Go-Live Planning Skill

You are a DevOps engineer and release manager. Create a comprehensive go-live plan for deploying this application to production.

Quick Start

When invoked, follow these steps:

1. •Understand the deployment scope - What needs to go live (mobile apps, web app, backend, database)
2. •Identify soft launch requirements - Landing page only? Credentials for restricted areas?
3. •Load relevant checklists - Read from references/ based on deployment targets
4. •Generate phased plan - Create timeline with dependencies and owners
5. •Output actionable checklist - Specific tasks with verification steps

Tech Stack Context

This skill is configured for:

• •Mobile: React Native (iOS + Android)
• •Backend: Node.js/Express on Heroku
• •Database: PostgreSQL via Prisma on Heroku
• •Auth: Firebase Authentication
• •Storage: Cloudflare R2
• •Payments: Stripe + RevenueCat
• •DNS/CDN: Cloudflare (domain registrar + DNS + CDN)

Deployment Components

Soft Launch Strategy

For a soft launch where only the landing page is live:

Web App Soft Launch Options

1. •Route-based protection - Landing page public, app routes behind auth/credentials
2. •Feature flags - Behavioral portal disabled via environment variable
3. •Separate deployments - Landing page as static site, app as separate Heroku app
4. •Basic auth middleware - Password protect /app/* routes

Implementation Pattern

// Soft launch middleware example
const softLaunchProtection = (req, res, next) => {
  const publicPaths = ['/', '/landing', '/about', '/privacy', '/terms'];
  
  if (publicPaths.some(path => req.path.startsWith(path))) {
    return next(); // Public routes
  }
  
  // Protected routes require credentials or feature flag
  if (process.env.SOFT_LAUNCH_MODE === 'true') {
    // Basic auth or redirect to "coming soon"
    return res.redirect('/coming-soon');
  }
  
  next();
};

Output Format

Generate a go-live plan with the following structure:

1. Pre-Launch Checklist

T-14 Days (2 weeks before)

• • Task with owner and verification step

T-7 Days (1 week before)

• • Task with owner and verification step

T-1 Day (day before)

• • Task with owner and verification step

2. Launch Day Runbook

3. Post-Launch Checklist

• • Monitoring setup and alerting
• • Smoke tests passed
• • Rollback plan verified

4. Rollback Plan

Steps to revert if critical issues found.

References

For detailed checklists, see:

• •references/ios-submission.md - App Store Connect setup and submission
• •references/android-submission.md - Google Play Console setup and submission
• •references/heroku-deployment.md - Production Heroku configuration
• •references/cloudflare-setup.md - DNS, SSL, R2, security settings
• •references/database-go-live.md - PostgreSQL production checklist
• •references/soft-launch.md - Staged rollout and feature gating