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Automated rollback mechanisms for failures in Kubernetes
Why Choose This Project?
In production environments, application failures or misconfigurations can cause downtime and affect user experience. Automating rollback mechanisms in Kubernetes ensures that failed deployments are reverted instantly, minimizing service disruption. This project teaches students and professionals advanced Kubernetes deployment strategies, CI/CD integration, and DevOps reliability practices, making it ideal for learning fault-tolerant infrastructure design.
What You Get
Automatic rollback of failed deployments in Kubernetes
Health checks to detect deployment failures
Integration with CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery
Alerting on failed rollbacks and successful recovery
Documentation and dashboards to monitor deployment status
Key Features
| Feature | Description |
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| Automated Rollback | Detect failed deployments and revert to the last stable version automatically. |
| Health Checks | Liveness and readiness probes to detect failures quickly. |
| CI/CD Integration | Connects with Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions for seamless deployment rollback. |
| Alerting | Sends notifications via email, Slack, or monitoring dashboards on rollback events. |
| Deployment Strategies | Supports Canary, Blue-Green, and Rolling updates with rollback safety. |
| Audit Logging | Tracks deployment history and rollback events for compliance. |
| Scalable Management | Works for multi-cluster deployments. |
Technology Stack
Infrastructure Layer:
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Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS, or on-prem clusters)
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Docker
CI/CD Layer:
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Jenkins / GitLab CI / GitHub Actions
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Helm / Kustomize for deployment templates
Monitoring & Alerting Layer:
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Prometheus + Alertmanager
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Grafana dashboards
Optional Tools:
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Argo Rollouts (for advanced deployment strategies)
Cloud Services Used
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AWS / Azure / GCP Kubernetes Services – Cluster hosting
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Cloud Storage – Store deployment manifests and history
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CI/CD Cloud Agents – Automate deployment and rollback
Working Flow
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Deployment Trigger – New application version is deployed via CI/CD.
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Health Monitoring – Kubernetes checks pod readiness and liveness.
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Failure Detection – If probes fail or errors are detected, rollback is triggered automatically.
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Rollback Execution – Kubernetes restores the last stable deployment version.
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Notification – Alerts sent to DevOps team about rollback events.
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Audit Logging – Logs maintained for deployment and rollback activities.
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Optional Dashboard – Visualize deployment and rollback history in Grafana.
Main Modules
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Deployment Module – Manages application deployment using Helm/Kustomize
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Health Check Module – Liveness/readiness probes configuration
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Rollback Module – Automates rollback using Kubernetes revision history or Argo Rollouts
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CI/CD Module – Pipeline integration for automated deploy and rollback
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Alerting Module – Notification system for failures and rollbacks
Security Features
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RBAC for controlling who can deploy or rollback applications
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Secure access to CI/CD pipelines and cluster credentials
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TLS encryption for API server communication
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Audit logging for rollback events