Managing Deployments

Deployments can easily be managed within Lodestar Forge, including creating and deleting them. This section covers both of these topics in detail.

Creating A Deployment

To create a deployment within Forge, simply follow the steps below:

1. With a project selected, select the "Deployments" tab in the sidebar.
2. Click the "Create deployment" button.
3. Complete the form to create your deployment.

Preparing A Deployment

Before infrastructure can be added to a deployment, it must be prepared. This step performs the following actions:

• Initialises Terraform.
• Defines the default infrastructure, such as networking and SSH keys.
• Creates the underlying infrastructure using the cloud integration speified.

To prepare a deployment, simply click the "Prepare" button located within the "Deployment Status" card.

Once your deployment has been prepared, refer to the infrastructure section for next steps.

Deleting A Deployment

To delete a deployment within Forge, simply follow the steps below.

1. With a project selected, select the "Deployments" tab in the sidebar.
2. Select the deployment to be deleted from the deployments table.
3. Within the "Danger Zone", click the "Delete Deployment" button.
4. Confirm the deletion by clicking the "Delete" button.