github.com/diptanu/nomad@v0.5.7-0.20170516172507-d72e86cbe3d9/website/source/docs/operating-a-job/update-strategies/index.html.md (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "docs" 3 page_title: "Update Strategies - Operating a Job" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-operating-a-job-updating" 5 description: |- 6 This section describes common patterns for updating already-running jobs 7 including rolling upgrades, blue/green deployments, and canary builds. Nomad 8 provides built-in support for this functionality. 9 --- 10 11 # Update Strategies 12 13 Most applications are long-lived and require updates over time. Whether you are 14 deploying a new version of your web application or upgrading to a new version of 15 redis, Nomad has built-in support for rolling updates. When a job specifies a 16 rolling update, Nomad can take some configurable strategies to minimize or 17 eliminate down time, stagger deployments, and more. This section and subsections 18 will explore how to do so safely with Nomad. 19 20 Please see one of the guides below or use the navigation on the left: 21 22 1. [Rolling Upgrades](/docs/operating-a-job/update-strategies/rolling-upgrades.html) 23 1. [Blue/Green & Canary Deployments](/docs/operating-a-job/update-strategies/blue-green-and-canary-deployments.html) 24 1. [Handling Signals](/docs/operating-a-job/update-strategies/handling-signals.html)