Build and Deployment Guide

This document provides detailed instructions for building, testing, and deploying the application across different environments.

Local Development

Build Instructions

command to build the project locally

For incremental builds during development:

incremental build command

Running Locally

command to run the application locally

Configuration options:

Option	Description	Default
Option1	Description of option 1	default value
Option2	Description of option 2	default value
Option3	Description of option 3	default value

Testing

Run all tests:

command to run all tests

Run specific tests:

command to run specific tests

Check test coverage:

command to check test coverage

Troubleshooting Local Builds

Common issues and solutions:

• Issue 1: Solution for issue 1
• Issue 2: Solution for issue 2
• Issue 3: Solution for issue 3

CI/CD Pipeline

The project uses a CI/CD pipeline defined in pipeline-file.yml with the following stages:

1. Build: Compiles the application and runs static analysis
2. Test: Runs unit tests and integration tests
3. Package: Creates deployment artifacts
4. Deploy: Deploys to the appropriate environment

Pipeline Configuration

Configuration	Description
Config1	Description of configuration 1
Config2	Description of configuration 2
Config3	Description of configuration 3

Deployment Environments

Development Environment

• URL: https://dev.example.com
• Deployment: Automatic deployment when changes are merged to the development branch
• API Endpoints:
  • /api/endpoint1 - Description
  • /api/endpoint2 - Description

Testing/QA Environment

• URL: https://qa.example.com
• Deployment: Manual promotion from development environment
• API Endpoints:
  • /api/endpoint1 - Description
  • /api/endpoint2 - Description

Staging Environment

• URL: https://staging.example.com
• Deployment: Manual promotion from testing environment
• API Endpoints:
  • /api/endpoint1 - Description
  • /api/endpoint2 - Description

Production Environment

• URL: https://www.example.com
• Deployment: Manual promotion from staging environment
• API Endpoints:
  • /api/endpoint1 - Description
  • /api/endpoint2 - Description

Deployment Process

To Development

1. Merge code to development branch
2. Pipeline automatically deploys to development environment
3. Verify deployment in development environment

To Testing/QA

1. Navigate to pipeline dashboard
2. Select successful development build
3. Click "Promote to QA"
4. Verify deployment in QA environment

To Staging

1. Navigate to pipeline dashboard
2. Select successful QA build
3. Click "Promote to Staging"
4. Verify deployment in staging environment

To Production

1. Create release branch from staging
2. Submit release PR
3. Get required approvals
4. Merge PR to main branch
5. Navigate to pipeline dashboard
6. Select successful main branch build
7. Click "Promote to Production"
8. Verify deployment in production environment

Post-Deployment Verification

For each environment, verify:

1. Application health checks pass
2. Core features function correctly
3. Integration points operate as expected
4. Performance metrics are within acceptable ranges

Rollback Procedure

If issues are detected after deployment:

1. Navigate to pipeline dashboard
2. Select last known good build
3. Click "Deploy" and select target environment
4. Verify rollback was successful