Summary
A delivery tool designed for Kubernetes environments. It automates the promotion of canary deployments by gradually shifting traffic to new versions of applications based on real-time metrics and health checks. With Flagger, users can ensure a smooth transition to new releases while monitoring performance and minimizing the risk of downtime or service disruptions.
Key Features
- Enable automated progressive delivery for Kubernetes applications, allowing users to test new versions in production with minimal risk.
- The tool supports progressive delivery strategies by gradually routing traffic to canary releases based on metrics and health checks.
- Automatically rolls back deployments if anomalies or failures are detected during canary analysis, ensuring system stability and reliability.
- Flagger integrates with GitOps workflows, enabling continuous delivery practices by managing application deployments through version-controlled configurations.
Pros
- You can automate the process of canary, A/B and blue green deployments, allowing users to test new versions of applications in production with minimal manual intervention.
- The tool supports progressive delivery strategies, enabling users to gradually roll out new releases based on real-time metrics and health checks.
- Improves the reliability of deployments by automatically detecting and rolling back changes in case of anomalies or failures during canary analysis.
Cons
- Configuring Flagger for specific use cases and integrating it with existing workflows may require some initial setup and configuration effort.
- Running Flagger in production environments may introduce additional resource overhead, especially for monitoring and analysis purposes.
- While Flagger is suitable for canary deployments and progressive delivery, it may not address all deployment scenarios or requirements, particularly for complex multi-service applications.
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