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# Deployment Frequency

How often code successfully reaches production

**Definition: Number of successful deployments to production per day**

Deployment Frequency (DF) tracks the velocity of your delivery pipeline. It answers: "How often is working code actually deployed to production?"

A higher deployment frequency indicates faster, more frequent releases; a lower frequency suggests longer intervals between production updates.

#### What Counts as a Deployment

* Code successfully completes your CI/CD pipeline
* The deployment reaches your production environment
* The deployment status is marked as successful (not failed or rolled back)

#### How Data Is Collected

Hivel calculates Deployment Frequency by connecting to your CI/CD platform through the Deployment API:

* Retrieves deployment records from your CI/CD system
* Filters for deployments to the production environment
* Counts successful deployments per day
* Updates the metric in real-time as new deployments complete

#### What a Good Deployment Frequency Looks Like

|        |                        |
| ------ | ---------------------- |
| Elite  | >2 deployments per day |
| High   | >1 deployment per day  |
| Medium | 1 deployment per day   |
| Low    | <1 deployment per day  |

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