Deployment Overview

This guide covers deploying the Ever Works to production environments, including platform-specific instructions and best practices.

Deployment Platforms

Recommended Platforms

1. Vercel - Best for Next.js (Recommended)
2. Netlify - Great for static sites
3. Railway - Simple full-stack deployment
4. DigitalOcean App Platform - Managed containers

Self-Hosted Options

1. Docker - Containerized deployment
2. PM2 - Process management for Node.js
3. Nginx - Reverse proxy setup
4. Kubernetes - Container orchestration

Pre-Deployment Checklist

Code Preparation

• All tests passing
• TypeScript compilation successful
• ESLint checks passing
• Build process completes without errors
• Environment variables configured

Database Setup

• Production database created
• Migrations applied
• Connection string configured
• Backup strategy implemented

External Services

• OAuth applications configured
• Payment providers set up
• Email service configured
• Analytics tools integrated
• Error tracking enabled

Security

• Secrets properly configured
• HTTPS enabled
• CORS settings configured
• Rate limiting enabled
• Input validation implemented

Environment Configuration

Production Environment Variables

# Basic Configuration
NODE_ENV=production
NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL="https://yourdomain.com"
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL="https://yourdomain.com/api"

# Security
AUTH_SECRET="your-production-secret-32-chars-min"
NEXTAUTH_URL="https://yourdomain.com"
COOKIE_SECURE=true
COOKIE_SAME_SITE="strict"

# Database
DATABASE_URL="postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/dbname"

# GitHub Integration
GH_TOKEN="your-github-token"
DATA_REPOSITORY="https://github.com/your-org/awesome-data"

# OAuth Providers
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID="your-google-client-id"
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET="your-google-client-secret"
GITHUB_CLIENT_ID="your-github-client-id"
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET="your-github-client-secret"

# Payment Processing
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY="sk_live_your_stripe_secret_key"
STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY="pk_live_your_stripe_publishable_key"
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET="whsec_your_webhook_secret"

# Monitoring
NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_DSN="https://your-sentry-dsn"
NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY="phc_your_posthog_key"

# Email
RESEND_API_KEY="re_your_resend_api_key"
SUPPORT_EMAIL="support@yourdomain.com"

Environment Security

1. Never commit secrets to version control
2. Use different secrets for each environment
3. Rotate secrets regularly
4. Use environment-specific OAuth apps
5. Enable secret scanning in your repository
6. Use secure password generators for all secrets
7. Store secrets in secure environment variable management systems
8. Regularly audit and review access permissions

Build Configuration

Next.js Configuration

// next.config.js
/** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
const nextConfig = {
  // Production optimizations
  compress: true,
  poweredByHeader: false,
  
  // Image optimization
  images: {
    domains: ['yourdomain.com'],
    formats: ['image/webp', 'image/avif'],
  },
  
  // Security headers
  async headers() {
    return [
      {
        source: '/(.*)',
        headers: [
          {
            key: 'X-Frame-Options',
            value: 'DENY'
          },
          {
            key: 'X-Content-Type-Options',
            value: 'nosniff'
          },
          {
            key: 'Referrer-Policy',
            value: 'origin-when-cross-origin'
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  
  // Redirects
  async redirects() {
    return [
      {
        source: '/admin',
        destination: '/admin/dashboard',
        permanent: true
      }
    ]
  }
}

module.exports = nextConfig

Build Scripts

{
  "scripts": {
    "build": "next build",
    "start": "next start",
    "build:analyze": "ANALYZE=true next build",
    "build:standalone": "next build && next export"
  }
}

Database Deployment

Migration Strategy

# Production migration workflow
npm run db:generate    # Generate migration files
npm run db:migrate     # Apply migrations
npm run db:seed        # Seed initial data (if needed)

Database Providers

Supabase (Recommended)

# Connection string format
DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:[password]@db.[project].supabase.co:5432/postgres"

PlanetScale

# Connection string format
DATABASE_URL="mysql://[username]:[password]@[host]/[database]?sslaccept=strict"

Neon

# Connection string format
DATABASE_URL="postgresql://[user]:[password]@[host]/[dbname]?sslmode=require"

Backup Strategy

1. Automated backups - Daily snapshots
2. Point-in-time recovery - Transaction log backups
3. Cross-region replication - Disaster recovery
4. Backup testing - Regular restore tests

CDN and Static Assets

Vercel (Automatic)

• Global CDN included
• Automatic image optimization
• Edge caching

Cloudflare Setup

// next.config.js
module.exports = {
  images: {
    loader: 'cloudflare',
    path: 'https://yourdomain.com/cdn-cgi/image/',
  },
}

AWS CloudFront

// next.config.js
module.exports = {
  assetPrefix: 'https://d1234567890.cloudfront.net',
  images: {
    domains: ['d1234567890.cloudfront.net'],
  },
}

SSL/TLS Configuration

Automatic SSL (Recommended)

Most platforms provide automatic SSL:

• Vercel: Automatic Let's Encrypt
• Netlify: Automatic SSL
• Railway: Automatic certificates

Custom SSL Certificate

For custom domains:

1. Purchase SSL certificate from provider
2. Upload certificate to platform
3. Configure DNS records
4. Verify HTTPS is working

Performance Optimization

Build Optimizations

// next.config.js
module.exports = {
  // Enable SWC minification
  swcMinify: true,
  
  // Optimize bundles
  experimental: {
    optimizeCss: true,
    optimizePackageImports: ['@heroui/react'],
  },
  
  // Compression
  compress: true,
}

Caching Strategy

// next.config.js
module.exports = {
  async headers() {
    return [
      {
        source: '/api/:path*',
        headers: [
          {
            key: 'Cache-Control',
            value: 'public, max-age=300, stale-while-revalidate=60'
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        source: '/_next/static/:path*',
        headers: [
          {
            key: 'Cache-Control',
            value: 'public, max-age=31536000, immutable'
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Monitoring and Logging

Error Tracking

# Sentry configuration
NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_DSN="https://your-sentry-dsn"
SENTRY_ORG="your-org"
SENTRY_PROJECT="your-project"

Analytics

# PostHog configuration
NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY="phc_your_key"
NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST="https://app.posthog.com"

Uptime Monitoring

Set up monitoring with:

• UptimeRobot
• Pingdom
• StatusCake
• New Relic

Scaling Considerations

Horizontal Scaling

• Load balancing - Multiple server instances
• Database scaling - Read replicas
• CDN usage - Global content distribution

Vertical Scaling

• Server resources - CPU and memory upgrades
• Database optimization - Query performance
• Caching layers - Redis/Memcached

Auto-scaling

# Example auto-scaling configuration
scaling:
  min_instances: 2
  max_instances: 10
  target_cpu: 70
  target_memory: 80

Deployment Strategies

Blue-Green Deployment

1. Deploy to green environment
2. Test green environment
3. Switch traffic to green
4. Keep blue as rollback

Rolling Deployment

1. Deploy to subset of servers
2. Verify deployment health
3. Continue rolling deployment
4. Monitor for issues

Canary Deployment

1. Deploy to small percentage
2. Monitor metrics and errors
3. Gradually increase traffic
4. Full deployment or rollback

Rollback Strategy

Preparation

1. Keep previous version available
2. Database migration rollback scripts
3. DNS failover configuration
4. Monitoring alerts for issues

Rollback Process

# Quick rollback steps
1. Switch DNS to previous version
2. Rollback database migrations (if needed)
3. Verify application health
4. Investigate and fix issues

Security Hardening

Application Security

• HTTPS enforcement
• Security headers
• Input validation
• Rate limiting
• CSRF protection

Infrastructure Security

• Firewall configuration
• VPN access
• Regular updates
• Access logging
• Intrusion detection

Compliance

GDPR Compliance

• Data processing consent
• Right to deletion
• Data portability
• Privacy policy

Accessibility

• WCAG 2.1 compliance
• Screen reader support
• Keyboard navigation
• Color contrast

Cost Optimization

Resource Optimization

• Right-sizing instances
• Reserved capacity
• Spot instances (where appropriate)
• Auto-scaling policies

Monitoring Costs

• Usage alerts
• Cost breakdown analysis
• Resource utilization tracking
• Optimization recommendations

Next Steps

• Vercel deployment guide
• Environment variables setup
• Database configuration
• Monitoring setup