# Deployment Checklist

**Date**: YYYY-MM-DD
**Version**: vX.X.X
**Deployer**: [Your Name]
**Environment**: [Production/Staging/Development]

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## Pre-Deployment (T-24 hours)

- [ ] All tests pass in CI/CD pipeline
- [ ] Code review completed and approved
- [ ] Security scan passed (no critical vulnerabilities)
- [ ] Database migration tested in staging
- [ ] Rollback plan documented
- [ ] Deployment window scheduled
- [ ] On-call engineer notified
- [ ] Stakeholders notified

## Pre-Deployment (T-1 hour)

- [ ] Backup created: `/backup/foxhunt_backup_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.dump`
- [ ] Backup verified (can be restored)
- [ ] Monitoring dashboards open
- [ ] Alert thresholds reviewed
- [ ] Deployment script tested in staging
- [ ] Communication channel ready (#deployment-YYYY-MM-DD)

## During Deployment

- [ ] Maintenance mode enabled (if applicable)
- [ ] Database migration applied successfully
- [ ] Application deployed (version: ________)
- [ ] Health checks passing
- [ ] Smoke tests executed successfully
- [ ] Metrics baseline established

## Post-Deployment (T+30 min)

- [ ] All services healthy
- [ ] Error rate < 1%
- [ ] Latency P99 < 500ms
- [ ] Database connections < 80%
- [ ] Memory usage stable
- [ ] No critical alerts fired
- [ ] End-to-end test passed

## Post-Deployment (T+24 hours)

- [ ] No rollbacks required
- [ ] Performance metrics within targets
- [ ] No customer complaints
- [ ] Deployment marked as successful
- [ ] Documentation updated

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## Notes

[Any issues encountered during deployment]

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## Sign-Off

**Deployed by**: _______________
**Verified by**: _______________
**Date/Time**: _______________