✅ Created comprehensive deployment guide (DEPLOYMENT.md)
✅ Created pre-deployment checklist (scripts/pre-deploy-checklist.md)
✅ Set up production environment file template (.env.production)
✅ Created deployment scripts for Unix/Linux (scripts/deploy.sh)
✅ Created deployment scripts for Windows (scripts/deploy.ps1)
✅ Implemented logger utility to suppress development-only logs (src/lib/utils/logger.ts)
✅ Created console log update script (scripts/update-console-logs.js)
✅ Enhanced Next.js configuration for production (next.config.mjs)
✅ Created project documentation files in /docs directory
✅ Enhanced README.md with project details
- Replace all placeholder values in
.env.productionwith actual API keys - Run the console log update script to replace console.log calls with logger utility
(Change DRY_RUN to false in the script to actually update files)
node scripts/update-console-logs.js - Complete the Pre-Deployment Checklist in
scripts/pre-deploy-checklist.md - Run lint checks and fix any issues
npm run lint - Test the application locally in production mode
npm run build && npm run start - Verify Firebase services are properly configured:
- Authentication enabled and configured
- Firestore Database with appropriate security rules
- Storage with appropriate security rules
- Admin SDK service account created
- Verify Vercel account is set up (or alternative hosting platform)
- Create Firebase project for production (if not already done)
- Ensure all checklist items above are completed
- Configure Git repository for the project (if not already done)
- For Windows users, execute:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\scripts\deploy.ps1 - For Unix/Linux/Mac users, execute:
chmod +x scripts/deploy.sh ./scripts/deploy.sh - Verify the deployment by visiting the deployed URL
- Run through Post-Deployment Verification steps in the checklist
- Set up custom domain (if needed)
- Set up monitoring and analytics
- Configure error tracking (e.g., Sentry)
- Set up regular backups of Firestore data
- Document production URLs and access information
- Share access credentials with appropriate team members
- Schedule a deployment review meeting
- Plan for ongoing maintenance and updates
If critical issues are discovered after deployment:
- In Vercel dashboard, select your project
- Go to "Deployments" tab
- Find the previous stable deployment
- Click "..." and select "Promote to Production"
- Verify the rollback fixed the issue
- Document the issue for future reference
- Fix the issue in the development environment before redeploying
- Deployment Lead: [Name]
- Frontend Lead: [Name]
- Backend Lead: [Name]
- QA Lead: [Name]
For deployment issues, contact:
- [Name] - [Contact Info]
- [Name] - [Contact Info]