Deployment Overview

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

Deployment Platforms

Recommended Platforms

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

Self-Hosted Options

Docker - Containerized deployment
PM2 - Process management for Node.js
Nginx - Reverse proxy setup
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

Security

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

Never commit secrets to version control
Use different secrets for each environment
Rotate secrets regularly
Use environment-specific OAuth apps
Enable secret scanning in your repository
Use secure password generators for all secrets
Store secrets in secure environment variable management systems
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

Automated backups - Daily snapshots
Point-in-time recovery - Transaction log backups
Cross-region replication - Disaster recovery
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:

Purchase SSL certificate from provider
Upload certificate to platform
Configure DNS records
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

Deploy to green environment
Test green environment
Switch traffic to green
Keep blue as rollback

Rolling Deployment

Deploy to subset of servers
Verify deployment health
Continue rolling deployment
Monitor for issues

Canary Deployment

Deploy to small percentage
Monitor metrics and errors
Gradually increase traffic
Full deployment or rollback

Rollback Strategy

Preparation

Keep previous version available
Database migration rollback scripts
DNS failover configuration
Monitoring alerts for issues

Rollback Process

# Quick rollback steps
Switch DNS to previous version
Rollback database migrations (if needed)
Verify application health
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

Deployment Platforms​

Recommended Platforms​

Self-Hosted Options​

Pre-Deployment Checklist​

Code Preparation​

Database Setup​

External Services​

Security​

Environment Configuration​

Production Environment Variables​

Environment Security​

Build Configuration​

Next.js Configuration​

Build Scripts​

Database Deployment​

Migration Strategy​

Database Providers​

Supabase (Recommended)​

PlanetScale​

Neon​

Backup Strategy​

CDN and Static Assets​

Vercel (Automatic)​

Cloudflare Setup​

AWS CloudFront​

SSL/TLS Configuration​

Automatic SSL (Recommended)​

Custom SSL Certificate​

Performance Optimization​

Build Optimizations​

Caching Strategy​

Monitoring and Logging​

Error Tracking​

Analytics​

Uptime Monitoring​

Scaling Considerations​

Horizontal Scaling​

Vertical Scaling​

Auto-scaling​

Deployment Strategies​

Blue-Green Deployment​

Rolling Deployment​

Canary Deployment​

Rollback Strategy​

Preparation​

Rollback Process​

Security Hardening​

Application Security​

Infrastructure Security​

Compliance​

GDPR Compliance​

Accessibility​

Cost Optimization​

Resource Optimization​

Monitoring Costs​

Next Steps​