Going-live checklist

Complete this against the deployed production site. Keep evidence and unresolved items with the release record. A local build is only one check.

Project and releaseLink to this section

• Record the deployed revision and installed Systhema version.
• Run pnpm sync, the project's type check, lint and formatting check.
• Run pnpm build with the production build environment.
• Run systhema doctor and resolve failures or record reviewed exceptions.
• Review upgrade notes and any schema or data migrations in this release.
• Confirm staging and production point at separate intended databases.

Hosting and recoveryLink to this section

• Set NEXT_PUBLIC_SERVER_URL to the production origin.
• Set APP_ENVIRONMENT=production on production and staging on staging.
• Configure real PAYLOAD_SECRET and SYSTHEMA_API_SECRET values.
• Keep registry and service credentials private.
• Confirm the runtime can connect to its database.
• Use SYSTHEMA_PRERENDER=off if the builder cannot reach the database.
• Verify media persists across restarts and redeploys.
• Back up the database and media; test a restore to an isolated environment.
• Record the owner of domain, hosting, certificates and renewals.

Content and navigationLink to this section

• Publish the approved pages in each intended locale.
• Set the homepage and verify / while signed out.
• Review Header and Footer links, including logo and enquiry actions.
• Check nested page paths and intended redirect destinations.
• Confirm unknown URLs return the expected not-found response.
• Remove starter branding, sample copy and placeholder assets.
• Confirm image alternatives describe informative images.
• Publish privacy and cookie information appropriate to the site's integrations.

Forms and accountsLink to this section

• Submit every public form while signed out.
• Confirm the submission exists in Admin.
• Confirm notification email reaches its intended recipient.
• Test validation errors, captcha failure and success messages.
• Check captcha configuration for the production hostname.
• Test password reset on the public Admin origin.
• Review each client's role and publishing permissions.

SEO and analyticsLink to this section

• Review rendered titles, descriptions, canonical URLs and share images.
• Verify /robots.txt and /sitemap.xml on the production hostname.
• Confirm staging remains excluded from indexing as intended.
• Verify locale-specific canonical and sitemap entries.
• Test tracking before consent, after acceptance and after withdrawal.
• Confirm analytics uses the correct property and period.

Accessibility and visual QALink to this section

• Complete navigation and form submission using a keyboard.
• Verify visible focus and the skip link to main-content.
• Test mobile-menu opening, closing and Escape behavior.
• Inspect small, medium and large layouts with long real content.
• Check supported themes for contrast and readable controls.
• Check reduced-motion behavior.
• Verify unsaved live preview and published edits becoming visible.

After approval, complete the client-handover checklist. Deployment details are in Launch and Deploying.