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Production Checklist

Before deploying to production:

Environment Variables

Set these environment variables in your production environment:

Generate Secure JWT Secret

Deployment Options

Render

  1. Connect your repository to Render
  2. Set environment variables
  3. Deploy
The render.yaml file in the repository provides a configuration example.

Railway

  1. Create a new project on Railway
  2. Connect your repository
  3. Set environment variables
  4. Deploy

Heroku

Docker

Create a Dockerfile:
Build and run:

CORS Configuration

Update CORS settings in server/index.ts:

Rate Limiting

Add rate limiting middleware:

Monitoring

Health Check Endpoint

The server includes a health check endpoint:

Logging

Add structured logging:

Security Best Practices

  1. Use HTTPS: Always use HTTPS in production
  2. Secure Headers: Add security headers middleware
  3. Input Validation: Validate all input parameters
  4. Error Handling: Don’t expose sensitive error details
  5. Regular Updates: Keep dependencies updated

Next Steps

Server Setup

Review server setup guide

API Reference

View complete API documentation