Checklists
The Step You Skip Is the One That Breaks Production
Launches, migrations, and deploys are when things break. Not because teams are careless, but because there is too much to remember under pressure. These checklists cover the critical steps so nothing gets missed when it matters most.
- Step-by-step checklists for launches, migrations, deploys, and setup
- Built from real incidents -- not theoretical best practices
- Reusable templates you can run through every time
Checklists for every high-risk moment
Never miss a critical step again
Website launch checklist
Everything to verify before and after going live: DNS, SSL, asset health, monitoring setup, alert configuration. The difference between a smooth launch and an "it works on my machine" disaster.
Migration checklist
Step-by-step verification for domain migrations, platform changes, and hosting moves. Redirect chains, asset loading, host drift, SEO preservation -- all covered.
Monitoring setup checklist
Configure monitoring from scratch: add your URLs, connect your alert channels, run your first check, and establish baselines. Done in under five minutes.
Deploy verification checklist
Post-deploy checks to run after every release: asset health, redirect correctness, page availability, and critical page structure. Catch regressions before your users do.
Campaign launch checklist
Verify landing pages, script tags, and conversion flows work before the first ad dollar is spent. Broken pages waste budget -- this checklist prevents that.
Incident response checklist
Structured response steps when an alert fires: triage the incident, diagnose with evidence, apply the fix, verify resolution, and communicate with stakeholders.
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Automate the checks you keep forgetting
Most checklist items map directly to Sitewatch monitors. Set them up once and let daily checks handle the rest.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Many checklist items map directly to Sitewatch monitors. Instead of manually checking asset health or redirect correctness after every deploy, configure monitors that check daily and on demand, and alert you when something fails.
Run through it 24-48 hours before going live, then again immediately after DNS propagation. This gives you time to catch issues in staging and verify the live site matches expectations.
After every production deploy. With Sitewatch, most of the deploy checklist runs automatically -- monitors verify asset health and page availability on each daily check, and you can trigger an on-demand check right after deploying.
Post-migration redirect verification. Teams set up redirects but fail to verify that all old URLs correctly resolve to new ones, leading to broken backlinks and lost SEO value. Sitewatch catches REDIRECT_LOOP and HOST_DRIFT automatically.
Yes. All checklists are free to read and use with no signup required. They are designed to be practical whether or not you use Sitewatch for monitoring.
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Website Migration Monitoring
Monitor every stage of a domain or platform migration.
Campaign Launch Monitoring
Verify landing pages work before sending paid traffic.
Broken Assets Monitoring
Detect broken JS, CSS, images, and CDN failures after deploys.
Performance Regression Monitoring
Detect when deploys break assets, redirect chains, or page structure.
Website Monitoring
Verify pages actually work beyond uptime checks.
API Monitoring
Detect when backend failures break your pages.