What is Deployment?
The process of making your application available for users to access on the internet
Why It Matters
Deployment takes your code from your computer and puts it somewhere users can access it, making your product real
Real-World Example
After testing your website locally, you deploy it to Vercel so anyone can visit it
Related Terms
Hosting
A service that stores your website or application and serves it to users when they visit
CI/CD
Automated processes that test your code (Continuous Integration) and deploy it (Continuous Deployment) whenever you make changes
Production
The live environment where real users access your application
Staging
A test environment that mirrors production for final testing before release
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Related Terms
Hosting
A service that stores your website or application and serves it to users when they visit
CI/CD
Automated processes that test your code (Continuous Integration) and deploy it (Continuous Deployment) whenever you...
Production
The live environment where real users access your application
Staging
A test environment that mirrors production for final testing before release
Development Environment
Your local setup where you write and test code before deploying
Build
The process of converting your source code into the optimised version that runs in production