vercel-prod-checklist

# Vercel Prod Checklist ## Overview Complete pre-production checklist for Vercel deployments covering environment variables, domain configuration, performance, security, monitoring, and instant rollback procedures. ## Prerequisites - Staging deployment tested and verified - Production domain DNS configured - Production environment variables set - Monitoring and alerting configured ## Instructions ### Step 1: Pre-Deploy Verification ```bash # Verify production env vars are set vercel env ls --environment=production # Required production variables (example): # DATABASE_URL — production database # API_SECRET — production API key (type: sensitive) # NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL — public API endpoint # SENTRY_DSN — error tracking # Build locally to catch errors before deploying vercel build --prod # Run test suite npm test ``` ### Step 2: Production Deploy ```bash # Option A: Deploy directly to production vercel --prod # Option B: Promote an existing preview deployment vercel promote https://my-app-git-main-team.vercel.app # Option C: Deploy via API curl -X POST "https://api.vercel.com/v13/deployments" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $VERCEL_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "name": "my-app", "target": "production", "gitSource": { "type": "github", "repoId": "123456789", "ref": "main", "sha": "abc123" } }' ``` ### Step 3: Domain Configuration ```bash # Add production domain vercel domains add yourdomain.com # Verify...