Deployment Checklist

The checklist we run a project through before going live.

Environment

• Ensure APP_ENV is set to production
• Ensure APP_DEBUG is false

Browsers

• Desktop: test on latest versions of Chrome, IE/Edge, Firefox, and Safari
• Mobile: test on latest versions of Mobile Safari, Mobile Chrome, and Android

Scripts

• Remove all console.log lines in scripts
• Check for console errors

Forms

• Test all forms
• Ensure email notifications have the right to and from addresses

Meta

• Check page titles / descriptions
• Test Facebook sharing. Provide og-tags if needed
• Does Favicon load? Pin the tab in Safari to check pinned icon

Analytics

• Install Google Analytics and ensure it's only loaded in production

Google Search Console

• Submit the site on Google Search Console (use Domain property type where applicable)
• Submit sitemap.xml

SSL

• Install Let's Encrypt certificate
• Redirect non-www to www address (unless otherwise is required by the project)
• Redirect http traffic to https

Github

• Remove dev branch and other stale branches

Credits

Many bits of this checklist are inspired from Spatie's Checklist Going Live.