Canary Releases in Kubernetes

Canary releases are an incremental deployment strategy that gradually introduces a new version of your application to a subset of users before rolling it out to everyone. This approach is ideal for minimizing the risk associated with deploying new features or updates. By testing the new version on a small percentage of live traffic, you can detect and address issues early, ensuring that your application remains stable and reliable. In this part, we’ll explore how canary releases work, implement them in Kubernetes, and discuss best practices for their use.