LAUNCH_CHECKLIST.md

# 🚀 AudioForge Launch Checklist

## Pre-Launch Verification

### ✅ Backend
- [ ] Database migrations run successfully
- [ ] Environment variables configured
- [ ] API endpoints responding
- [ ] Health check endpoint working
- [ ] Model files downloaded (MusicGen, RVC, Demucs)
- [ ] Redis/Celery workers running
- [ ] API documentation accessible at `/api/docs`

### ✅ Frontend
- [ ] `pnpm install` completed
- [ ] `.env.local` configured with `NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL`
- [ ] `pnpm dev` starts without errors
- [ ] No TypeScript errors
- [ ] No linter errors
- [ ] All components render correctly
- [ ] Animations working smoothly
- [ ] Responsive design tested (mobile, tablet, desktop)

### ✅ UI/UX Enhancements
- [ ] Sound wave background animating
- [ ] Prompt suggestions clickable
- [ ] Generation form submits successfully
- [ ] Status badges showing correct colors
- [ ] Mini visualizer appears on hover
- [ ] Empty states display correctly
- [ ] Loading states have personality
- [ ] Footer stats showing live data
- [ ] Keyboard shortcuts modal works (⌘K)
- [ ] All hover effects smooth

### ✅ Integration Testing
- [ ] Create generation → appears in list
- [ ] Generation status updates (pending → processing → completed)
- [ ] Audio playback works
- [ ] Error handling displays friendly messages
- [ ] Toast notifications appear
- [ ] Polling updates list automatically

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## Performance Checks

### ✅ Frontend Performance
- [ ] First Contentful Paint < 1.5s
- [ ] Time to Interactive < 3s
- [ ] Canvas animations run at 60fps
- [ ] No layout shifts (CLS < 0.1)
- [ ] Images optimized
- [ ] Fonts loaded efficiently

### ✅ Backend Performance
- [ ] API response time < 200ms (non-generation endpoints)
- [ ] Database queries optimized
- [ ] Proper indexing on frequently queried fields
- [ ] Rate limiting configured
- [ ] CORS configured correctly

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## Security Checks

### ✅ Backend Security
- [ ] Environment variables not committed
- [ ] API authentication working (if implemented)
- [ ] Input validation on all endpoints
- [ ] SQL injection protection
- [ ] XSS protection
- [ ] HTTPS configured (production)
- [ ] Rate limiting active

### ✅ Frontend Security
- [ ] No API keys in client code
- [ ] CSP headers configured
- [ ] Sanitized user input
- [ ] Secure cookies (if using auth)

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## Deployment Checklist

### ✅ Docker Deployment
- [ ] `docker-compose up -d` works
- [ ] All containers healthy
- [ ] Volumes mounted correctly
- [ ] Networks configured
- [ ] Logs accessible via `docker-compose logs -f`

### ✅ Manual Deployment
- [ ] Backend running on production server
- [ ] Frontend built and deployed
- [ ] Database accessible
- [ ] Redis accessible
- [ ] Celery workers running
- [ ] Reverse proxy configured (nginx/caddy)
- [ ] SSL certificates installed

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## Post-Launch Monitoring

### ✅ Observability
- [ ] Error tracking configured (Sentry, etc.)
- [ ] Analytics tracking (optional)
- [ ] Server monitoring (CPU, memory, disk)
- [ ] Application logs accessible
- [ ] Database performance monitoring

### ✅ User Experience
- [ ] Test generation end-to-end
- [ ] Verify email notifications (if implemented)
- [ ] Check mobile experience
- [ ] Test with slow network
- [ ] Verify error messages are helpful

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## Marketing & Documentation

### ✅ Documentation
- [ ] README.md complete
- [ ] SETUP.md accurate
- [ ] API documentation up to date
- [ ] CONTRIBUTING.md present
- [ ] LICENSE file included

### ✅ Marketing Assets
- [ ] Screenshots of UI
- [ ] Demo video (optional)
- [ ] GitHub repo description
- [ ] Social media posts prepared
- [ ] Product Hunt submission (optional)

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## Quick Test Script

Run this to verify everything works:

```bash

# Backend health check

curl http://localhost:8000/health



# Frontend loads

curl http://localhost:3000



# Create test generation

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/generations \

  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \

  -d '{"prompt": "A calm acoustic guitar melody", "duration": 30}'



# Check generation status

curl http://localhost:8000/api/v1/generations

```

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## Known Issues / Future Improvements

### Phase 2 Enhancements
- [ ] Dark mode toggle
- [ ] User authentication
- [ ] Save favorite generations
- [ ] Share generations via link
- [ ] Download audio in multiple formats
- [ ] Batch generation
- [ ] Advanced audio editing
- [ ] Collaborative features

### Performance Optimizations
- [ ] Implement CDN for static assets
- [ ] Add service worker for offline support
- [ ] Optimize model loading
- [ ] Implement audio streaming
- [ ] Add caching layer

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## Launch Day Checklist

### 🚀 T-1 Hour
- [ ] Final smoke test on production
- [ ] Verify all monitoring active
- [ ] Backup database
- [ ] Team notified
- [ ] Support channels ready

### 🚀 Launch
- [ ] Announce on social media
- [ ] Post to relevant communities
- [ ] Monitor error logs
- [ ] Watch server metrics
- [ ] Respond to early feedback

### 🚀 T+1 Hour
- [ ] Check for critical errors
- [ ] Verify user signups working
- [ ] Monitor generation success rate
- [ ] Respond to support requests

### 🚀 T+24 Hours
- [ ] Review analytics
- [ ] Collect user feedback
- [ ] Prioritize bug fixes
- [ ] Plan next iteration

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## Emergency Contacts

- **Backend Issues**: Check logs at `/var/log/audioforge/`
- **Frontend Issues**: Check browser console
- **Database Issues**: Check PostgreSQL logs
- **Worker Issues**: Check Celery logs

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## Success Metrics

### Week 1 Goals
- [ ] 100+ generations created
- [ ] < 5% error rate
- [ ] Average processing time < 60s
- [ ] 90%+ user satisfaction (based on feedback)

### Month 1 Goals
- [ ] 1,000+ total generations
- [ ] 100+ active users
- [ ] Feature requests collected
- [ ] Roadmap for v2 defined

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**Remember**: Launch is just the beginning. Listen to users, iterate fast, and keep the creative energy flowing. 🐼⚡

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