Kubernetes Deployment Strategies: Choosing the Right Approach
When deploying applications in Kubernetes, choosing the right deployment strategy is crucial to minimize downtime, ensure stability, and maintain a good user experience. Each strategy serves different purposes — from high availability to fast rollbacks. In this blog, we’ll explore the most popular Kubernetes deployment strategies, along with their use cases , and pros and cons. What is a Deployment Strategy? A deployment strategy defines how Kubernetes updates Pods when changing an application version or configuration. It's all about managing the transition from the old version to the new one. Common Kubernetes Deployment Strategies Rolling Update (Default) - Gradually replaces old Pods with new ones, ensuring some version of the application is always running. Recreate - Shuts down all existing Pods before starting new ones. Blue-Green Deployment - Two environments ("Blue" and "Green"). One is live; the other is id...