# blue-green-deployment

A Claude slash command that sets up blue-green deployment: traffic switching, health validation and rollback.

- command · `type=command` · Claude Code · 206 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/commands/deployment/blue-green-deployment.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/commands/blue-green-deployment

## What it does

The command lays out a blue-green setup: two environments (blue and green), an active backend behind the load balancer, and traffic switching between them. Claude gets `Read`, `Write`, `Edit` and `Bash`, so it can read configs, edit them and run scripts.

Inside are templates for NGINX and HAProxy, Kubernetes manifests for blue/green services and deployments, and a bash script that checks health at `${APP_URL}/health`. The argument picks the mode: `setup`, `deploy`, `switch`, `rollback` or `status`. With no argument, the command works from the strategy in your prompt.

The automation script starts with `source "$SCRIPT_DIR/config.sh"` — without that config file it will not run. Make sure you have a load balancer config and a `/health` endpoint, otherwise there is nothing for the command to read or check.

## Requirements
- Works with: Kubernetes

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --command deployment/blue-green-deployment
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/commands/blue-green-deployment.md` — Call it with /blue-green-deployment. For all projects use ~/.claude/commands/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.codex/prompts/blue-green-deployment.md` — Call it with /prompts:blue-green-deployment. Codex marks this format deprecated in favour of skills

### GitHub Copilot

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/prompts/blue-green-deployment.prompt.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.gemini/commands/blue-green-deployment.toml` — Gemini stores commands as TOML: the prompt text goes into the prompt field

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/commands/deployment/blue-green-deployment.md

## When to use it
- stand up a second environment next to the live one
- switch traffic to a new version without downtime
- validate service health before the switch
- roll back a release to the previous environment
- check the current blue-green state

## Example prompts
- /blue-green-deployment setup — set up blue-green for my project
- /blue-green-deployment deploy — deploy the new version to green
- /blue-green-deployment rollback — send traffic back to blue

## Source text · blue-green-deployment.md · MIT

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````text
---
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash
argument-hint: "[strategy] | setup | deploy | switch | rollback | status"
description: Implement blue-green deployment strategy with zero-downtime switching, health validation, and automatic rollback
---

# Blue-Green Deployment Strategy

Implement blue-green deployment: $ARGUMENTS

## Current Infrastructure State

- Load balancer config: @nginx.conf or @haproxy.cfg or cloud LB configuration
- Current deployment: !`curl -s https://api.example.com/version 2>/dev/null || echo "Version endpoint needed"`
- Container orchestration: !`kubectl get deployments 2>/dev/null || docker service ls 2>/dev/null || echo "Container platform detection needed"`
- Health endpoints: !`curl -s https://api.example.com/health 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.status // "Unknown"' || echo "Health check setup needed"`
- DNS configuration: Check for DNS management capabilities

## Task

Implement production-grade blue-green deployment with comprehensive validation and monitoring.

## Blue-Green Architecture Components

### 1. **Infrastructure Setup**

#### Load Balancer Configuration (NGINX)
```nginx
upstream blue {
    server blue-app-1:3000;
    server blue-app-2:3000;
    server blue-app-3:3000;
}

upstream green {
    server green-app-1:3000;
    server green-app-2:3000;
    server green-app-3:3000;
}

# Current active environment
upstream active {
    server blue-app-1:3000;
    server blue-app-2:3000;
    server blue-app-3:3000;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://active;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Environment $environment;
        
        # Health check configuration
        proxy_connect_timeout 5s;
        proxy_send_timeout 5s;
        proxy_read_timeout 5s;
        
        # Retry configuration
        proxy_next_upstream error timeout invalid_header http_500 http_502 http_503;
        proxy_next_upstream_tries 2;
    }

    # Health check endpoint
    location /health {
        access_log off;
        proxy_pass http://active/health;
        proxy_connect_timeout 1s;
        proxy_send_timeout 1s;
        proxy_read_timeout 1s;
    }

    # Environment indicator
    location /environment {
        access_log off;
        return 200 $environment;
        add_header Content-Type text/plain;
    }
}
```

#### HAProxy Configuration
```haproxy
global
    daemon
    log 127.0.0.1:514 local0
    stats socket /var/run/haproxy.sock mode 600 level admin

defaults
    mode http
    timeout connect 5000ms
    timeout client 50000ms
    timeout server 50000ms
    option httplog
    option dontlognull

# Blue environment
backend blue_backend
    balance roundrobin
    option httpchk GET /health
    http-check expect status 200
    server blue1 blue-app-1:3000 check
    server blue2 blue-app-2:3000 check
    server blue3 blue-app-3:3000 check

# Green environment
backend green_backend
    balance roundrobin
    option httpchk GET /health
    http-check expect status 200
    server green1 green-app-1:3000 check
    server green2 green-app-2:3000 check
    server green3 green-app-3:3000 check

# Frontend with switching logic
frontend main_frontend
    bind *:80
    # Environment switching via ACL
    use_backend blue_backend if { var(txn.environment) -m str blue }
    use_backend green_backend if { var(txn.environment) -m str green }
    default_backend blue_backend  # Default to blue

# Stats interface
frontend stats
    bind *:8404
    stats enable
    stats uri /stats
    stats refresh 5s
```

### 2. **Kubernetes Blue-Green Implementation**

#### Blue-Green Service Management
```yaml
````
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