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