What is Cloud Deploy?
Cloud Deploy is Google’s fully managed Continuous Delivery service that automates delivery of applications to a series of target environments in a defined promotion sequence. Developers define delivery pipelines that promote releases through environments such as dev, staging, and production.
Core Features
- Delivery pipelines: Defined stages from dev through staging to production
- Canary deployments: Gradual rollouts with traffic distribution for GKE (service networking, Gateway API) and Cloud Run
- Approval gates: Manual approvals between critical stages
- Automated rollback: Rolls back on failed deployments
- Skaffold integration: Uses Skaffold for consistent builds and deployments
- Broad target support: GKE, attached clusters, Cloud Run, clusters outside Google Cloud via Anthos targets, and custom target types
Common Use Cases
Kubernetes Continuous Delivery
Teams deploy container images to GKE clusters across multiple environments. Cloud Deploy manages the promotion workflow and ensures consistency.
Progressive Delivery
New releases are first rolled out to a small percentage of traffic. On success, traffic is gradually increased.
Compliance-Compliant Deployments
For regulated industries, Cloud Deploy offers audit logs, approval workflows, and a complete deployment history for compliance requirements.
Benefits
- No CD infrastructure to operate yourself
- Native integration with Cloud Build and Artifact Registry
- Unified deployment experience for GKE and Cloud Run
- Complete deployment history and audit trail
Integration with innFactory
As a certified Google Cloud Partner, innFactory supports you with Cloud Deploy: pipeline design, deployment strategies, canary release configuration, and CI/CD integration.
Available Tiers & Options
Standard
- Fully managed
- Native GKE integration
- Approval workflows
- Limited to supported target platforms
Typical Use Cases
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cloud Deploy?
Cloud Deploy is Google's managed service that automates delivery of applications to a series of target environments in a defined promotion sequence.
Which deployment targets does Cloud Deploy support?
Cloud Deploy supports deployments to Google Kubernetes Engine (including attached clusters), Cloud Run, and, via Anthos targets, clusters outside Google Cloud. Custom target types are also supported.
Which deployment strategies does Cloud Deploy support?
Cloud Deploy supports standard rollouts as well as canary deployments with specific implementations for GKE (service networking and the Gateway API) and Cloud Run. Custom strategies can also be defined.
How do approval workflows work?
Approval gates can be configured between deployment stages. Authorized users must manually approve deployments before they proceed.
What does Cloud Deploy cost?
Cloud Deploy charges per active delivery pipeline, meaning a pipeline for which at least one release or rollout was created during the billing month. Pipelines with only one target are free.
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