Kordant/tasks/web-production

Web Production Readiness

Objective: Harden, optimize, and operationalize the SolidStart web application for production deployment with enterprise-grade security, performance, monitoring, and compliance.

Status legend: [ ] todo, [~] in-progress, [x] done

Tasks

Security & Hardening

• 01 — Security Headers & CORS Configuration → 01-security-headers-cors.md
• 02 — Rate Limiting & DDoS Protection → 02-rate-limiting-ddos.md
• 03 — Input Validation & XSS Prevention Audit → 03-input-validation-xss.md
• 04 — Authentication & Session Security Hardening → 04-auth-session-hardening.md

Performance & Reliability

• 05 — CDN & Asset Optimization → 05-cdn-asset-optimization.md
• 06 — Database Connection Pooling & Query Optimization → 06-db-connection-pooling.md
• 07 — Caching Strategy (Redis + HTTP Cache) → 07-caching-strategy.md
• 08 — Graceful Shutdown & Health Check Endpoints → 08-health-checks-shutdown.md

Monitoring & Observability

• 09 — Structured Logging & Log Aggregation → 09-structured-logging.md
• 10 — Error Tracking & Alerting (Sentry Integration) → 10-error-tracking.md
• 11 — Application Metrics & Dashboards → 11-metrics-dashboards.md
• 12 — Uptime & Performance Monitoring → 12-uptime-monitoring.md

CI/CD & DevOps

• 13 — GitHub Actions CI Pipeline → 13-github-actions-ci.md
• 14 — Automated Deployment Pipeline → 14-deployment-pipeline.md
• 15 — Docker & Infrastructure Optimization → 15-docker-infra.md
• 16 — Environment Management & Secrets Rotation → 16-env-secrets.md

Testing & Quality Assurance

• 17 — End-to-End Testing (Playwright) → 17-e2e-testing.md
• 18 — Load & Stress Testing → 18-load-testing.md
• 19 — Accessibility Audit & WCAG Compliance → 19-accessibility-audit.md
• 20 — Dependency Vulnerability Scanning → 20-dependency-scanning.md

Compliance & Legal

• 21 — Privacy Policy, TOS & Legal Pages → 21-legal-pages.md
• 22 — Cookie Consent & GDPR Compliance → 22-cookie-gdpr.md
• 23 — Data Export & Deletion Tools → 23-data-export-deletion.md
• 24 — Security.txt & Responsible Disclosure → 24-security-txt.md

SEO & Marketing

• 25 — Sitemap, Robots.txt & Open Graph → 25-seo-meta.md
• 26 — Analytics Integration (Plausible/PostHog) → 26-analytics.md
• 27 — Structured Data & Rich Snippets → 27-structured-data.md

API & Backend Stability

• 28 — API Versioning & Deprecation Strategy → 28-api-versioning.md
• 29 — API Documentation (OpenAPI/tRPC Docs) → 29-api-documentation.md
• 30 — WebSocket Production Hardening → 30-websocket-production.md

Database Production Readiness

• 31 — Backup Strategy & Point-in-Time Recovery → 31-db-backup.md
• 32 — Migration Safety & Rollback Procedures → 32-migration-safety.md

Dependencies

• 01, 02, 03, 04 can be done in parallel (security foundation)
• 05, 06, 07, 08 can be done in parallel (performance foundation)
• 09, 10, 11, 12 can be done in parallel (observability)
• 13 depends on 17, 18, 19, 20 (tests must pass before CI)
• 14 depends on 13, 15, 16 (CI + infra + env)
• 21, 22, 23, 24 can be done in parallel (compliance)
• 25, 26, 27 can be done in parallel (SEO)
• 28, 29, 30 can be done in parallel (API stability)
• 31, 32 can be done in parallel (DB ops)
• All groups can proceed independently

Exit Criteria

• All security headers present and scoring A+ on Security Headers scan
• Rate limiting active on all public endpoints (100 req/min)
• Database queries optimized with connection pooling (PgBouncer or equivalent)
• Redis caching layer active for hot paths
• Health check endpoint responding with 200 and dependency status
• Structured logging shipping to aggregation service
• Error tracking capturing 100% of unhandled exceptions
• CI pipeline running tests, lint, typecheck, and build on every PR
• Automated deployment to staging on merge to main
• E2E tests covering critical user journeys (signup → dashboard → billing)
• Load tests confirming 1000 concurrent users with <200ms p95 latency
• Accessibility audit passing WCAG 2.1 AA
• All production dependencies vulnerability-free
• Legal pages live and linked in footer
• Cookie consent banner functional with granular controls
• GDPR data export and deletion APIs operational
• SEO meta tags, sitemap, and robots.txt serving correctly
• Analytics tracking page views and conversion events
• API documentation publicly accessible and up-to-date
• WebSocket connections stable with reconnection logic tested
• Database backups automated with 7-day retention
• Migration rollback tested and documented

Implementation Summary

Files Created/Modified

• web/src/middleware.ts - Security headers, CORS, request logging
• web/src/server/lib/env.ts - Environment validation
• web/src/server/lib/logger.ts - Structured logging with Pino
• web/src/server/lib/ratelimit.ts - Redis-backed rate limiting
• web/src/server/lib/cache.ts - Redis caching layer
• web/src/server/lib/cached-queries.ts - Cached query helpers
• web/src/server/lib/request-logger.ts - Request logging middleware
• web/src/server/api/validation.ts - Input sanitization utilities
• web/src/server/api/utils.ts - Updated tRPC procedures with Redis rate limiting
• web/src/server/auth/jwt.ts - Hardened JWT with issuer/audience claims
• web/src/server/health.ts - Health check endpoints
• web/src/routes/api/health.ts - /api/health endpoint
• web/src/routes/api/ready.ts - /api/ready endpoint
• web/src/routes/privacy.tsx - Privacy policy page
• web/src/routes/terms.tsx - Terms of service page
• web/src/routes/sitemap.xml.ts - Dynamic sitemap generation
• web/public/robots.txt - Robots.txt configuration
• web/public/instrument.server.mjs - Sentry server initialization
• web/src/entry-client.tsx - Sentry client initialization
• web/playwright.config.ts - E2E test configuration
• web/e2e/critical-flows.spec.ts - E2E test suite
• web/Dockerfile - Multi-stage production Dockerfile
• web/.dockerignore - Docker ignore rules
• docker-compose.prod.yml - Production Docker Compose
• .github/workflows/ci.yml - CI pipeline
• .github/workflows/deploy.yml - Deployment pipeline
• docs/MIGRATIONS.md - Migration safety guidelines
• docs/BACKUPS.md - Backup strategy documentation
• .gitignore - Updated to protect env files
• .env.example - Updated with all required variables
• web/.env.development - Stripped secrets
• web/.env.production - Stripped secrets
• web/package.json - Added dependencies, updated start script

Dependencies Added

• pino - Structured logging
• pino-pretty - Development log formatting
• @sentry/solidstart - Error tracking
• @playwright/test - E2E testing
• ioredis - Redis client (already present, now used for rate limiting + caching)

Critical Security Fixes

• Removed hardcoded JWT fallback secret
• Added JWT issuer/audience validation
• Stripped committed secrets from env files
• Added env file protection to .gitignore
• Implemented security headers (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options, etc.)
• Added CORS configuration
• Implemented Redis-backed rate limiting
• Added input sanitization utilities