Redeploy

Redeploy is a verb meaning to deploy again or to move resources to a new location, role, or configuration. In computing, redeploy typically means redeploying an application, service, or infrastructure component after updates, fixes, or failures, to bring it into a current desired state.

In software development and IT operations, redeploy is a standard operation in CI/CD pipelines. It can involve redeploying code to production, reconfiguring deployment artifacts, or restarting containers or servers. Common deployment strategies used during redeploy include rolling updates, blue-green deployments, and canary releases to minimize downtime and risk. Automated testing and health checks are often used to validate success before redirecting user traffic.

Redeployments may be prompted by bug fixes, security patches, configuration changes, scaling needs, or recovery after a failure. In disaster recovery or data center operations, redeploying workloads to alternate sites helps restore services after outages.

In other contexts, such as military or logistics planning, redeploy refers to repositioning personnel or equipment to a different location, mission, or theater of operations.

Key considerations include maintaining data integrity during redeployment, ensuring compatibility of dependencies, and having rollback procedures if the redeploy introduces issues. Documentation and versioning help track changes across redeployments.