@Marvin How can I create multiple deployments that use the same repository and each deployment has it's own branch?

To create multiple deployments that use the same repository and each deployment has its own branch, you can follow these steps: 1. Each deployment is associated with a single flow, but any given flow can be referenced by multiple deployments. Deployments are uniquely identified by the combination of

flow_name/deployment_name

. [^1^] 2. You can deploy specific deployments by specifying its flow name like so:

bash
$ prefect deploy --name my_flow/deployment-1 --name my_other_flow/deployment-1

To deploy all deployments you can use the

--all

flag:

bash
$ prefect deploy --all

To deploy deployments that match a pattern you can run:

bash
$ prefect deploy -n my-flow/* -n *dev/my-deployment -n dep*prod

The above command will deploy all deployments from the flow

my-flow

, all flows ending in

dev

with a deployment named

my-deployment

, and all deployments starting with

dep

and ending with

prod

. [^1^] 3. Repositories can be referenced directly through interactive prompts with

prefect deploy

or in a

prefect.yaml

. When authentication is needed, Secret or Credential blocks can be referenced, and in some cases created automatically through interactive deployment creation prompts. [^2^] Please note that these instructions are based on Prefect 2.14.2 documentation. Make sure to check the latest documentation for any updates or changes. [^1^]: Prefect Deploy Guide [^2^]: Prefect Storage Guide [^3^]: Prefect Deployments and Flows

@Marvin When using git repositories, how can I dynamically set the branch based on a deployment?

When using git repositories with Prefect, you can dynamically set the branch based on a deployment by following these steps: 1. Run

prefect deploy

from within a git repository and create a new deployment. You will see a series of prompts. Select that you want to create a new deployment, select the flow code entrypoint, and name your deployment. 2. Prefect will detect that you are in a git repository and will prompt you to select the branch you want to use for this deployment. You can select the appropriate branch for each deployment. Please note that these instructions are based on Prefect 2.14.2 documentation. Make sure to check the latest documentation for any updates or changes. For more detailed information, you can refer to the Prefect Storage Guide.

@Marvin Can you give an example of setting the branch dynamically based on step 2 in your last message?

Sure, here's an example of how you can dynamically set the branch during the deployment creation process: 1. Run

prefect deploy

from within a git repository and create a new deployment. You will see a series of prompts. 2. When asked "Would you like your workers to pull your flow code from its remote repository when running this flow?", select "y". 3. You will then be asked to confirm the URL of your git repository. For example, if your repository is hosted on GitHub, the prompt will look something like this: "Is https://github.com/my_username/my_repo.git the correct URL to pull your flow code from?". Confirm this by selecting "y". 4. Next, you will be asked to confirm the branch name. The prompt will look something like this: "Is main the correct branch to pull your flow code from?". Here, instead of confirming "main" as the branch, you can enter the name of the branch you want to use for this particular deployment. 5. If the repository is private, you will be asked "Is this a private repository?". If it is, select "y" and provide the necessary token to access the repository. This way, you can dynamically set the branch for each deployment during the deployment creation process. Please note that these instructions are based on Prefect 2.14.2 documentation. Make sure to check the latest documentation for any updates or changes. For more information, you can refer to the Prefect Storage Guide.