Apply migrations as an explicit pipeline stage.
Section: Stop bad builds from reaching users
Run database migrations during deploy
bash
bash
./scripts/migrate.sh
./scripts/deploy.shExplanation
Treat migrations as first-class release steps so they are visible, auditable, and failure-aware.
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Run smoke tests after deployment
Verify critical endpoints before marking a release healthy.
Fail if test coverage drops below threshold
Enforce a minimum quality bar in CI.
Canary deploy flow
Send a small portion of traffic to the new version before full rollout.
Rollback to the previous version
Keep a simple rollback command or job ready before each production deploy.