How to Prepare a Website for Production Launch
Production readiness requires more than pushing code. Settings, secrets, database migrations, static files, health checks, and backups all matter.
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.
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.