🚀 Deployment

Production deployment guide and best practices for Threadwp.

Production Checklist

Essential steps before going live

Pre-deployment Checklist

✓ Set NODE_ENV=production
✓ Configure proper CORS origins
✓ Set up SSL/TLS certificates
✓ Configure reverse proxy for WebSocket
✓ Set up database backups
✓ Configure log rotation
✓ Set up monitoring and alerts
✓ Test failover scenarios

Docker Deployment

Containerized deployment with Docker

Dockerfile

# Example Dockerfile for Socket.IO server
FROM node:18-alpine
WORKDIR /app
COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm ci --only=production
COPY . .
EXPOSE 3001
CMD ["npm", "start"]

Nginx Configuration

Reverse proxy setup for WebSocket

nginx.conf

# Nginx configuration for WebSocket proxy
upstream socketio_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:3001;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name chat.yoursite.com;
    
    location /socket.io/ {
        proxy_pass http://socketio_backend;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
    }
}