hvac-kia-content/docs/DEPLOYMENT_CHECKLIST.md

Production Deployment Checklist

Pre-Deployment Verification

Environment Setup

• Ubuntu 20.04+ or compatible Linux distribution
• Python 3.9+ installed
• 2GB+ RAM available
• 10GB+ disk space available
• Display server running (for TikTok scraping)
• Network connectivity to all target sites

Dependencies

• Install system packages:

  sudo apt update
  sudo apt install python3-pip python3-venv git chromium-browser
  

• Install Python packages:

  pip install -r requirements.txt
  

• Verify Chromium browser works:

  chromium-browser --version
  

Configuration Files

• .env file created with all required variables:

  • WORDPRESS_USERNAME
  • WORDPRESS_API_KEY
  • YOUTUBE_CHANNEL_URL
  • INSTAGRAM_USERNAME
  • INSTAGRAM_PASSWORD
  • TIKTOK_TARGET
  • NAS_PATH
  • TIMEZONE (default: America/Halifax)
  • HEALTHCHECK_URL (optional)
  • ALERT_EMAIL (optional)

• .env file permissions set to 600:

  chmod 600 .env
  

Directory Structure

• Create production directories:

  sudo mkdir -p /opt/hvac-kia-content
  sudo mkdir -p /var/log/hvac-content
  

• Set proper ownership:

  sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /opt/hvac-kia-content
  sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /var/log/hvac-content
  

NAS Configuration

• NAS mount point exists and is accessible
• Write permissions verified:

  touch /mnt/nas/hvacknowitall/test.txt && rm /mnt/nas/hvacknowitall/test.txt
  

• Sufficient space available on NAS

Deployment Steps

1. Code Deployment

• Clone repository to staging location:

  git clone https://github.com/yourusername/hvac-kia-content.git
  cd hvac-kia-content
  

• Checkout correct branch/tag:

  git checkout main  # or specific version tag
  

2. Configuration

• Copy .env.example to .env:

  cp .env.example .env
  

• Edit .env with production values
• Verify environment variables:

  python3 -c "from run_production import validate_environment; validate_environment()"
  

3. Test Individual Scrapers

• Test WordPress:

  python test_real_data.py --source wordpress --items 1
  

• Test YouTube:

  python test_real_data.py --source youtube --items 1
  

• Test Instagram (carefully):

  python test_real_data.py --source instagram --items 1
  

• Test TikTok:

  DISPLAY=:0 python test_real_data.py --source tiktok --items 1
  

• Test MailChimp RSS:

  python test_real_data.py --source mailchimp --items 1
  

• Test Podcast RSS:

  python test_real_data.py --source podcast --items 1
  

4. Test Production Runner

• Dry run test:

  python run_production.py --job regular --dry-run
  

• Verify output file created
• Check log files for errors
• Verify NAS sync (if enabled)

5. Install Systemd Services

• Run installation script:

  chmod +x install_production.sh
  ./install_production.sh
  

• Verify services installed:

  systemctl list-unit-files | grep hvac
  

6. Enable Services

• Enable main timer:

  sudo systemctl enable hvac-content-aggregator.timer
  

• Start timer:

  sudo systemctl start hvac-content-aggregator.timer
  

• Verify timer is active:

  systemctl status hvac-content-aggregator.timer
  

7. Optional: TikTok Captions

• Only if captions are required:

  sudo systemctl enable hvac-tiktok-captions.timer
  sudo systemctl start hvac-tiktok-captions.timer
  

Post-Deployment Verification

Immediate Checks

• Timer scheduled correctly:

  systemctl list-timers | grep hvac
  

• No errors in service status:

  systemctl status hvac-content-aggregator.service
  

• Log files being created:

  ls -la /var/log/hvac-content/
  

First Run Verification

• Manually trigger first run:

  sudo systemctl start hvac-content-aggregator.service
  

• Monitor logs in real-time:

  tail -f /var/log/hvac-content/aggregator.log
  

• Verify all sources processed
• Check output file created
• Verify NAS sync completed
• Health check ping received (if configured)

24-Hour Verification

• Check timer fired at scheduled times (8 AM, 12 PM)
• Review metrics.json for performance data
• Check disk usage:

  df -h /opt/hvac-kia-content
  

• Review error logs:

  grep ERROR /var/log/hvac-content/*.log
  

• Verify incremental updates working (no duplicates)

Monitoring Setup

Log Monitoring

• Set up log rotation if needed:

  sudo nano /etc/logrotate.d/hvac-content
  

  /var/log/hvac-content/*.log {
      daily
      rotate 7
      compress
      missingok
      notifempty
  }
  

Health Monitoring

• Configure health check service (e.g., Healthchecks.io)
• Set up email alerts for failures
• Create dashboard for metrics visualization

Backup Configuration

• Schedule state file backups:

  0 2 * * * tar -czf /backup/hvac-state-$(date +\%Y\%m\%d).tar.gz /opt/hvac-kia-content/state/
  

• Test restore procedure

Troubleshooting Checklist

If Scrapers Fail

• Check environment variables are set
• Verify network connectivity
• Check API rate limits
• Review authentication credentials
• Check display server (for TikTok)

If Timer Doesn't Fire

• Check timer is enabled
• Verify system time is correct
• Check systemd timer status
• Review journal logs:

  journalctl -u hvac-content-aggregator.timer
  

If NAS Sync Fails

• Verify NAS is mounted
• Check write permissions
• Verify sufficient space
• Test rsync manually

Rollback Procedure

Quick Rollback

1. Stop services:

   sudo systemctl stop hvac-content-aggregator.timer
   

2. Restore previous version:

   cd /opt/hvac-kia-content
   git checkout <previous-version>
   

3. Restart services:

   sudo systemctl start hvac-content-aggregator.timer
   

Full Rollback

1. Stop and disable all services
2. Restore backup of state files
3. Restore previous code version
4. Re-run installation script
5. Verify functionality
6. Re-enable services

Sign-off

• Deployment completed successfully
• All verification steps passed
• Monitoring configured
• Documentation updated
• Team notified

Deployed By: _________________
Date: _________________
Version: _________________
Notes: _________________

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Last Updated: 2024-12-18