Deploy to Stage

Overview

Automatic deployment of artifacts to a staging environment that mirrors production.

Why It Matters

Test in production-like environment. Catch issues before they hit real users.

Implementation Pattern

1. 1Create staging environment
2. 2Automate deployment
3. 3Use same process as prod
4. 4Run smoke tests post-deploy

Tool Examples

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