# Introducing Shipit

DevFeed: [Introducing Shipit](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-shipit-1453.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/introducing-shipit>)

Author: Jean Boussier

Published: 2015-06-17T15:41:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shopify.md>), [code productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-productivity.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>), [audit trail](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/audit-trail.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [audit-trail](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audit-trail.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [developer-productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-productivity.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shopify.md>)

## AI overview

Shopify introduces Shipit, an open-source deployment tool developed after a year of internal use. It is designed to support frequent deployments by providing deployment coordination, safety locks, project-based configuration, audit trails for deploys and rollbacks, and improved performance through GitHub integration.

## Source excerpt

3 minute read After a year of internal use, we're excited to open-source our deployment tool, Shipit. With dozens of teams pushing code multiple times a day to a variety of different targets, fast and easy deploys are key to developer productivity (and happiness) at Shopify. Along with key improvements to our infrastructure, Shipit plays a central role in making this happen.