Automate deployment
Move ArcGIS content through repeatable deployments and reduce the manual steps required for each release.
DevOps for ArcGIS Enterprise
Automate ArcGIS
content deployments.
From development
to production.
Version your maps, apps, and services. Promote content across ArcGIS Enterprise environments with automated deployments, a traceable change history, and rollback when you need it. Nodeology helps your team put the workflow into practice.
See GaiaBuilder in actionWatch Merkator’s introduction ↗
Developed by Merkator. Delivered and supported by Nodeology.
FROM DEVELOPMENT TO PRODUCTION
01
DevelopPrepare content and track changes
02
Test & acceptValidate in a separate environment
03
DeployPromote a repeatable configuration
↶ Version history & rollback
More control over change
Replace repetitive publishing
with a managed release process.
Copying items, adjusting URLs, and repeating changes across environments takes time. GaiaBuilder brings content configuration, version history, deployment, and recovery into a process your GIS and IT teams can maintain together.
Version your content
Use Git-friendly JSON configurations to track changes to ArcGIS content alongside your development work.
Return to a previous release
Keep previous versions available and use rollback capabilities when a deployment needs to be reversed.
Inside a GaiaBuilder workflow
See the content.
Follow the changes.
These Azure DevOps views show a GaiaBuilder demonstration repository, including version history and successful and failed build results.
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View full size ↗A governed deployment workflow
From the first change
to the next release.
Bring content, configuration, and deployment into a connected workflow across development, testing, acceptance, and production.
Walk through your deployment process ↗- 01
Prepare and version
Author your content, capture its configuration, and maintain it in version control.
- 02
Deploy and validate
Promote content to a test or acceptance environment and review it before production.
- 03
Promote and maintain
Deploy repeatably, retain change history, and keep previous versions available for recovery.
ArcGIS content, connected
Web mapsWeb applicationsDashboardsMap & feature servicesGeoprocessing services
Manage content relationships and environment-specific URLs as items move across your deployment environments.
Connect GIS and IT
Bring ArcGIS into
your DevOps workflow.
GaiaBuilder includes an ArcGIS Pro add-in and integrates with Git-based release processes.
Integration options
Azure DevOpsGitHubGitLabJenkins
Review the change history
Git records who changed what and when, supporting release reviews and audits.
Separate credentials from code
Integrations such as Azure Key Vault keep credentials out of Git and deployment logs.
Support server transitions
Use GaiaBuilder’s deployment capabilities when moving content to another server.
Product capabilities: Merkator’s GaiaBuilder overview ↗
Across the organization
Built around
how your teams work.
Enterprise GIS teams
Establish consistent promotion workflows for the maps, apps, and services your organization depends on.
IT & DevOps teams
Connect GIS deployment to version control and automation practices used elsewhere in the organization.
Engineering & managed services
Build a repeatable delivery approach for client ArcGIS environments, supported by implementation and training.
Published customer examples
See what a repeatable
release process changes.
Some of the most respected companies and government agencies rely on GaiaBuilder to manage and automate their ArcGIS application and content deployments. Discover what GaiaBuilder can do for your organization.
Examples reported by Merkator, the developer of GaiaBuilder.
Government organization
Deployments in about two minutes
Merkator describes an organization managing critical infrastructure that replaced unpredictable manual deployments with standardized pipelines, Git traceability, and rollback.
Read Merkator’s government case study ↗Waternet / Utility
GIS releases connected to IT
Waternet used GaiaBuilder to replace lengthy manual release processes, introduce rollback, and establish a Git-based workflow across its ArcGIS Enterprise services and applications.
Read Merkator’s Waternet case study ↗Client perspective
“GaiaBuilder enables us to implement ArcGIS Enterprise updates with confidence. What used to take a full day now only takes minutes, and if something goes wrong, we can instantly roll back.”
Implementation, training & support
Put GaiaBuilder to work
with Nodeology.
Start with the content your team deploys today. Nodeology provides implementation, training, and support, from reviewing your environments and configuring an initial workflow to helping your team manage everyday releases.
What happens during implementation?
We review your ArcGIS environments and deployment needs, configure GaiaBuilder, and help your team establish a practical release workflow. Training covers using and maintaining that workflow.
What does development-to-production mean?
Changes move through separate development, testing, acceptance, and production environments. Your team can review content before releasing it to users and retain previous versions for recovery.
Do we need an existing CI/CD pipeline?
You can begin by discussing the workflow you have today. We’ll help identify a practical starting point for version control, deployment automation, and integration with your preferred tools.
How is this different from a one-time content copy?
GaiaBuilder supports ongoing content lifecycle management: versioning, repeatable promotion across environments, deployment automation, and rollback. The focus is a process your team can maintain and use again.
Who develops and supports GaiaBuilder?
GaiaBuilder is developed by Merkator. Nodeology resells the solution and provides implementation, training, and support.
Let’s put it to work
Make your next deployment
a repeatable one.
Bring an example of a release your team manages today. We’ll walk through how to version, deploy, validate, and recover that content with GaiaBuilder.
Schedule a GaiaBuilder walkthrough