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:

# 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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