Using Pulumi Deployments

This page provides an overview of how to use Pulumi Deployments to automate your infrastructure deployments.

Getting Started with Deployments

Pulumi Deployments are configured on a per-stack basis. To use Deployments effectively, follow these steps:

1. Configure Deployment Settings: First, set up your deployment settings which include source code location, cloud credentials, environment variables, and build requirements.
2. Set Up Triggers: Configure how deployment triggers are initiated. A common pattern is to:
   • Run a pulumi preview when a PR is created
   • Run a pulumi up when a PR is merged to main
3. Expand Your Usage: As you grow more comfortable with Deployments, consider using additional features:
   • Drift detection to automatically detect when your infrastructure differs from its desired state
   • Review stacks for temporary environments on PRs
   • TTL stacks for ephemeral environments
   • Post-deployment automation to create webhooks to trigger additional actions, like updating additional stacks
   • Webhooks for custom automation

Automating at Scale

For teams managing many stacks or platforms serving multiple teams, you can automate Deployments at scale using:

• The Pulumi Cloud Provider: Manage deployment settings as code
• The REST API: Programmatically control all aspects of Deployments

Additional Resources

• Private Repositories and Packages: Configure access to private Git repositories and package feeds