lvt-production-ready

name	lvt-production-ready
description	Transform app to production-ready - adds authentication, deployment config, environment setup, and best practices
category	workflows
version	1.0.0
keywords	["lvt","livetemplate","lt"]

lvt:production-ready

Transform a development app into a production-ready application with authentication, deployment configuration, environment variables, and production best practices.

🎯 ACTIVATION RULES

Context Detection

This skill typically runs in existing LiveTemplate projects (.lvtrc exists).

✅ Context Established By:

1. Project context - .lvtrc exists (most common scenario)
2. Agent context - User is working with lvt-assistant agent
3. Keyword context - User mentions "lvt", "livetemplate", or "lt"

Keyword matching (case-insensitive): lvt, livetemplate, lt

Trigger Patterns

With Context: ✅ Generic prompts related to this skill's purpose

Without Context (needs keywords): ✅ Must mention "lvt", "livetemplate", or "lt" ❌ Generic requests without keywords

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User Prompts

When to use:

• "Make my app production ready"
• "Add authentication and deployment"
• "Prepare my app for production"
• "I need to deploy this app"
• "Make this ready for real users"

Examples:

• "Make my blog production ready"
• "Add auth and prepare for deployment"
• "I want to deploy this to production"
• "Make this app ready for real users"

Workflow Steps

This skill chains together:

1. lvt:gen-auth - Add authentication system
2. lvt:deploy - Add deployment configuration
3. Environment setup guidance
4. Production best practices checklist

Step 1: Add Authentication

Use lvt:gen-auth skill:

Ask user about auth requirements:

• Need password auth? (default: yes)
• Need magic link auth? (default: yes)
• Need email confirmation? (default: yes)
• Need password reset? (default: yes)
• Need sessions UI? (default: yes)

Generate auth:

lvt gen auth

# Or with specific features:
lvt gen auth --no-magic-link  # Password only
lvt gen auth --no-password    # Magic link only

Apply migrations:

lvt migration up
cd database && sqlc generate && cd ../..
go mod tidy

Wire auth routes in main.go:

import (
    "myapp/app/auth"
    "myapp/shared/email"
)

// Email sender (production)
emailSender := email.NewSMTPSender(email.SMTPConfig{
    Host:     os.Getenv("SMTP_HOST"),
    Port:     587,
    Username: os.Getenv("SMTP_USER"),
    Password: os.Getenv("SMTP_PASS"),
    From:     os.Getenv("EMAIL_FROM"),
})

// Auth handler
authHandler := auth.New(queries, emailSender)

// Auth routes
http.Handle("/auth/register", authHandler.HandleRegister())
http.Handle("/auth/login", authHandler.HandleLogin())
http.Handle("/auth/logout", authHandler.HandleLogout())

// Protect existing routes
http.Handle("/posts", auth.RequireAuth(queries, posts.Handler(queries)))
http.Handle("/dashboard", auth.RequireAuth(queries, dashboard.Handler()))

Step 2: Add Deployment Configuration

Use lvt:deploy skill:

Ask user about deployment target:

• Docker (for any platform)
• Fly.io (optimized for SQLite)
• Kubernetes (for scale)
• Traditional VPS

Generate deployment files:

lvt gen stack docker      # For Docker
lvt gen stack fly         # For Fly.io
lvt gen stack k8s         # For Kubernetes

Verify deployment config created:

• Dockerfile
• docker-compose.yml (if Docker)
• fly.toml (if Fly.io)
• k8s manifests (if Kubernetes)
• .env.example
• README.md with deployment instructions

Step 3: Environment Variables Setup

Create .env file (never commit this):

# Database
DATABASE_PATH=/data/app.db

# Server
PORT=8080
HOST=0.0.0.0

# Email (SMTP)
SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
SMTP_USER=[e-mail]
SMTP_PASS=your-app-password
EMAIL_FROM=[e-mail]

# Application
APP_ENV=production
APP_URL=https://yourapp.com

# Secrets
SESSION_SECRET=<generate-random-32-bytes>
CSRF_SECRET=<generate-random-32-bytes>

Generate secrets:

# Generate random secrets
openssl rand -hex 32  # For SESSION_SECRET
openssl rand -hex 32  # For CSRF_SECRET

Step 4: Production Best Practices Checklist

Security ✅

• All routes using HTTPS
• CSRF protection enabled
• Session secrets are random and secure
• Password reset tokens expire
• Email confirmation required (if applicable)
• Rate limiting on auth endpoints
• SQL injection prevention (using sqlc ✓)
• XSS prevention (html/template escaping ✓)

Database ✅

• Migrations applied in correct order
• Database backups configured
• Database connection pooling set up
• Indexes on frequently queried columns
• Litestream configured (for SQLite)

Monitoring ✅

• Error logging configured
• Access logs enabled
• Health check endpoint added
• Metrics collection (optional)

Performance ✅

• Static assets cached
• Gzip compression enabled
• Database queries optimized
• Connection timeouts configured

Deployment ✅

• Environment variables documented
• Deployment instructions in README
• CI/CD pipeline set up (optional)
• Rollback strategy documented

Step 5: Add Health Check Endpoint

Add to main.go:

http.HandleFunc("/health", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
    w.WriteString(`{"status":"ok"}`)
})

Step 6: Update README

Add production deployment section:

## Production Deployment

### Prerequisites
- Docker installed (for Docker deployment)
- Environment variables configured (see .env.example)
- SMTP credentials for email

### Deploy to [Platform]
1. Copy .env.example to .env and fill in values
2. Generate secrets: `openssl rand -hex 32`
3. Build: `docker build -t myapp .`
4. Deploy: [platform-specific commands]

### Environment Variables
See .env.example for all required variables.

### Database
Run migrations before first deploy:
```bash
lvt migration up

Email Configuration

Configure SMTP settings in .env for production email delivery.

## Quick Reference

### Full Production Setup (Docker + Auth)
```bash
# 1. Add authentication
lvt gen auth
lvt migration up
cd database && sqlc generate && cd ../..
go mod tidy

# 2. Add deployment config
lvt gen stack docker

# 3. Create environment file
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with production values

# 4. Generate secrets
echo "SESSION_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)" >> .env
echo "CSRF_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)" >> .env

# 5. Build and test locally
docker-compose up --build

# 6. Deploy
docker-compose up -d

Fly.io Deployment

# 1. Add auth
lvt gen auth
lvt migration up
cd database && sqlc generate && cd ../..

# 2. Generate Fly.io config
lvt gen stack fly

# 3. Deploy
fly launch
fly deploy

Checklist

• Verify app is in working state before starting
• Ask user about auth requirements
• Use lvt:gen-auth to add authentication
• Wire auth routes in main.go
• Protect existing routes with RequireAuth
• Ask user about deployment target
• Use lvt:deploy to generate deployment config
• Create .env.example with all variables
• Generate secure random secrets
• Add health check endpoint
• Review security checklist
• Update README with deployment instructions
• Test deployment locally (Docker)
• Guide user through actual deployment

Platform-Specific Guides

Docker

Best for: Any cloud provider, VPS, local hosting Pros: Universal, portable, reproducible Setup: Dockerfile + docker-compose.yml

Deploy:

docker-compose up -d

Fly.io

Best for: SQLite apps, global edge deployment Pros: Optimized for SQLite, automatic HTTPS, global CDN Setup: fly.toml + litestream.yml

Deploy:

fly deploy

Kubernetes

Best for: Large scale, enterprise deployments Pros: Highly scalable, self-healing, enterprise-grade Setup: Deployment, Service, Ingress manifests

Deploy:

kubectl apply -f k8s/

VPS (Traditional)

Best for: Simple deployments, single server Pros: Simple, cost-effective Setup: systemd service + nginx

Deploy:

# Build binary
GOWORK=off CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -o myapp ./cmd/myapp
# Copy to server and run
./myapp

Success Criteria

Production-ready setup is successful when:

1. ✅ Authentication system working
2. ✅ All auth routes wired and tested
3. ✅ Protected routes require authentication
4. ✅ Deployment config generated
5. ✅ Environment variables documented
6. ✅ Health check endpoint responding
7. ✅ App builds in production mode
8. ✅ Deployment tested locally
9. ✅ README has deployment instructions

Common Post-Production Tasks

Add Custom Domain

Fly.io:

fly certs add yourdomain.com

Docker/VPS: Configure nginx or Caddy reverse proxy

Set Up SSL/TLS

Fly.io: Automatic Docker: Use Let's Encrypt + Caddy/nginx K8s: Use cert-manager

Configure Monitoring

• Add logging service (Sentry, LogRocket)
• Set up uptime monitoring (UptimeRobot)
• Configure alerts

Database Backups

SQLite + Litestream:

# litestream.yml already configured
# Backups to S3/B2/Azure automatically

PostgreSQL: Set up pg_dump cron job

Notes

• This is a meta-skill that chains multiple skills
• Always test locally before production deploy
• Keep secrets out of version control
• Document all environment variables
• Provide rollback instructions
• Test auth flows before deploying
• Verify email delivery in production
• Monitor error rates after deployment