When a site has finished implementation, then it is ready to be reviewed by the client. Once the client signs off on the new website, it is time to send it live. The process of sending a site provisioned by the deployment manager live is relatively straightforward.
\uD83D\uDCD8 Pre-requisites
Control of the client’s existing DNS/domain name.
Client approval of the site.
PMS connection checks (bookings no longer in test mode for Escapia, etc.)
\uD83D\uDCD8 Distribution Channel Updates
Values relevant to a site’s checkout confirmation page exist within the settings of a given distribution channel.
Select the desired company/website combination:
Update the booking confirmation ID and site referrer’s list to include the new domain name(s):
Save your changes.
Update the permitted referrers to include your domain name(s):
Save your changes.
Navigate to the tags and publish your new channel configuration tag:
Click “Create New Tag”
\uD83D\uDCD8 Add the Hostname(s) to the Site Configuration
Navigate to https://ngen-manager.rezfusion.com/ and login using your Auth0 credentials
Navigate to the desired website, in our use-case example it will be
bttessentials:
At the bottom, click “Add Hostname” and add the desired DNS value(s). Check “Redirect traffic to WWW” to also support routing to www. URLs.
Save the site configuration. If successful, you will be redirected to the list of sites. Several jobs related to site promotion should kick off within the
wp-platformnamespace of the Kubernetes cluster associated with production. These jobs are detailed in the specs & capabilities portion of this Confluence space.
\uD83D\uDCD8 Add the Hostname(s) to the Site Configuration
Add a new CNAME entry or update an existing entry to point to the new hostname of the elastic load balancer in front of our blue/green services:
a5346b82d442149549a54fddefb6bb5c-289507650.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com (44.228.73.241)