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Field NoteInfrastructure Automation #Kubernetes #UAT #Production #GitHub Actions #Payload CMS #Next.js

How a change to this site reaches production

Release path from a GitHub Actions build to a private registry, an import into containerd, a backup and drift check, a rollout with migrations, UAT checks and production

The release path of this site: an image built once per commit, tested in UAT against the live cluster state, then promoted to production without a rebuild.

Orthrus IT11 August 2026