Planning for Launch - How to ensure that a new website doesn't start with the wrong sort of bang
- 1. Planning for Launch How to ensure that a new website doesn't start with the wrong sort of bang
- 2. Who? Working on the line since the late β90s Freelancer -> Ltd company -> Acquian Drupalist since 2008 Site Builder & Themer
- 4. T-minus something Check and audit configuration for: β Performance β Security β Best Practices Order SSL Certificates Use soft launch & hard launch dates if possible
- 5. T-minus 2 weeks (or so) UAT in progress Enable all the caching Penetration Testing Load Testing
- 6. Load Testing Test on production hardware or equivalent Generate a test plan Check logs & look for bottlenecks NewRelic, TraceView and xhprof can help
- 7. T-minus 1 week Final QA/Testing Fixes from Pen & Load tests Upsize hardware Update DNS TTL to low value
- 8. T-minus 1 day Final Review Smoke Tests on Production Check search indexes are up-to-date Make the go no-go decision
- 9. T-minus 1 hour Check all the things (again) Disable on-screen logging in production Warm the caches if you are really keen!
- 10. All systems go Change your DNS Monitor all the things Relax?
- 11. But this is Show and Tell! www.designcouncil.org.uk www.westminster.gov.uk www.visitengland.com www.worldpay.com www.lush.co.uk
- 13. Questions?