# Production Checklist

**Version:** 1.0.0  
**Last Updated:** 2026-01-26

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## Table of Contents

1. [Overview](#overview)
2. [Pre-Deployment Checklist](#pre-deployment-checklist)
3. [Security Checklist](#security-checklist)
4. [Infrastructure Checklist](#infrastructure-checklist)
5. [Monitoring Checklist](#monitoring-checklist)
6. [Backup Checklist](#backup-checklist)
7. [Post-Deployment Checklist](#post-deployment-checklist)

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## Overview

This checklist ensures **production readiness** before deploying SwX-API to production. Complete all items before going live.

### Checklist Categories

1. **Pre-Deployment** - Code and configuration
2. **Security** - Security hardening
3. **Infrastructure** - Server and services
4. **Monitoring** - Monitoring and alerting
5. **Backup** - Backup and recovery
6. **Post-Deployment** - Verification and testing

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## Pre-Deployment Checklist

### Code Quality

- [ ] All tests passing
- [ ] Code reviewed and approved
- [ ] No debug code in production
- [ ] No hardcoded secrets
- [ ] No development tools enabled
- [ ] Error handling implemented
- [ ] Input validation on all endpoints
- [ ] Output sanitization implemented

### Configuration

- [ ] Environment variables configured
- [ ] `.env` file created with all secrets
- [ ] Secrets are strong (32+ characters, random)
- [ ] Different secrets per environment
- [ ] CORS configured correctly
- [ ] Rate limiting enabled
- [ ] Audit logging enabled
- [ ] Alerting configured

### Database

- [ ] Database migrations tested
- [ ] Database backups configured
- [ ] Database connection pooling configured
- [ ] Database indexes created
- [ ] Database performance tested
- [ ] Database credentials secure

### Documentation

- [ ] Deployment guide reviewed
- [ ] Operations guide reviewed
- [ ] Security guide reviewed
- [ ] Runbooks created
- [ ] Incident response plan created

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## Security Checklist

### Authentication

- [ ] Strong password requirements enforced
- [ ] Passwords hashed with bcrypt
- [ ] Short access token expiration (7 days max)
- [ ] Long refresh token expiration (30 days)
- [ ] Audience validation enabled
- [ ] Token revocation on logout
- [ ] Rate limiting on auth endpoints

### Authorization

- [ ] Permission checks on all endpoints
- [ ] Policy engine configured
- [ ] Resource ownership checks
- [ ] Team membership checks
- [ ] Fail-closed by default

### Secrets

- [ ] Secrets not in code
- [ ] Secrets not in database
- [ ] Secrets in environment variables
- [ ] Different secrets per environment
- [ ] Secrets rotated regularly
- [ ] Secrets management service configured (optional)

### Network

- [ ] HTTPS/TLS enabled
- [ ] HTTP to HTTPS redirect
- [ ] Security headers enabled
- [ ] CORS properly configured
- [ ] Firewall rules configured
- [ ] DDoS protection configured (optional)

### Data

- [ ] Sensitive data encrypted at rest
- [ ] HTTPS for data in transit
- [ ] Sensitive data filtered from logs
- [ ] Parameterized queries used
- [ ] Input validation and sanitization

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## Infrastructure Checklist

### Server

- [ ] Server meets minimum requirements (2GB RAM, 2 CPU cores)
- [ ] Server updated with latest security patches
- [ ] Firewall configured
- [ ] SSH access secured
- [ ] Server monitoring configured

### Docker

- [ ] Docker installed and updated
- [ ] Docker Compose installed
- [ ] Docker images built
- [ ] Docker volumes configured
- [ ] Docker network configured
- [ ] Health checks configured

### Services

- [ ] Database service running
- [ ] Redis service running
- [ ] API service running
- [ ] Caddy service running (production)
- [ ] All services healthy
- [ ] Service dependencies configured

### DNS

- [ ] Domain name registered
- [ ] DNS records configured
- [ ] A record points to server IP
- [ ] DNS propagation verified
- [ ] SSL certificate obtained (via Let's Encrypt)

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## Monitoring Checklist

### Health Checks

- [ ] Health check endpoints working
- [ ] Docker health checks configured
- [ ] External monitoring configured
- [ ] Health check alerts configured

### Metrics

- [ ] Application metrics collected
- [ ] Infrastructure metrics collected
- [ ] Database metrics collected
- [ ] Redis metrics collected
- [ ] Metrics dashboard configured

### Logging

- [ ] Application logging configured
- [ ] Log levels set appropriately
- [ ] Log aggregation configured (optional)
- [ ] Log retention policy configured
- [ ] Sensitive data filtered from logs

### Alerting

- [ ] Alert channels configured (Slack, Email, SMS)
- [ ] Critical alerts configured
- [ ] Warning alerts configured
- [ ] Alert thresholds set
- [ ] Alert testing completed

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## Backup Checklist

### Database Backups

- [ ] Database backup script created
- [ ] Automated backups configured
- [ ] Backup storage configured
- [ ] Backup encryption enabled
- [ ] Backup retention policy configured
- [ ] Restore procedure tested

### Application Backups

- [ ] Application code backed up (git)
- [ ] Configuration files backed up
- [ ] Environment variables backed up (securely)
- [ ] Docker images backed up (optional)

### Recovery

- [ ] Recovery procedure documented
- [ ] Recovery procedure tested
- [ ] Recovery time objectives defined
- [ ] Recovery point objectives defined

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## Post-Deployment Checklist

### Verification

- [ ] Health checks passing
- [ ] API endpoints responding
- [ ] Database connectivity verified
- [ ] Redis connectivity verified
- [ ] HTTPS working correctly
- [ ] SSL certificate valid

### Testing

- [ ] Authentication tested
- [ ] Authorization tested
- [ ] API endpoints tested
- [ ] Error handling tested
- [ ] Rate limiting tested
- [ ] Monitoring tested

### Documentation

- [ ] Deployment documented
- [ ] Configuration documented
- [ ] Monitoring documented
- [ ] Incident response plan documented
- [ ] Runbooks created

### Team

- [ ] Team trained on operations
- [ ] On-call rotation configured
- [ ] Escalation procedures defined
- [ ] Communication channels established

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## Quick Reference

### Critical Items

**Must Have:**
- ✅ HTTPS/TLS enabled
- ✅ Strong secrets configured
- ✅ Database backups configured
- ✅ Health checks working
- ✅ Monitoring configured
- ✅ Alerting configured

**Should Have:**
- ✅ Secrets management service
- ✅ Log aggregation
- ✅ Metrics dashboard
- ✅ Incident response plan
- ✅ Runbooks

**Nice to Have:**
- ✅ DDoS protection
- ✅ WAF (Web Application Firewall)
- ✅ Advanced monitoring
- ✅ Automated scaling

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## Next Steps

After completing the checklist:

1. **Deploy to Production**
   - Follow [Deployment Guide](./DEPLOYMENT.md)
   - Monitor deployment closely
   - Verify all services healthy

2. **Monitor Closely**
   - Watch health checks
   - Monitor logs
   - Check alerts
   - Verify metrics

3. **Test Thoroughly**
   - Test all endpoints
   - Test authentication
   - Test authorization
   - Test error handling

4. **Document Everything**
   - Document deployment
   - Document configuration
   - Document issues
   - Update runbooks

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## Status

**Checklist Completion:** ⬜ Not Started | ⬜ In Progress | ⬜ Complete

**Last Updated:** [Date]

**Reviewed By:** [Name]

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**Status:** Production checklist documented, ready for use.
