ArcGIS Content Deployment

Promote ArcGIS content across environments
safely and repeatably

Qonda Deploy gives GIS teams version control, approval workflows, and a full deployment history for ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online content - all from a single web interface.

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Deployment Pipeline
DEV SNAPSHOT APPROVAL MAPPING PROD Web Map v5 Approved Transform Deployed

An example Qonda Deploy pipeline - from DEV snapshot to PROD in four controlled stages

Works with your ArcGIS stack

ArcGIS Online
Portal for ArcGIS
ArcGIS Enterprise 10.5+
ArcGIS Server
ArcGIS Pro Projects
Multi-environment

Does any of this sound familiar?

If your team manages ArcGIS content across more than one environment, these questions come up constantly. Qonda Deploy answers all of them.

How do I promote this web map to production without breaking anything?
What version of this feature service is running in our live environment?
Who approved the last deployment, and when?
Something changed in production - what exactly changed, and who changed it?
Can we roll back the deployment from Friday?
We need sign-off before anything reaches our live environment.
How do I promote content without giving operators access to the production portal admin account?
Which items need re-deploying after our ArcGIS Enterprise upgrade?
How do I publish an updated map file to ArcGIS Server without opening ArcGIS Pro?
Our production environment is air-gapped - how do we keep deployment records in sync across the boundary?
For

GIS teams managing multi-environment deployments

  • GIS administrators
  • GIS architects
  • Release and change managers
  • GIS managers
  • Compliance and governance teams
  • IT operations
When

Controlled deployments matter

  • Managing DEV, TEST, STAGING, and PROD portals
  • Migrating to a new ArcGIS Enterprise version
  • Running a change-controlled release process
  • Auditors need a record of every deployment
Where

Your infrastructure, your control

  • Self-hosted on your own Windows server
  • Or fully managed SaaS in your region
  • Your ArcGIS credentials never leave your infrastructure

Everything you need to manage ArcGIS deployments

From snapshotting portal items to full approval workflows and a searchable deployment history, Qonda Deploy gives your team a complete release management platform for ArcGIS content.

Item Catalog

Register any ArcGIS Portal item - web maps, apps, feature services, hosted layers - and manage its deployment lifecycle from a central catalog.

Version Snapshots

Capture the current state of any portal item as a named version. Every snapshot records who took it and when, giving you a complete version history for each item.

JSON Diff

Compare any two versions of an item side-by-side with a full JSON diff. See exactly what changed - down to individual field values and nested configuration.

Multi-Environment Deployment

Register DEV, TEST, STAGING, and PROD environments. Promote any item version to any target with a single action - no scripting required.

Approval Workflows

Require one or more approvers before a deployment reaches a sensitive environment. Assign approval groups per environment and track every decision with a timestamped audit record.

Mapping Engine

Automatically translate URLs, service references, field names, and domain values between environments so item configuration is correct after promotion - no manual editing needed.

Live Dashboard

A real-time view of in-progress deployments, approvals awaiting action, and recent activity. Spot issues the moment they occur - not after the fact.

Deployment History

A complete, searchable record of every deployment. Filter by item, environment, user, or date. Re-deploy any historical version at any time with a single click.

Automatic Backups

Scheduled daily and monthly database backups with DOW rotation run automatically in the background. Manual backups can be triggered from the settings UI at any time.

Audit Log

Every login, failed login, deployment, approval, and configuration change is logged and visible to administrators. Built for compliance and change-management reviews.

Map File Deployment

Upload ArcGIS Pro map files (.mapx), track versions, and publish directly to ArcGIS Server as map or feature services. Per-environment connection remapping rewrites database and service references automatically before the Service Definition is built.

Bulk Item Import

Register all items from an ArcGIS Portal group or a configured environment user in a single action. Duplicates are skipped automatically and each new item receives an initial snapshot immediately after registration.

Timeline View

A swimlane timeline for every item and map file shows when versions were captured and which environments they were deployed to. Bezier curves connect each snapshot to its deployments so you can see the full promotion history at a glance.

Disconnected Environment Sync

Keep multiple Qonda Deploy instances in sync across isolated or air-gapped networks. Online mode syncs automatically between connected peers; offline mode exchanges a single bundle file across the network boundary - no persistent connection required.

Up and running in minutes

Qonda Deploy installs as a Windows Service and connects to your ArcGIS environments using your existing credentials. No additional infrastructure required.

1

Connect

Register your ArcGIS environments - Online organisations, Portals for ArcGIS, or both - from the browser-based admin interface.

2

Snapshot

Add portal items to the catalog and capture their current state as a version. Each snapshot records the author, timestamp, and full item configuration.

3

Deploy

Choose a version, pick a target environment, and trigger the deployment. If the environment requires approval, approvers are notified automatically.

4

Track

Monitor live progress on the dashboard. Review the full deployment history and compare any two item versions with a detailed JSON diff.

Nothing else required

No ArcGIS Pro license
No Git or source control platform
No Azure DevOps or CI/CD pipeline
No FME or ETL platform
No external dependencies
No scripting or coding
No per-user licensing
No per-environment licensing

Connect your entire ArcGIS estate

Qonda Deploy supports unlimited source and target environments across all Esri platform types with no additional configuration required per environment.

ArcGIS Online

Full support for ArcGIS Online organisations as source or target environments for item promotion.

Portal for ArcGIS

Works with ArcGIS Enterprise 10.5 and later. Supports built-in, Windows, token, and OAuth authentication.

Cross-Platform Promotion

Promote items from ArcGIS Online to Enterprise, or between Enterprise environments at different versions.

Unlimited Environments

Register as many environments as you manage - DEV, TEST, STAGING, PROD, and everything in between - all visible from a single interface.

Air-Gapped & Isolated Networks

Support for environments with no direct network path between them. Two Qonda Deploy instances can sync online when connected, or exchange a single bundle file across the boundary when they are not.

A controlled path from development to production

Every deployment follows a traceable, audited path. Qonda Deploy sequences item promotions through your environments with approval gates where you need them.

DEV SNAPSHOT APPROVAL MAPPING PROD Web Map v5 Approved Transform Deployed

Each item moves through its own pipeline - Qonda Deploy manages the sequence, approvals, and mapping automatically

Built with security at its core

Qonda Deploy runs entirely within your own infrastructure. Your ArcGIS credentials and content never leave your control.

Trusted

Built by the team behind Qonda Reports, trusted by GIS teams worldwide for almost a decade.

Self-hosted

Runs entirely within your own infrastructure. You choose where it runs and who can reach it - no shared tenancy, no external dependencies.

Your data stays with you

Your ArcGIS credentials, item configurations, and deployment history are never sent to Ope Ltd or any third party. All data remains on the server you control.

Own user management

Manage operator access independently of ArcGIS portal admin accounts. Operators deploy without ever needing direct portal credentials.

Secure by default

HTTPS only with a self-signed certificate generated on install. Every response includes Content Security Policy and X-Frame-Options headers.

No telemetry

No outbound connections you don’t know about - even for licensing. What happens on your server stays on your server.

How we compare

Qonda Deploy is purpose-built for GIS administrators and release managers. Here’s how it stacks up against the alternatives.

vs
Manual promotion

Exporting items from one portal and re-importing them into another by hand using the ArcGIS web interface.

  • No version history - there is no record of what was deployed or when
  • No approval workflow - anyone with portal access can overwrite production content
  • No diff view - impossible to see what changed between two manual exports
  • URL and service references must be updated by hand in every target environment
  • No audit trail for compliance or incident review
  • Error-prone and time-consuming at scale
vs
Scripted (ArcGIS Python API)

Custom Python scripts using the ArcGIS API for Python to automate item promotion between environments.

  • Requires developer skills to write, test, and maintain scripts
  • Scripts break silently when ArcGIS versions or item schemas change
  • No built-in approval gates - governance must be enforced outside the script
  • No UI - operators need command-line access and Python knowledge
  • Audit trail only exists if you build it yourself
  • Connection remapping logic must be re-implemented for every new environment

Simple, transparent pricing

One licence covers your entire deployment - no per-user or per-environment fees.

SaaS

Hosted and managed by Ope Ltd. No server to maintain, always on the latest version.

US$900
per year - plus applicable tax
  • Unlimited environments
  • Unlimited users
  • All features included
  • Fully managed & updated
  • Regional hosting options
  • Priority support
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