Which steps do we need to execute in the functional testing phase? We need to deploy the new release of the application. Without it, there would be nothing to test. All the static tests were already executed when we built the image, so everything we do from now on will need a live application.
Deploying the application is not enough, we'll have to validate that at least it rolled out successfully. Otherwise, we'll have to abort the process.
We'll have to be cautious how we deploy the new release. Since we'll run it in the same cluster as production, we need to be careful that one does not affect the other. We already have a Namespace that provides some level of isolation. However, we'll have to be attentive not to use the same path or domain in Ingress as the one used for production. The two need to be accessible separately from...
