I need a site factory and i need it now!
shumushin
More and more here at Adyax we are approached by the various clients who needs to build and deploy large network of Drupal websites in the transparent and manageable way. They all are speaking about site factories or platforms but what are they really? How to build them?
Already delivered several site factories we want to share with you the knowledge and the results.
Keypoints:
- What is a site factory? Why should i consider creating one (or not)?
- Pros and cons of existing solutions (Aegir, Acquia Site Factory or custom building etc)
- Drupal 8 for site factories
- Code and platform organisation in the fast paced continuos Drupal delivering process
- Tools and processes of automated deployments (platform teams, development teams, etc)
- Central code management and project management
- Tools for self-checks (code quality, automated testing)
- Release management that works
- Choosing hosting partner or building your own
- Your own Drupal-based core distribution, easily maintainable
- Support of a site factory in real life
- ....And the real world examples of site factories!