---
id: a8820359-c25c-41af-bbfd-a991a7b9b806
type: workflow
title: "Deploy Major Domo with feature branch workflow and Docker BuildKit workaround"
tags: [major-domo, deployment, workflow, docker, git, production]
importance: 0.6
confidence: 0.8
created: "2026-02-02T03:19:27.967729+00:00"
updated: "2026-02-02T03:19:27.967729+00:00"
relations:
  - target: 69415fc4-08c7-497a-b1ef-2f135c6400f2
    type: FOLLOWS
    direction: outgoing
    strength: 0.5
---

**Workflow**: Successfully deployed dem_week feature to production using feature branch pattern.

**Branch Strategy**:
1. Create feature branch: 'git checkout -b feature/add-dem-week-to-player-updates'
2. Implement changes and tests
3. Commit to feature branch
4. Push feature branch to remote
5. Merge to main: 'git checkout main && git merge feature/add-dem-week-to-player-updates --no-ff'
6. Push main: 'git push origin main'
7. Deploy using skill: '~/.claude/skills/deploy/deploy.sh md-discord minor'

**Docker BuildKit Issue**:
- Problem: In SSH sessions, BuildKit prompts for GPG credentials which blocks deployment
- Solution: Set DOCKER_BUILDKIT=0 to use legacy builder
- Command: 'DOCKER_BUILDKIT=0 bash -c "echo y | ~/.claude/skills/deploy/deploy.sh md-discord minor"'
- Auto-confirmation: Echo 'y' to stdin to skip interactive prompts

**Version Bump Strategy**:
- Feature implementation: Use 'minor' (2.28.3 → 2.29.0)
- Bug fixes: Use 'patch' (2.29.0 → 2.29.1)
- Breaking changes: Use 'major' (2.x.x → 3.0.0)

**Deployment Script Actions**:
1. Check git status and update VERSION file
2. Build Docker image with version and 'latest' tags
3. Push to Docker Hub (manticorum67/major-domo-discordapp)
4. SSH to production server (akamai)
5. Pull new image and restart container
6. Commit VERSION bump and create git tag
7. Verify container health

**Production Server**:
- Host: akamai (10.10.0.120)
- Path: /root/container-data/major-domo
- Container: major-domo-discord-app-1
- Service: discord-app (in docker-compose.yml)

**Monitoring**:
- Check logs: 'ssh akamai "docker logs major-domo-discord-app-1 --tail 50"'
- Check status: 'ssh akamai "docker ps | grep major-domo-discord"'
- Verify health: Container shows '(healthy)' status