Mastering Deployment with Azure Pipelines
This section provides comprehensive tutorials on deploying your applications using Azure Pipelines. Learn how to automate your release process, manage environments, and ensure smooth deployments across various targets.
Key Deployment Concepts
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Understanding CI/CD for Deployments
An overview of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment in the context of releasing applications.
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Implementing Release Gates and Approvals
Learn how to control your deployment flow with manual approvals and automated checks.
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Deploying to Various Azure Services
Explore deployment options for Azure App Service, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, and more.
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Understanding Deployment Patterns
Discover strategies like Blue-Green Deployments, Canary Releases, and Rolling Updates.
Getting Started with Deployment Pipelines
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Creating Your First Release Pipeline
Step-by-step guide to setting up a basic release pipeline.
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Defining Deployments with YAML
Learn how to configure deployment jobs directly in your pipeline's YAML file.
# Example YAML for a deployment job jobs: - deployment: DeployWebApp displayName: Deploy Web App to Azure environment: 'Production' strategy: runOnce: deploy: steps: - task: AzureRmWebAppDeployment@4 inputs: ConnectionType: 'Azure Resource Manager' azureSubscriptionService: 'YourAzureServiceConnection' appName: 'your-web-app-name' package: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/drop/your-app.zip' -
Managing Deployment Environments
Setting up and configuring different deployment stages (Dev, Staging, Production).
Advanced Deployment Techniques
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Automating Database Deployments
Learn to integrate database schema and data updates into your release process.
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Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Deployments
Deploying your infrastructure using ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform.
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Integrating Monitoring and Feedback Loops
Using Application Insights and other tools to monitor post-deployment health.