What is Deployment?
Deployment is the process of making a website or application live and accessible on the internet. It involves transferring code from a development environment to a production server, running build steps, and configuring the hosting environment.
How Does Deployment Work?
Deployment methods range from simple file upload (FTP/SFTP or drag-and-drop) to sophisticated CI/CD pipelines that automatically test and deploy code on every commit. Static sites can be deployed by uploading HTML files directly, while dynamic applications may require building, dependency installation, database migrations, and environment configuration.
Modern deployment practices include zero-downtime deployments (where the new version gradually replaces the old), rollback capabilities (reverting to a previous version if something breaks), and staging environments for testing before production. Platforms like Linkyhost simplify deployment to a single file upload, while tools like Docker containers ensure consistent environments.
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