GKE Deployment Strategies

Purpose

Deploy applications to GKE with zero-downtime updates using rolling deployments and health checks. This skill covers deployment configuration, monitoring rollout progress, rollback procedures, and Spring Boot health probe integration.

When to Use

Use this skill when you need to:

• Deploy a new version of an application to GKE
• Configure rolling update strategies for zero-downtime deployments
• Set up liveness and readiness probes for Spring Boot apps
• Monitor rollout progress and verify deployment health
• Roll back failed deployments
• Implement blue-green deployment patterns
• Debug deployment issues

Trigger phrases: "deploy to GKE", "rolling update", "rollback deployment", "configure health probes", "zero-downtime deployment"