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What is a production deploy?
Section titled “What is a production deploy?”A production deploy is a type of deploy that is optimized to work as the production-ready version of your app or site that shows up at your primary domaindomainThe web address people use to visit your site, such as yoursite.com. and is live on the web. Your primary domain can be a custom domain, such as mycompany.com, or your Netlify default URL, such as MY-PROJECT-NAME.netlify.app.
You can publish to production using Netlify DropNetlify DropThe simplest way to publish a site: drag and drop a folder of files and it goes live instantly, no account required., Agent RunnersAgent RunnersAn AI coding tool that makes changes to your site on your behalf, right from the Netlify dashboard., or your your chosen Git workflows.
If you are using Git version control with a Git repository, then a production deploy is typically triggered by a Git push to your production branch, which is often the repository’s default branch, such as main. You can customize your production branch in your project settings on Netlify.
How production deploys work
Section titled “How production deploys work”Production deploys are automatically created when you push changes to your production branch or manually deploy your site. These deploys:
- Are served at your primary domain
- Replace the previous production version
- Can be rolled back if needed
- Trigger build hooks and notifications
Managing production deploys
Section titled “Managing production deploys”You can manage your production deploys through the Netlify dashboard or using the Netlify CLI.
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