checklist.md

Checklist

This document contains things which you always should check on specific states of project lifetime.

When initializing project

• use db postgres instead of mysql (--database=postgresql)
• skip test unit (-T)
• skip bundle (--skip-bundle)
• add required gems to the Gemfile
• Set up Vagrantfile

When pushing project to the staging and/or production

• setup rotate logs
• Make redirect to one domain (on nginx level). Example: http://www.monterail.com => http://monterail.com
• Setup airbrake or getsentry
• Setup process monitor (e.g. monit)
• If using devise, set correct "from" email address
• prepare maintenance screens for server errors and configure http servers / proxies

When maintaining project on staging and/or production

• Use LOW_PRIORITY update for MySQL for long-lasting queries on production