Free checklist
Everything to check before launching a SaaS on the cloud.
A practical pre-launch checklist for SaaS startups deploying on the cloud — environments, security, data, observability, and cost — so launch day is calm, not chaotic.
The Cloud SaaS Launch Checklist covers account and environment structure, IAM and least privilege, networking and security, managed databases with backups, monitoring and alerts, CI/CD, and cost guardrails.
Accounts & environments
- Separate dev, staging, and production
- Per-environment configuration and secrets
- Safe promotion process
- Infrastructure defined as code
Security
- IAM least privilege
- Security groups and network boundaries
- Secrets management
- Encryption in transit and at rest
Data
- Managed database (e.g. Postgres)
- Automated backups
- Restore testing
- Point-in-time recovery considered
Observability
- Centralized logging
- Error tracking
- Metrics and dashboards
- Alerts that matter
Delivery & cost
- CI/CD pipeline
- Rollback strategy
- Cost budgets and alarms
- Right-sized resources
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