# The CI/CD Pipeline That Was Lying to Us: A Deploy Debugging Story

This blog post narrates the author's experience troubleshooting a malfunctioning CI/CD pipeline that resulted in manual deployments despite an automated setup. The author describes a series of small, interconnected issues that compounded over time, leading to deployment failures. The fixes involved adjusting CI configurations, correcting directory paths, and ensuring proper environment settings. The key takeaway emphasizes the importance of methodically identifying and resolving failures in a layered system.