igny8/GO-LIVE-CHECKLIST.md

🚀 IGNY8 Go-Live Checklist

Date: January 20, 2026
Purpose: Quick reference for launching IGNY8 to production

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✅ Pre-Launch Checklist

Infrastructure Ready

• PostgreSQL running and accessible
• Redis running and accessible
• Caddy configured with SSL for all domains
• DNS records pointing to server
• Firewall configured (ports 80, 443 open)

Application Ready

• Production .env configured with real secrets
• All API keys set (OpenAI, Stripe, etc.)
• Django SECRET_KEY is unique and secure
• DEBUG=False in production
• CORS and ALLOWED_HOSTS configured

Operational Scripts Ready

• /data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/backup-db.sh
• /data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/backup-full.sh
• /data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/restore-db.sh
• /data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/deploy-production.sh
• /data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/deploy-staging.sh
• /data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/rollback.sh
• /data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/health-check.sh
• /data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/sync-prod-to-staging.sh
• /data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/log-rotate.sh

Staging Environment (Optional but Recommended)

• docker-compose.staging.yml created
• .env.staging.example created
• Copy to .env.staging and configure
• Create staging database
• Configure staging DNS records

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🏁 Go-Live Steps

Step 1: Create Initial Backup

/data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/backup-db.sh pre-deploy

Step 2: Verify Health

/data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/health-check.sh

Step 3: Set Up Automated Backups

# Install cron job
sudo cp /data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/igny8-cron /etc/cron.d/igny8
sudo chmod 644 /etc/cron.d/igny8

# Verify cron
sudo crontab -l -u root

Step 4: Test Backup & Restore (Optional)

# Create test backup
/data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/backup-db.sh daily

# Verify backup exists
ls -la /data/backups/daily/

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📋 Daily Operations

Check System Health

/data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/health-check.sh

View Logs

# Backend logs
docker logs -f igny8_backend

# All app logs
docker compose -f /data/app/igny8/docker-compose.app.yml -p igny8-app logs -f

Container Status

docker compose -f /data/app/igny8/docker-compose.app.yml -p igny8-app ps

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🚨 Emergency Procedures

Immediate Rollback

/data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/rollback.sh

Restore Database

# List available backups
ls -la /data/backups/

# Restore from latest
/data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/restore-db.sh /data/backups/latest_db.sql.gz

Restart All Services

docker compose -f /data/app/igny8/docker-compose.app.yml -p igny8-app restart

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📁 Key File Locations

Item	Location
Production Compose	/data/app/igny8/docker-compose.app.yml
Staging Compose	/data/app/igny8/docker-compose.staging.yml
Production Env	/data/app/igny8/.env
Staging Env	/data/app/igny8/.env.staging
Ops Scripts	/data/app/igny8/scripts/ops/
Backups	/data/backups/
Logs	/data/logs/

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📞 Support Contacts

• Documentation: /data/app/igny8/docs/
• Deployment Guide: /data/app/igny8/docs/50-DEPLOYMENT/
• Operations Guide: /data/app/igny8/docs/50-DEPLOYMENT/DEVOPS-OPERATIONS-GUIDE.md

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You're ready to go live! 🎉