# Deployment

Concept · [Cloud, hosting and security](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cloud)

Also called: deploy, deployed, ship, shipping, release, go live, push to production, launch

Putting the latest version of your app onto the live [servers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/server) where real users can reach it.

**For example:** A [developer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) fixes a typo on the [pricing page](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pricing-tiers) on Tuesday. Customers see the fix only after it is deployed.

## Connects to (19)

- [Hosting](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hosting): Renting space on a server so your site or app can be reached on the internet at all hours.
- [Production](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/production): The live version of your app that real customers use.
- [Version control](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/version-control): A system that records every change to the code, who made it and when.
- [Web app vs mobile app](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-app-mobile-app): A web app runs in a browser at a web address, on any device.
- [Terminal](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terminal): A text window where a person types commands to a computer and reads its replies.
- [Domain](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/domain): The address people type to reach your site, such as example.com.
- [DNS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/dns): Domain Name System.
- [Environment](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/environment): A separate copy of a system used for one purpose.
- [Vercel](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/vercel): A platform for deploying and hosting web apps.
- [Feature flag](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/feature-flag): A switch in the code that turns a feature on or off without shipping new code.
- [DevOps](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/devops): The practice, and job, of combining software development with running it in production: automating builds, tests and deployments and…
- [Vertical slice](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/vertical-slice): A small piece of a product built all the way through, from screen to database to deployment, so it actually works for a user, rather than…
- [Code signing](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/code-signing): Attaching a digital signature to software so computers and app stores can confirm who made it and that it was not altered.
- [Container](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/container): A package that holds an app together with everything it needs to run, so it behaves the same on a laptop and on a server.
- [Expo](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/expo): A set of tools and services for building, testing and publishing React Native apps, including cloud builds and app store submission.
- [Netlify](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/netlify): A hosting platform for websites and web apps.
- [GitHub Actions](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/github-actions): GitHub's service for running automatic jobs when code changes, such as running tests and deploying the app.
- [Docker](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/docker): Software for packaging an app and everything it needs into a container that runs the same way on any computer or server.
- [CI/CD](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ci-cd): Continuous integration and continuous delivery: automation that runs the tests on every change pushed to the repository and, when they…

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