Production Checklist
Security
- Change default passwords
- Enable HTTPS/SSL
- Set strong JWT secret
- Configure CORS properly
- Enable rate limiting
- Set up firewall rules
Performance
- Enable Redis caching
- Configure connection pooling
- Set up CDN for static assets
- Enable gzip compression
- Optimize database indexes
Monitoring
- Set up error tracking
- Configure logging
- Enable health checks
- Set up uptime monitoring
- Configure alerts
Security
HTTPS/SSL
Use Let’s Encrypt with Certbot:Environment Variables
Production environment variables:CORS Configuration
Restrict CORS to your domain:Rate Limiting
Enable rate limiting in production:Performance
Redis Caching
Enable Redis for better performance:- User sessions
- Guild data
- Presence information
Database Optimization
Create indexes for common queries:Connection Pooling
Configure inbackend/.env:
CDN Setup
Use a CDN for static assets:- Cloudflare
- AWS CloudFront
- Fastly
Monitoring
Error Tracking
Integrate Sentry:Logging
Configure structured logging:Health Checks
Monitor endpoints:GET /api/health- API health- Database connectivity
- Redis connectivity
- MinIO connectivity
Uptime Monitoring
Use services like:- UptimeRobot
- Pingdom
- StatusCake
Backup Strategy
Automated Database Backups
Backup Retention
- Daily backups: Keep 7 days
- Weekly backups: Keep 4 weeks
- Monthly backups: Keep 12 months
MinIO Backups
Scaling
Vertical Scaling
Increase server resources:- 4+ CPU cores
- 8+ GB RAM
- SSD storage
Horizontal Scaling
Run multiple backend instances:Database Scaling
- Read replicas for queries
- Connection pooling
- Query optimization
Deployment Platforms
VPS (DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr)
AWS
- EC2 for compute
- RDS for PostgreSQL
- S3 for file storage
- ElastiCache for Redis
Kubernetes
Use provided Kubernetes manifests (coming soon).Maintenance
Updates
Database Migrations
Always backup before migrations:Troubleshooting
High memory usage
High memory usage
- Check for memory leaks
- Increase swap space
- Scale horizontally
Slow queries
Slow queries
- Add database indexes
- Enable query logging
- Optimize N+1 queries
WebSocket disconnects
WebSocket disconnects
- Check nginx timeout settings
- Verify firewall rules
- Enable keepalive

