chore(readme): deployment updates

README.md

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ This project serves as a platform to facilitate the creation, management, and vi
 
 The motivation behind this project is to offer academic institutions an efficient mechanism to simplify the proposal submission, evaluation, and feedback cycles, thereby facilitating a smoother pairing of students with their respective supervisors.
 
+## Requirements
+
 ## Installation
 
 How to install the project:
@@ -30,6 +32,45 @@ npm run dev
 
 The web app should now be visible on https://localhost:5000.
 
+## Deployment
+
+This section will guide you through the deployment process.
+
+### Pre-requisites
+
+- [Helm](https://helm.sh/) installed
+- [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/) installed
+
+### Steps
+
+- (dev): `npm run release:beta:dry` (to test)
+- (dev): `npm run release:beta` (to deploy)
+- (dev): `git push --follow-tags origin dev` (to push to dev branch)
+- (Github): Actions generate a new docker image automatically with a new tag (e.g. v1.0.0-beta.1)
+- (.env/doppler): Update the APP_VERSION environment variable to the new tag (e.g. v1.0.0-beta.1)
+- (dev): `cd deploy/`
+- (dev): `./_deploy_prod.sh diff` (to check the changes)
+- (dev): `./_deploy_prod.sh apply` (to deploy to the production environment)
+- New version is now deployed to the production environment on [https://theses.bf.uzh.ch/](https://theses.bf.uzh.ch/)
+
+- After testing the new version in production, merge the dev branch into the main branch
+- (main): `npm run release:dry` (to test)
+- (main): `npm run release` (to deploy)
+- (main): `git push --follow-tags origin main` (to push to main branch)
+- (Github): Actions generate a new docker image automatically with a new tag (e.g. v1.0.0)
+- (.env/doppler): Update the APP_VERSION environment variable to the new tag (e.g. v1.0.0)
+- (main): `cd deploy/`
+- (main): `./_deploy_prod.sh diff` (to check the changes)
+- (main): `./_deploy_prod.sh apply` (to deploy to the production environment)
+- New version is now deployed to the production environment on [https://theses.bf.uzh.ch/](https://theses.bf.uzh.ch/)
+
+### Restart the app (if only Powerautomate Solution Update)
+
+```bash
+# Restart the app
+kubectl rollout restart -n thesis-platform deployment thesis-platform
+```
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.