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Recreate Deployment vs Blue Green Deployment

Developers should use Recreate Deployment when the application can tolerate downtime, such as during maintenance windows or for non-critical internal tools, or when the application architecture does not support running multiple versions simultaneously meets developers should use blue green deployment when they need to minimize downtime and risk during software releases, especially for critical applications like e-commerce sites or financial services. Here's our take.

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Recreate Deployment

Developers should use Recreate Deployment when the application can tolerate downtime, such as during maintenance windows or for non-critical internal tools, or when the application architecture does not support running multiple versions simultaneously

Recreate Deployment

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Developers should use Recreate Deployment when the application can tolerate downtime, such as during maintenance windows or for non-critical internal tools, or when the application architecture does not support running multiple versions simultaneously

Pros

  • +It is also suitable for simple applications with minimal dependencies, where the risk of failure is low and a quick rollback to the previous version is feasible if issues arise
  • +Related to: kubernetes-deployments, ci-cd-pipelines

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Blue Green Deployment

Developers should use Blue Green Deployment when they need to minimize downtime and risk during software releases, especially for critical applications like e-commerce sites or financial services

Pros

  • +It's ideal for continuous delivery pipelines, enabling safe testing of new versions in a production-like setting before cutting over traffic, and providing an instant fallback if issues arise
  • +Related to: continuous-deployment, canary-deployment

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Recreate Deployment if: You want it is also suitable for simple applications with minimal dependencies, where the risk of failure is low and a quick rollback to the previous version is feasible if issues arise and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Blue Green Deployment if: You prioritize it's ideal for continuous delivery pipelines, enabling safe testing of new versions in a production-like setting before cutting over traffic, and providing an instant fallback if issues arise over what Recreate Deployment offers.

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The Bottom Line
Recreate Deployment wins

Developers should use Recreate Deployment when the application can tolerate downtime, such as during maintenance windows or for non-critical internal tools, or when the application architecture does not support running multiple versions simultaneously

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