Northern-Thailand-Ping-River-Monitor/DEPLOYMENT_CHECKLIST.md

🚀 Deployment Checklist - Northern Thailand Ping River Monitor

✅ Pre-Deployment Checklist

Code Quality

• All tests pass (make test)
• Code formatting applied (make format)
• Linting checks pass (make lint)
• No security vulnerabilities (safety check)
• Documentation updated
• Version number updated in setup.py and src/__init__.py

Configuration

• Environment variables configured (.env file)
• Database connection tested
• API endpoints tested
• Log levels appropriate for environment
• Security settings configured (API keys, secrets)
• Resource limits set (memory, CPU)

Dependencies

• All required packages in requirements.txt
• No unused dependencies
• Security updates applied
• Compatible Python version (3.9+)

🐳 Docker Deployment

Pre-Docker Checklist

• Dockerfile tested locally
• Docker Compose configuration verified
• Volume mounts configured correctly
• Network settings configured
• Health checks working
• Resource limits set

Docker Commands

# Build and test locally
make docker-build
docker run --rm ping-river-monitor python run.py --test

# Deploy with Docker Compose
make docker-run

# Verify deployment
make health-check

Post-Docker Checklist

• All services running (docker-compose ps)
• Health checks passing
• Logs showing normal operation
• API accessible (curl http://localhost:8000/health)
• Database connectivity verified
• Grafana dashboards loading

🌐 Production Deployment

Infrastructure Requirements

• Server specifications adequate (CPU, RAM, Storage)
• Network connectivity to external APIs
• SSL certificates configured (if HTTPS)
• Firewall rules configured
• Backup strategy implemented
• Monitoring alerts configured

Security Checklist

• API keys secured (environment variables)
• Database credentials secured
• HTTPS enabled for web interface
• Input validation enabled
• Rate limiting configured
• Log sanitization enabled

Performance Checklist

• Database indexes created
• Connection pooling configured
• Caching enabled where appropriate
• Resource monitoring enabled
• Performance baselines established

📊 Monitoring Setup

Health Monitoring

• Health check endpoints responding
• Database health monitoring
• API response time monitoring
• Memory usage monitoring
• Disk space monitoring

Alerting

• Critical error alerts configured
• Performance degradation alerts
• Database connectivity alerts
• Disk space alerts
• API availability alerts

Logging

• Log rotation configured
• Log levels appropriate
• Structured logging enabled
• Log aggregation configured (if applicable)
• Log retention policy set

🔄 CI/CD Pipeline

GitLab CI/CD

• .gitlab-ci.yml configured
• Pipeline variables set
• Test stage passing
• Build stage creating artifacts
• Deploy stage configured
• Rollback procedure documented

Pipeline Stages

• Test: Unit tests, integration tests, linting
• Build: Docker image creation, artifact generation
• Deploy: Staging deployment, production deployment
• Verify: Health checks, smoke tests

🗄️ Database Setup

Database Configuration

• Database server running and accessible
• Database created with correct permissions
• Connection string configured
• Migration scripts run (if applicable)
• Backup strategy implemented
• Performance tuning applied

Database-Specific Checklist

SQLite

• Database file permissions set correctly
• WAL mode enabled for better concurrency
• Regular backup scheduled

MySQL/PostgreSQL

• User accounts created with minimal privileges
• Connection pooling configured
• Query performance optimized
• Replication configured (if applicable)

InfluxDB

• Retention policies configured
• Continuous queries set up (if needed)
• Backup strategy implemented

VictoriaMetrics

• Storage configuration optimized
• Retention period set
• Resource limits configured

🌐 Web Interface

API Deployment

• FastAPI server running
• All endpoints responding correctly
• API documentation accessible (/docs)
• CORS configured correctly
• Rate limiting working
• Authentication configured (if applicable)

Frontend Integration

• Grafana dashboards configured
• Data sources connected
• Visualizations working
• Alerts configured
• User access configured

📈 Performance Verification

Load Testing

• API endpoints tested under load
• Database performance under load
• Memory usage under load
• Response times acceptable
• Error rates acceptable

Capacity Planning

• Expected data volume calculated
• Storage growth projected
• Scaling strategy documented
• Resource monitoring thresholds set

🔧 Operational Procedures

Maintenance

• Update procedure documented
• Backup and restore procedures tested
• Rollback procedure documented
• Monitoring runbooks created
• Incident response procedures documented

Documentation

• Deployment guide updated
• API documentation current
• Configuration documentation complete
• Troubleshooting guide available
• Contact information updated

✅ Post-Deployment Verification

Functional Testing

• Data collection working
• API endpoints responding
• Database writes successful
• Web interface accessible
• Station management working

Integration Testing

• External API connectivity
• Database integration
• Monitoring integration
• Alert system working
• Backup system working

Performance Testing

• Response times acceptable
• Memory usage normal
• CPU usage normal
• Disk I/O normal
• Network usage normal

🚨 Rollback Plan

Rollback Triggers

• Critical errors in production
• Performance degradation
• Data corruption
• Security vulnerabilities
• Service unavailability

Rollback Procedure

1. Stop current deployment
2. Restore previous Docker images
3. Restore database backup (if needed)
4. Verify system functionality
5. Update monitoring and alerts
6. Document incident and lessons learned

📞 Support Information

Emergency Contacts

• System administrator contact
• Database administrator contact
• Network administrator contact
• Application developer contact

Documentation Links

• Deployment guide
• API documentation
• Troubleshooting guide
• Configuration reference
• Monitoring dashboards

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Deployment Date: ___________
Deployed By: ___________
Version: v3.1.1
Environment: ___________

Sign-off:

• Technical Lead: ___________
• Operations Team: ___________
• Security Team: ___________