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Production Readiness Checklist

CODITECT Document Management System​

Version: 1.0.0 Date: 2025-12-28 Status: Pre-Production Review

Quick Start​

Step 1: Initial Setup​

First, configure your environment.

Step 2: Run the Process​

Execute the main workflow.

Step 3: Verify Results​

Confirm everything works correctly.

Prerequisites​

Before starting, ensure you have:

  • Required tools installed
  • Access to necessary resources
  • Basic understanding of concepts

Verify setup:

# Verification command

1. Infrastructure Readiness​

1.1 Compute Resources​

  • GKE cluster provisioned with required node pools
  • Cloud Run services configured with appropriate scaling
  • Container images built and pushed to GCR
  • Resource limits (CPU/Memory) set per workload type
  • Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) configured (3-20 replicas)
  • Pod Disruption Budget (PDB) set (minAvailable: 2)

1.2 Networking​

  • VPC and subnets configured
  • Cloud NAT for egress traffic
  • Load balancer with SSL termination
  • Cloud Armor security policies applied
  • DNS records configured (dms.coditect.ai, dms-api.coditect.ai)
  • SSL/TLS certificates provisioned (managed certificates)
  • Network policies restricting pod-to-pod traffic

1.3 Database​

  • Cloud SQL PostgreSQL instance provisioned
  • pgvector extension enabled for embeddings
  • Read replicas configured for high availability
  • Automated backups enabled (daily, 7-day retention)
  • Point-in-time recovery enabled
  • Connection pooling configured (pgBouncer or Cloud SQL Proxy)

1.4 Cache & Queue​

  • Memorystore Redis provisioned
  • Redis cluster mode for high availability (if needed)
  • Celery workers deployed and connected
  • Task queues configured (default, embeddings, processing)

2. Security Readiness​

2.1 Authentication & Authorization​

  • JWT authentication implemented and tested
  • API key authentication for programmatic access
  • RBAC roles defined (Owner, Admin, Editor, Viewer, API_Only)
  • 25+ granular permissions configured
  • Token expiration and refresh implemented
  • Rate limiting per tenant/user

2.2 Secrets Management​

  • All secrets stored in Secret Manager
  • No hardcoded credentials in code
  • Service accounts with minimal permissions
  • API keys rotatable without downtime
  • Stripe webhook secret secured

2.3 Data Protection​

  • Row-level security (RLS) enabled for tenant isolation
  • Data encrypted at rest (default in GCP)
  • Data encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3)
  • PII handling compliant with policies
  • Audit logging for sensitive operations

2.4 Security Testing​

  • OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities tested
  • No SQL injection vulnerabilities
  • No XSS vulnerabilities
  • No CSRF vulnerabilities
  • No SSRF vulnerabilities
  • Dependency vulnerability scan passed
  • Container image scan passed

3. Monitoring & Observability​

3.1 Metrics​

  • Prometheus ServiceMonitor configured
  • Application metrics exposed (/metrics)
  • Custom business metrics (documents, searches, embeddings)
  • Resource metrics (CPU, memory, disk)
  • Database connection pool metrics

3.2 Logging​

  • Structured JSON logging implemented
  • Log levels appropriately set (INFO for prod)
  • Request/response logging (sanitized)
  • Error tracking with stack traces
  • Logs shipped to Cloud Logging

3.3 Alerting​

  • SLO alerts configured (99.9% availability)
  • Error rate alerts (>5% warning, >10% critical)
  • Latency alerts (P95 >2s)
  • Resource exhaustion alerts
  • On-call rotation configured
  • Runbook links in alert annotations

3.4 Dashboards​

  • Grafana dashboard deployed
  • API overview (RPS, latency, errors)
  • Resource utilization dashboard
  • Business metrics dashboard
  • SLO dashboard

4. Testing & Quality​

4.1 Test Coverage​

  • Unit test coverage ≥80%
  • Integration tests for all endpoints
  • Contract tests for external APIs
  • All tests passing in CI

4.2 Performance​

  • Load testing completed (1,000 concurrent users)
  • P95 latency <100ms under load
  • Throughput meets requirements (100+ RPS)
  • No memory leaks detected
  • Database query performance optimized

4.3 Quality Gates​

  • Code review completed
  • Security review completed
  • Architecture review completed
  • No critical/high severity bugs

5. Deployment Readiness​

5.1 CI/CD Pipeline​

  • GitHub Actions workflow configured
  • Automated testing on PR
  • Container build and push automated
  • Deployment to staging automated
  • Production deployment requires approval

5.2 Deployment Configuration​

  • Kubernetes manifests validated
  • Cloud Run service.yaml validated
  • Environment variables configured
  • Secrets mounted from Secret Manager
  • Health probes configured (liveness, readiness)

5.3 Rollback Strategy​

  • Blue-green or canary deployment configured
  • Rollback procedure documented
  • Database migration rollback plan
  • Previous version retention (5 versions)

6. Operational Readiness​

6.1 Documentation​

  • API documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger)
  • Architecture documentation
  • Runbook for common operations
  • Incident response procedures
  • On-call handbook

6.2 Support​

  • Support channels configured
  • Escalation paths defined
  • SLA commitments documented
  • Customer communication templates

6.3 Disaster Recovery​

  • Backup strategy documented
  • Recovery Time Objective (RTO) <1 hour
  • Recovery Point Objective (RPO) <1 hour
  • DR drill completed successfully
  • Failover procedure documented

7. Compliance & Legal​

7.1 Data Governance​

  • Data retention policies defined
  • Data deletion procedures in place
  • GDPR compliance (if applicable)
  • SOC 2 controls implemented (if applicable)

7.2 Terms & Policies​

  • Terms of Service published
  • Privacy Policy published
  • Acceptable Use Policy defined
  • SLA published

8. Business Readiness​

8.1 Billing​

  • Stripe integration tested
  • Subscription tiers configured
  • Checkout flow tested
  • Billing portal accessible
  • Invoice generation working

8.2 Customer Onboarding​

  • Sign-up flow tested
  • Email verification working
  • Welcome email configured
  • Getting started guide available

Sign-off​

RoleNameDateSignature
Engineering Lead
Security Lead
Operations Lead
Product Owner
CTO

Final Checklist Summary​

Total Items: 100+ Completed: ___ Remaining: ___ Blockers: ___

Go/No-Go Decision: [ ] GO [ ] NO-GO

Notes: