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What is canary deployment?

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Quick Answer Canary deployment releases the new version to a small percentage of users first (1-5%). Monitor errors, latency, and business metrics. If it looks good, gradually increase traffic to the new version until it's 100%. If problems appear, roll back only the canary. Lower risk than blue-green since issues affect only a small user slice.

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Canary deployment releases the new application version to a small group of users first. If stable, the rollout continues. It reduces deployment risk significantly.

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