Containerized Zero-Downtime Deployments in Full-Stack Systems
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63282/3050-9416.IJAIBDCMS-V3I4P107Keywords:
Zero-Downtime Deployment, Full-Stack Systems, Blue-Green Deployment, Canary Deployment, Containerization, Kubernetes, CI/CD, MicroservicesAbstract
To enable customer satisfaction and preserve business operations, the minimization of service downtime is most important in the quickly developing area of software development and its delivery. Conventional deployment methods usually leave the service with a short downtime, creating poor user services and possibly a loss of revenues. In this paper, the author analyzes the deployment strategies in a containerized full-stack that includes modern Blue-Green deployment and a Canary deployment. We examine how these deployment strategies can be combined with container orchestration frameworks, such as Kubernetes and Docker Swarm, to ensure updates have zero downtime. We propose an architectural model that leverages service mesh technologies, health probes, and traffic routing to mitigate the risks associated with deployment. Based on an experimental case study, we illustrate how incremental validation and progressive delivery mechanisms enhance system scalability, fault tolerance, and resiliency. In our approach, we utilise automated infrastructure-as-code practices and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Findings have shown that the suggested solution has successfully achieved a significant decrease in latency and error rate during transitions, making it effective across multi-service settings. The work serves as a go-to guide for engineers and researchers seeking to consider resilient deployment methods within a complex microservices ecosystem
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