Amazon Q Developer App Production Checklist
The complete checklist for launching your Amazon Q Developer app. Every check you need before going live, written for non-technical founders.
Amazon Q Developer-specific concerns
AWS-specific security and operational concerns dominate — IAM least privilege, secrets management, and operational readiness (logging, tracing, alarms) are critical before production
Security checklist
Authentication protects all private routes and API endpoints. Input validation on every form and data handler. No API keys or secrets in client-side code. Security headers configured (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options). CORS restricted to your domain. Rate limiting on login and signup endpoints. HTTPS enforced everywhere.
Performance checklist
Images optimized and lazy-loaded. Code splitting implemented. Lighthouse performance score above 80. Database queries have indexes on filtered columns. Pagination on all data lists. Static assets served with cache headers. No unnecessary client-side JavaScript.
Reliability checklist
Error tracking configured (Sentry or similar). Custom error pages for 404 and 500 errors. Error boundaries catch rendering failures gracefully. Loading states on all async operations. Graceful handling of network failures. Health check endpoint for monitoring. Database backups configured.
Full checklist
IAM policies use least privilege with specific resource ARNs. Sensitive configuration stored in Secrets Manager, not Lambda env vars. API Gateway endpoints have authorizers configured. S3 buckets block public access unless explicitly required. Lambda functions have appropriate timeout and memory settings. X-Ray tracing enabled for Lambda and API Gateway. CloudWatch alarms on error rates and latency. VPC configuration correct for functions accessing RDS. DynamoDB access patterns have appropriate GSIs. Lambda clients initialized outside handler. CDK stacks separated by lifecycle. Backup and retention policies on stateful resources. CDK diff reviewed before deploy. Dead letter queues configured for async Lambda invocations. Cost monitoring and budgets configured
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