Backend Configuration, Environments, and Dependencies
Learn how backend services load configuration, separate development from production, validate settings, and manage dependencies without leaking secrets.
Learn how backend services load configuration, separate development from production, validate settings, and manage dependencies without leaking secrets.
Learn to run backend services with systemd, manage environment-specific configuration, diagnose startup failures, and deploy safer Linux processes.
Build a complete automated release pipeline with Git, CI/CD, semantic versioning, changelog generation, and zero-touch deployment. Hands-on tutorial for production-ready releases.
Learn zero-downtime migration patterns, including expand-contract deployments, backward-compatible changes, rollback planning, and tools for safe releases.
Compare and implement deployment strategies—rolling updates, blue-green deployments, and canary releases—to reduce risk and enable safe production releases.
Learn how to design and implement CI/CD pipelines for microservices with automated testing, blue-green deployments, and canary releases.
Master health check implementation for microservices including liveness probes, readiness probes, and graceful degradation patterns.