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Git deploys and zero-downtime Magento releases

Connect a repository, add the deploy key, deploy a branch and roll back a release.

Connect an application to a Git repository and deploy a branch from the console. For Magento every deploy builds a complete new release and switches to it in one step, so visitors never see a half-built store.

Git deploys: repository address and branch.
Git deploys: repository address and branch.
  1. Connect the repository

    Enter the SSH address (for example git@github.com:company/site.git) and the branch.

  2. Add the deploy key

    The console shows a public key created for this application. Add it to the repository as a read-only deploy key (GitHub: Settings, Deploy keys).

  3. Deploy

    Press Deploy. The log shows each step.

What a Magento deploy does

  1. Fetches the code into a new folder under releases/.
  2. Links the shared paths: app/etc/env.php, pub/media, var/log and the other folders that must survive deploys.
  3. Runs composer install, setup:di:compile and a full setup:static-content:deploy.
  4. Runs setup:upgrade only when the database or configuration needs it (maintenance mode only for that step), after a database backup.
  5. Switches current to the new release, flushes the cache and reloads PHP.
  6. Keeps the last 5 releases.

Roll back

A rollback points current back to a previous release. It changes the code only, not the database.

Other platforms deploy either into a new release folder or by updating the code in place, with optional composer install and an npm build.

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