#27DELIVERYRELEASE
Smoke Tests
Post-deploy verification
Easy
Overview
Lightweight automated tests that run immediately after deployment to verify core functionality works.
Why It Matters
Verify deploy succeeded. Catch failures immediately, trigger auto-rollback.
The Risk
Without smoke tests, broken deploys go unnoticed until users complain. Database connections, external API integrations, or configuration issues cause silent failures.
Implementation Components
A complete implementation of this capability includes:
- Automated test suite for critical functionality
- Tests run immediately after deploy completes
- Fast execution (under 2 minutes)
- Tests cover authentication, database, external APIs
- Automatic rollback trigger on failure
- Alerts when smoke tests fail
Implementation Pattern
- 1Identify critical endpoints
- 2Write simple checks
- 3Run post-deploy
- 4Auto-rollback on failure
Tool Examples
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