DEPLOYMENT.md

Deployment Guide

Quick Deploy Options

Vercel (Recommended)

1. Push your code to GitHub
2. Connect repository to Vercel
3. Set environment variables:

   NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your-secret-key
   NEXTAUTH_URL=https://your-domain.vercel.app
   GEMINI_API_KEY=your-gemini-api-key
   

4. Deploy!

Docker

# Build
docker build -t certiflow-ai .

# Run
docker run -p 3000:3000 \
  -e NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your-secret \
  -e NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000 \
  -e GEMINI_API_KEY=your-gemini-key \
  certiflow-ai

Manual

npm install
npm run build
npm start

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Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
NEXTAUTH_SECRET	Yes	Auth encryption key
NEXTAUTH_URL	Yes	Your app URL
GEMINI_API_KEY	No	Enables AI features

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Health Check

After deployment, verify at:

GET /api/health

Expected response:

{
  "status": "healthy",
  "checks": [...]
}

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Demo Accounts

Email	Password	Role
admin@certiflow.ai	admin123	Admin
auditor@certiflow.ai	auditor123	Auditor
user@certiflow.ai	user123	User

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Production Checklist

• Set strong NEXTAUTH_SECRET
• Configure proper NEXTAUTH_URL
• Add GEMINI_API_KEY for AI features
• Enable HTTPS
• Set up monitoring (health endpoint)
• Configure error tracking