Company
Date Published
Author
Evan Shortiss
Word count
2133
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The blog post explores the creation of preview environments using Neon, Kubernetes, Argo CD, and GitHub Actions, enabling developers to test code changes in isolated, production-like settings automatically generated in response to pull requests. It highlights Neon's database branching feature, which allows the creation of separate, isolated branches of a Postgres cluster for efficient, cost-effective testing without impacting the main production system. The setup involves using Kubernetes for scalable compute clusters and Argo CD for automated application deployment, with a GitHub Actions workflow managing the lifecycle of container images and Neon resources. This approach allows for continuous integration and delivery, facilitating rapid feedback and testing cycles, and provides a practical example of integrating serverless architectures with modern CI/CD pipelines.