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# Deploy and release your application **(FREE)**
Deploy your application internally or to the public. Use
flags to release features incrementally.
## Deployments
Deployment is the step of the software delivery process when your application gets deployed to its
final, target infrastructure.
### Deploy with Auto DevOps
[Auto DevOps](autodevops/index.md) is an automated CI/CD-based workflow that supports the entire software
supply chain: build, test, lint, package, deploy, secure, and monitor applications using GitLab CI/CD.
It provides a set of ready-to-use templates that serve the vast majority of use cases.
[Auto Deploy](autodevops/stages.md#auto-deploy) is the DevOps stage dedicated to software
deployment using GitLab CI/CD.
### Deploy applications to Kubernetes clusters
With the extensive integration between GitLab and Kubernetes, you can safely deploy your applications
to Kubernetes clusters using the [GitLab Agent](../user/clusters/agent/install/index.md).
#### GitOps deployments **(PREMIUM)**
With the [GitLab Agent](../user/clusters/agent/install/index.md), you can perform [pull-based
deployments of Kubernetes manifests](../user/clusters/agent/gitops.md). This provides a scalable, secure, and cloud-native
approach to manage Kubernetes deployments.
#### Deploy to Kubernetes with the CI/CD Tunnel
With the [GitLab Agent](../user/clusters/agent/install/index.md), you can perform push-based
deployments with the [CI/CD Tunnel](../user/clusters/agent/ci_cd_tunnel.md). It provides
a secure and reliable connection between GitLab and your Kubernetes cluster.
### Deploy to AWS with GitLab CI/CD
GitLab provides Docker images that you can use to run AWS commands from GitLab CI/CD, and a template to
facilitate [deployment to AWS](../ci/cloud_deployment). Moreover, Auto Deploy has built-in support
for EC2 and ECS deployments.
### General software deployment with GitLab CI/CD
You can use GitLab CI/CD to target any type of infrastructure accessible by the GitLab Runner.
[User and pre-defined environment variables](../ci/variables/index.md) and CI/CD templates
support setting up a vast number of deployment strategies.
## Environments
To keep track of your deployments and gain insights into your infrastructure, we recommend
connecting them to [a GitLab Environment](../ci/environments/index.md).
## Releases
Use GitLab [Releases](../user/project/releases/index.md) to plan, build, and deliver your applications.
### Feature flags
Use [feature flags](../operations/feature_flags.md) to control and strategically rollout application deployments.
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