Sugarfreunde CMS Cloud Deployment

Hello,

I would like to engage you for the **deployment, staging setup, and production preparation** of a custom-built CMS platform.

Before the technical details, here is important context about the project.

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# 1. Project Background

This system is called **Sugarfreunde CMS**.

It is a **multi-tenant, scalable SaaS platform** designed for a social + communication-based product with monetization and AI integration.

## Origin

* There was an **older CMS (Laravel 5.x)** used as a functional reference only
* The new system was **completely rebuilt from scratch**
* No legacy code was reused
* The architecture is modern, modular, and scalable

## Development Approach

The system was developed in a **strict phased architecture (9 phases)**:

1. Core architecture & multi-tenancy
2. Admin backend (RBAC, SuperAdmin)
3. Communication system (dialogs, messaging, realtime)
4. AI module (central AI service, jobs, prompts)
5. Frontend core (registration, login, profiles)
6. Social layer (likes, matches, visits)
7. Monetization (wallet, coins, payments, ledger)
8. Notifications (email + in-app + retention)
9. Performance & scaling (cache, partitioning, queues, monitoring)

A large part of the implementation was supported by AI (Claude), but always:

* controlled
* reviewed
* architecture-driven
* production-oriented

The result is **not a prototype**, but a **fully structured, production-ready system**.

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# 2. Objective

We want to:

1. Set up a **staging environment**
2. Perform **full system testing**
3. Prepare a **production environment**
4. Execute a **clean go-live**

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# 3. Tech Stack (fixed)

* PHP 8.3
* Laravel 11
* Vue 3 + Inertia.js
* MySQL 8
* Redis (3 databases: cache/sessions, realtime, queues)
* Laravel Horizon (queue management)
* Laravel Reverb (realtime)
* Docker-ready (optional)
* Stripe (payments)
* Sentry (monitoring, optional but recommended)

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# 4. Infrastructure Requirements

For both staging and production:

* Ubuntu server (22.04+ recommended)
* Nginx
* PHP-FPM 8.3
* MySQL 8
* Redis
* Supervisor (for Horizon workers)
* SSL via Let's Encrypt

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# 5. Deployment Tasks

## 5.1 Code Deployment

* Deploy via Git or provided ZIP
* Suggested path:
`/var/www/sugarfreunde`

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## 5.2 Environment Configuration (.env)

Create `.env` manually.

Important:

* APP_ENV = staging / production
* APP_DEBUG = false (true allowed for staging only)
* APP_URL correctly set

Configure:

* Database
* Redis
* Queue = redis
* Session = redis
* Cache = redis
* Mail (SMTP)
* Stripe (test keys for staging, live keys for production)
* Sentry DSN (optional)
* AI API key (optional)

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## 5.3 Installation

```bash
composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
npm ci
npm run build
```

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## 5.4 Database Setup

```bash
php artisan migrate --force
php artisan db:seed --force
```

Ensure:

* Tenant exists
* Admin user exists
* Roles & permissions are set

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## 5.5 Laravel Optimization

```bash
php artisan config:cache
php artisan route:cache
php artisan view:cache
```

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## 5.6 Queue & Horizon

* Horizon must run via Supervisor
* Ensure automatic restart
* Respect memory limits

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## 5.7 Scheduler

Cron:

```cron
* * * * * php /var/www/sugarfreunde/artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1
```

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## 5.8 Storage

* Ensure write permissions for:

* storage/
* bootstrap/cache/

Optional:

```bash
php artisan storage:link
```

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# 6. Functional Testing (Staging)

The following must be fully tested:

## Core User Flow

* Registration
* Login / Logout
* Profile update
* User search

## Social Features

* Likes
* Matches
* Profile visits

## Messaging

* Create dialog
* Send messages
* Realtime updates working

## AI

* AI jobs processed via queue
* No timeouts or crashes

## Payments (TEST MODE)

* Purchase product
* Webhook processing
* Coins correctly credited
* No double transactions

## Notifications

* In-app events
* Email delivery

## Admin

* Admin login
* User management
* Role management

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# 7. Technical Checks

## Health Endpoint

```
/health
```

→ must return OK

## Horizon

* No stuck jobs
* No excessive failures

## Logs

* No critical errors

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# 8. Security

* APP_DEBUG=false in production
* Protect /horizon
* Secure admin access
* No test data exposed
* HTTPS fully enforced

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# 9. Monitoring

* Enable Sentry (recommended)
* Ensure log rotation
* Monitor queue failures

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# 10. Backups

* Set up MySQL backups (daily)
* Test restore procedure

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# 11. Go-Live Process

1. Fully validate staging
2. Switch Stripe to live mode
3. Configure production email (SPF, DKIM)
4. Deploy to production
5. Run smoke tests:

* registration
* login
* messaging
* match
* payment
6. Only then allow real users

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# 12. Expected Outcome

* Fully working staging environment
* Stable production environment
* All core systems verified
* Deployment process documented

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Please do not make assumptions.
Ask questions if anything is unclear.

Thank you.