Netlify deploy Modern CLI A deploy is a versioned, atomic snapshot: Netlify uploads only changed files and switches the live site only after all files land — the site is never in an inconsistent state. A deploy can be a preview or a production version served at your primary domain. Continuous deployment vs manual deploys: Deploy with Git and the Netlify CLI support continuous deployment — a push auto-triggers a build. Drag and drop and the API create one-off manual deploys. Manual deploys ( ) do not run a build command; drag-and-drop while logged in is the only exception (framework auto-detec…