develop
./automation/deploy-aws.sh qa feature-branch

Features:

  • Automated build process

  • Pre-deployment testing

  • S3 bucket upload

  • CloudFront cache invalidation

  • Environment variable management

  • Rollback capability

  • Deployment notifications

General Deployment Script

Located at automation/deploy.sh for flexible deployment scenarios:

#!/bin/bash
# Flexible deployment for various environments

./automation/deploy.sh <environment> <options>

Capabilities:

  • Database migrations

  • Environment configuration

  • Service orchestration

  • Health checks

  • Smoke testing

  • Status reporting

Feature Flag Management

Deployment Without Release

Deploy code safely with features disabled:

// Deploy to production, feature disabled
if (featureFlags.isEnabled('new-payment-flow')) {
  return <NewPaymentFlow />;
} else {
  return <CurrentPaymentFlow />;
}

Gradual Rollout

Control feature exposure:

  • Enable for internal team first

  • Gradual percentage-based rollout

  • User segment targeting

  • A/B testing support

  • Instant rollback via flag toggle

Monitoring & Alerts

Deployment Monitoring

Automatic monitoring of deployments:

  • Error rate tracking

  • Performance metrics

  • User impact assessment

  • Automatic alerting

  • Rollback triggers

Health Checks

Automated verification after deployment:

  • API endpoint validation

  • Database connectivity

  • Third-party service checks

  • Feature functionality tests

  • Performance benchmarks

Continuous Deployment Pipeline

Automated Flow:

Code Commit
     ↓
Automated Tests
     ↓
Build & Package
     ↓
Deploy to Staging
     ↓
Automated Testing
     ↓
Manual Approval (optional)
     ↓
Deploy to Production
     ↓
Monitor & Verify

Integration Points:

  • GitHub Actions / GitLab CI

  • Automated testing frameworks

  • Docker containerization

  • Kubernetes orchestration

  • Cloud platform APIs

  • Monitoring services

Best Practices

Safe Deployments:

  1. Always deploy to staging first

  2. Run automated tests

  3. Use feature flags for new features

  4. Monitor metrics after deployment

  5. Have rollback plan ready

Automation Tips:

  • Keep deployment scripts in version control

  • Test deployment process regularly

  • Document deployment procedures

  • Automate rollback procedures

  • Monitor deployment metrics

See also