CI/CD pipelines for websites
Automated tests and deployments make every update traceable and quick to roll back.
Background
A CI/CD pipeline checks every code change automatically and takes it live in defined steps. Manual deployments via FTP or the command line are error-prone and depend on individual people.
What a pipeline checks
Code style and static analysis with PHPStan and ESLint
Unit and feature tests for the business logic
Browser tests of the key user flows with Playwright
Accessibility, performance budgets and dependency security
GitHub Actions and GitLab CI
We use whichever platform your infrastructure already relies on. The pipeline is versioned in the repository, and credentials are kept as protected secrets outside the code. Changes reach the main branch only after review.
Deployment and rollback
Releases move through development, staging and production. With zero-downtime deployments, the server only switches over once the new version is ready. If an error occurs, we restore the previous version within a few minutes.
Approach
We set up automated deployment first and add tests step by step. Projects without tests start with smoke tests of the key pages. Your team can then trigger releases itself.