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# Blue/Green deployment using Manifest

Blue/green strategy is a deployment strategy that is designed to minimize risk by gradually copying the contents of the old server group onto the new before disabling the old server group. 

Using a Blue/Green (AKA a red/black) Deployment strategy is easy, as Spinnaker natively supports a Blue/green strategy.

To use a Blue green Strategy,

1.  **Create a new Pipeline**: Create a new pipeline by clicking on the pipelines tab and clicking on the create button in the spinnaker.

![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/FF8ggdMdjwGfrfk4OiGTeiDjPVFD5mu1yrwPAo2_1HcZ7mAUJALGrp3JsgeIHxbGACUVITEEDHoZZ1W3x23WrgG5zOy7LksnL00gTNOhWGuEJYPxztvdIh9KP3VzG2aVvqbH6bia)

2\. **Create a deployment stage**: Click in the add a new stage option by clicking on the drop down and selecting Deploy (manifest).

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3\.  **Add your manifest object**: You can add your manifest as either a text file or from a repository.

![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/fgXLZYW1BIwbeBeN1jagzA_JuZyc8SijxeQ8VnAoo6wlT5Bjy5Y6Vv2MHSHUoMZU0ProIAkWi8uz6RjRjP0a13WhELKaUqvvG9mRFHGMKdICdoLz3uC9_hZags3EgzSlVcjW4MKG)

4\. **Select rollout strategy options**: 

    4.1.  Click on the statement ‘spinnaker manages your traffic based on your selected strategy’

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  4.2.  Define the service namespace and service you are applying this strategy to 

  4.3. Select your strategy from the drop down list, you will find the Red/black strategy.

![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ZVwgCCZDG4USJKUR2IJ7A9aFER2HWE5B_cBsFqvW7xKoxqs2nzqSXgVuPTDSCDfiFh03tqZyJND1lkektjaMK1NCaB9wu7UugI_7FaqrviSQ7i7Q7dKI3Vxups4ZA3kPL3zfw2zW)

5\.  **Add additional configurations**: Finalize your configurations.


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