# Deployment Documentation

**Level**: Intermediate  
**Prerequisites**: Basic familiarity with AITBC services and environments  
**Estimated Time**: 20-40 minutes  
**Last Updated**: 2026-04-27  
**Version**: 1.0

## 🧭 **Navigation Path:**
**🏠 [Documentation Home](../README.md)** → **🚀 Deployment** → *You are here*

**breadcrumb**: Home → Deployment → Overview

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## 🎯 **See Also:**
- **🏗️ [Infrastructure Documentation](../infrastructure/README.md)** - Runtime and ops guidance
- **📋 [Project Documentation](../project/README.md)** - Project-level context
- **📈 [Release Notes](../releases/README.md)** - Versioned rollout history
- **📚 [Documentation Home](../README.md)** - Main entry point

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## 📦 **Contents**

- **[SETUP_PRODUCTION.md](SETUP_PRODUCTION.md)** - Production deployment setup and operational checklist
- **[SMART_CONTRACT_DEPLOYMENT.md](SMART_CONTRACT_DEPLOYMENT.md)** - Smart contract deployment guide for testnet and mainnet

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## 🧱 **Purpose**

Use this directory for deployment-oriented documentation such as:

- production setup and rollout steps
- environment preparation and verification
- deployment-safe operational checklists
- release-adjacent instructions for operators

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## 🚀 **Next Steps**

- Start with `SETUP_PRODUCTION.md` for the production workflow.
- Cross-check `../infrastructure/README.md` for runtime structure.
- Review `../releases/README.md` before promoting changes.

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*Last updated: 2026-04-27*  
*Version: 1.0*  
*Status: Deployment entry point*