Deployment Ring - CI/CD Glossary Definition
A deployment ring is a group of users or hosts that receives a new release at a defined stage of a staged rollout. Early rings (internal users, a small region) get changes first so issues surface before wider exposure.
Why rings
Ring-based deployment limits blast radius: if ring 0 (canary users) reports errors, the rollout stops before reaching ring 2 (everyone else).
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