deployment-procedures

# Deployment Procedures > Deployment principles and decision-making for safe production releases. > **Learn to THINK, not memorize scripts.** --- ## ⚠️ How to Use This Skill This skill teaches **deployment principles**, not bash scripts to copy. - Every deployment is unique - Understand the WHY behind each step - Adapt procedures to your platform --- ## 1. Platform Selection ### Decision Tree ``` What are you deploying? │ ├── Static site / JAMstack │ └── Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages │ ├── Simple web app │ ├── Managed → Railway, Render, Fly.io │ └── Control → VPS + PM2/Docker │ ├── Microservices │ └── Container orchestration │ └── Serverless └── Edge functions, Lambda ``` ### Each Platform Has Different Procedures | Platform | Deployment Method | |----------|------------------| | **Vercel/Netlify** | Git push, auto-deploy | | **Railway/Render** | Git push or CLI | | **VPS + PM2** | SSH + manual steps | | **Docker** | Image push + orchestration | | **Kubernetes** | kubectl apply | --- ## 2. Pre-Deployment Principles ### The 4 Verification Categories | Category | What to Check | |----------|--------------| | **Code Quality** | Tests passing, linting clean, reviewed | | **Build** | Production build works, no warnings | | **Environment** | Env vars set, secrets current | | **Safety** | Backup done, rollback plan ready | ### Pre-Deployment Checklist - [ ] All tests passing - [ ] Code reviewed and approved - [ ] Production build successful - [ ] Env...