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Deployments, Slots & Release Safety

Deployment slots, slot settings, CI/CD, migrations, feature flags, environment promotion, and failed deployment diagnosis.

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Deployment Slots

Explains staging slots, validation before swap, warm-up, traffic continuity, and safer production releases for App Service APIs.

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1Deployment SlotsRecommended startExplains staging slots, validation before swap, warm-up, traffic continuity, and safer production releases for App Service APIs.Concept questionEasy~5 min.NETASP.NET CoreAzurePractice 2

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8 drillsOne at a time

1Deployment SlotsUp next / Easy / ~5 min
2Slot SettingsMedium / ~7 min
3Rollback vs Roll ForwardMedium / ~10 min

Slot SettingsCovers configuration that must stay with a slot, such as connection strings, secrets, callback URLs, and staging-only settings.Concept questionMedium~7 minAzureAzure App ServiceAzure Key Vault

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3Rollback vs Roll ForwardExplains how to choose rollback, swap-back, hotfix, or roll-forward after a failed Azure App Service deployment.Architecture scenarioMedium~10 minApplication InsightsAzureAzure App ServicePractice

4CI/CD to App ServiceCovers build-once deployment, tests, artifact traceability, slot deployment, smoke checks, approvals, and post-release monitoring.Concept questionMedium~7 min.NETAzureAzure App ServicePractice

5Migrations During DeploymentExplains safe migration strategy for Azure-hosted .NET APIs, including expand-contract changes, locking risk, rollback, and deployment order.Architecture scenarioHard~12 min.NETAzureAzure App ServicePractice

6Feature Flags and DeploymentsExplains deployment versus release, staged enablement, kill switches, cleanup, and App Service slot interaction.Concept questionMedium~7 min.NETAzureAzure App ServicePractice

7Failed App Service DeploymentCovers deployment logs, startup failures, runtime stack, app settings, missing files, Key Vault references, and post-deployment diagnosis.Debugging scenarioMedium~10 min.NETApplication InsightsAzurePractice

8Environment PromotionExplains same-artifact promotion, environment-specific configuration, approvals, smoke testing, drift detection, and production traceability.Concept questionMedium~7 minAzureAzure App ServiceAzure DevOpsPractice

4CI/CD to App Service

Medium / ~7 min

5Migrations During DeploymentHard / ~12 min

6Feature Flags and DeploymentsMedium / ~7 min

7Failed App Service DeploymentMedium / ~10 min

8Environment PromotionMedium / ~7 min