Before go-live
- SSL certificate active
- DNS records validated
- app secrets rotated from defaults
- backup and restore test completed
- observability dashboard created
Operational readiness
- on-call contacts documented
- support escalation path defined
- incident severity rubric in place
After go-live (24 hours)
- review error rates
- review CPU/RAM trend
- confirm no failed cron/background jobs
- submit post-launch report