diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2d9e5991..228a43bc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -162,6 +162,27 @@ For more details on how the canary analysis and promotion works please [read the | Custom promql checks | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | | Ingress gateway (CORS, retries and timeouts) | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_minus_sign: | +## Frequently asked questions + +**Can Flagger be part of my integration tests?** +> Yes, Flagger supports webhooks to do integration testing. + +**What if I only want to target beta testers?** +> That's a feature in Flagger, not in App Mesh. It's on the App Mesh roadmap. + +**When do I use A/B testing when Canary?** +> One advantage of using A/B testing is that each version remains separated and routes aren't mixed. +> +> Using a Canary deployment can lead to behaviour like this one observed by a +> user: +> +> [..] during a canary deployment of our nodejs app, the version that is being served <50% traffic reports mime type mismatch errors in the browser (js as "text/html") +> When the deployment Passes/ Fails (doesn't really matter) the version that stays alive works as expected. If anyone has any tips or direction I would greatly appreciate it. Even if its as simple as I'm looking in the wrong place. Thanks in advance! +> +> The issue was that we were not maintaining session affinity while serving files for our frontend. Which resulted in any redirects or refreshes occasionally returning a mismatched app.*.js file (generated from vue) +> +> Read up on [A/B testing](https://docs.flagger.app/usage/ab-testing). + ## Roadmap * Integrate with other service mesh technologies like Linkerd v2, Super Gloo or Consul Mesh