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Deployment Strategy - CI/CD Glossary Definition

A deployment strategy is how a new version replaces the old one. The two built-in Kubernetes strategies are RollingUpdate (gradual, zero-downtime) and Recreate (stop all, then start new); blue-green and canary are higher-level patterns built on top.

In CD

A safe pipeline pairs a rolling or canary strategy with health checks so a bad build is caught and rolled back before it reaches all users.

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