Deployments, CI/CD and migrations

Deployments should be repeatable, safe and reversible. I build and organise the pipeline from commit to production — no manual FTP, no weekend outages and no "deploy from someone's memory."

Let's ship a safe deployment

Project kickoff

  1. 1Analysis of the current release process and pain points
  2. 2Pipeline and test-environment design
  3. 3Implementation, deploy testing and documentation
  4. 4Team training and runbook handover

I handle design and delivery directly — with contact through analysis, delivery and further development.

Who it is for

  • Teams deploying manually or "somehow" who want a single button
  • Companies before or after migrating hosting, a domain or a database
  • Projects where every release is stressful: no stage, no rollback
  • Startups scaling from Netlify to a VPS or the cloud
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Problems I solve

  • Deploy means SSH to the server and git pull, with no tests
  • A database migration scared the team — there was no plan B
  • Stage does not reflect production, so bugs surface live
  • Nobody knows which version is currently in production

Scope of work

CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI — build, test, deploy
Dev/stage/prod environments with consistent configuration and secrets
Deploy strategies: rolling, blue-green, canary — matched to infrastructure
Migrations: database, hosting, SSL, domains — with a rollback plan
Post-deployment observability: logs, metrics, alerts

How collaboration works

  1. Analysis of the current release process and pain points
  2. Pipeline and test-environment design
  3. Implementation, deploy testing and documentation
  4. Team training and runbook handover
  5. Optional support for subsequent releases

What you get

  • A working CI/CD pipeline with automated tests
  • Configured environments and variables/secrets
  • A rollback procedure and a pre-production checklist
  • Documentation for the dev team

FAQ

Do you set up GitHub Actions from scratch?

Yes — from a simple build+deploy to multi-environment pipelines with an approval gate before production.

Do you migrate applications between hosting providers?

Yes — a migration plan, data copy, DNS/SSL cutover and post-cutover verification.

How do you ensure zero downtime?

It depends on the stack — rolling deploys, health checks, a load balancer or blue-green where the infrastructure allows it.

Is this only for large companies?

No — small teams benefit from automation too. I start with a simple pipeline that grows with the product.

What about secrets and API keys?

Secrets live in a vault/GitHub Secrets, not in the repository. Rotation and least privilege are the standard.

Do you combine this with server administration?

Yes — the pipeline often goes hand in hand with VPS configuration, Docker and monitoring.

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Let's ship a safe deployment