Deployment is the process of setting a specific revision of your code live into either Production or Staging.
For example, suppose that Revision 55 is currently “live” on your website, and you want to switch to Revision 56, in order to activate your most recent changes. The process of making Revision 56 “live” in Production is referred to as “deployment”.
HTL BID stores every version of your configuration. However, at any given time, only two versions are “live”: production and staging.
The production URL is
- https://htlbid.com/v3/example.com/htlbid.js
The staging URL is
- https://htlbid.com/stage/v3/example.com/htlbid.js
A common publisher workflow is to place the Staging URL on your staging website, and to place the Production URL on your production website.
Then you can test changes by
- updating your ad configuration
- pressing the “deploy to stage” button
- verifying changes your staging site
- pressing the “deploy the production” button
How long does deployment take?
Deployment usually takes about 1 minute. In some cases, it may take 5-10 minutes. You will see the status change from “deploying” to “deployed” when deployment is complete.