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01597f608f Add comprehensive branch strategy and multi-environment deployment guide
NEW DOCUMENTATION:
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docs/14_branch_strategy_and_deployment.md

COVERS:
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 Branch Strategy (main/qa/dev)
 Branch Protection Rules for Gitea
 Multi-environment deployment workflows
 Integration with Ansible auto-deploy
 Gitea secrets per environment
 Deployment flow diagram
 Rollback strategies
 Complete setup checklist

BRANCH STRUCTURE:
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main (prod) ← qa (staging) ← dev (development)

PROTECTION LEVELS:
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- main: MOST PROTECTED (require PR + 2 approvals + CI)
- qa: MODERATELY PROTECTED (require PR + CI)
- dev: LIGHTLY PROTECTED (require CI only)

DEPLOYMENT WORKFLOWS:
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- deploy-dev.yml: Auto-deploy on push to dev
- deploy-qa.yml: Auto-deploy on push to qa + smoke tests
- deploy-prod.yml: Manual approval + rollback on failure

ANSIBLE INTEGRATION:
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- Webhook-based deployment
- Gitea Actions → Ansible API
- Environment-specific inventory
- Automated health checks

WHAT'S MISSING (ANSWERED):
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 Environment variables per env
 Database migration strategy
 Rollback procedures
 Monitoring & alerts
 Feature flags
 Changelog management

BRANCHES CREATED:
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 dev branch created and pushed
 qa branch created and pushed
 main branch (existing)

Ready for Ansible auto-configure integration!
2025-12-24 21:46:37 -05:00