Production readiness checklist
A reliable production launch starts with clean migrations, correct environment settings, a tested database connection, HTTPS, secure cookies, static files, backups, and health checks.
Teams should also verify admin access, forms, email, payment keys, and monitoring before opening the site to users.
Key results
- Use production settings explicitly for every deployment command.
- Take a database backup before schema changes or destructive operations.
- Run smoke checks after migration and before restarting services.