What Is a Production Go-Live Service?

A production go-live service takes an existing application that works in development, on a laptop or as a code package, and launches it on a properly managed production server, with security, monitoring, backups and a tested recovery plan in place before real users or real data arrive. The Codersarts Go-Live package does this for a fixed scope and timeline: we deploy your app exactly as it is, prove it works on the real server, and give you a written findings report.

Go-Live Package at a Glance

Why Launches Go Wrong

Most launch problems are not caused by bad code. They come from the gap between "it runs on my machine" and "it runs reliably for customers":

• Environment differences. A different runtime version, missing environment variables or a database path that only exists locally.

• No process supervision. The app runs until it crashes once, and then stays down until someone notices.

• Data that does not survive a restart. Files and local databases written to temporary storage disappear on reboot.

• Untested backups. Backups exist, but nobody has proved they can be restored.

• Silent failures. Scheduled jobs and email sending fail without any alert reaching a person.

• Unclear ownership. The developer who wrote the code is not the person responsible for running it.

The Go-Live package exists to close each of these gaps before launch, not after the first incident.

Signs You Need a Go-Live Package

• Your app works locally, but you have never run it in production

• A developer, freelancer or agency handed over a code package and moved on

• You built the app with AI coding tools and want an engineer to check it before launch

• Your app sends emails, publishes content, processes orders or stores customer data

• You need backups and a recovery plan you can trust, not just a server that is switched on

• You want a fixed price and timeline rather than open-ended hourly work

What the Go-Live Package Includes

Deployed As-Is: No Surprise Code Changes

Many teams worry that a new provider will start rewriting their code. During go-live we do the opposite: we deploy your application exactly as it is.

If we find an outdated dependency, a compatibility issue or a bug, we record it in the findings report with:

• What we found and where

• Why it matters, in plain language

• Our recommendation

• The estimated time and cost to fix it

You decide which items, if any, you want us to handle. Approved fixes are charged at $50 per hour based on the report's estimates. If an issue stops the application from running at all, we pause, explain it and share an estimate before continuing.

Start With a Draft-Only Pilot

A draft-only pilot is a launch mode in which your application runs in production and prepares its work, such as articles, emails, reports or orders, while live publishing, live email sending and paid AI generation stay switched off.

In a draft-only pilot:

• You see the app working on real infrastructure without any customer-facing risk

• Every activation, from the first test email to live publishing, happens only after your written approval

• Your existing controls, such as spending budgets, approval steps and retry limits, stay in place

• Sending limits, such as a maximum number of emails per hour, can be enforced from day one

Production Readiness Checks Before Acceptance

We test on the real server, not on paper. A typical go-live includes the following checks, adapted to your stack:

How the Go-Live Package Works

Days 1 to 2: Code Review and Measurements

We review the code, run your existing automated tests and take read-only measurements to size the server and backups accurately. If anything blocks deployment, you hear about it on day one, not day seven.

Days 3 to 4: Server Setup and Deployment

We set up and secure the server, deploy your services exactly as they are and connect them to your existing platforms. Where your platforms have deployment restrictions, we work within them and never bypass them.

Days 5 to 7: Testing and Handover

We run the compatibility checks and a full restore test, then deliver the test report, the recovery runbook and the findings report, and walk you through them on a call.

Pilot Acceptance

The pilot is accepted when you sign off the test report. Monthly support starts only after acceptance.

Go-Live Package Compared With Doing It Yourself

What We Need From You

A smooth go-live depends on a clean handover. Before we start, we ask for:

1. Access to the code repository or the delivery package, including any existing documentation and automated tests

2. A list of the external services your app depends on, such as your database, email provider, AI provider, CMS or payment gateway

3. Credentials shared through a secure, separately approved handoff, never by email or chat

4. Your preferred hosting region and any data-location requirements

5. One contact person who can approve test emails, activations and fixes

6. Any existing access controls or deployment restrictions we must respect

How We Keep the Handover Secure

• A mutual NDA can be signed before we see any code or data

• We use least-privilege, MFA-protected access and request only what each step needs

• Secrets are stored in encrypted configuration on the server, never in code, tickets or chat

• Every activation that affects customers, from a test email to live publishing, needs your written approval

• At the end of the engagement, or at any time you request, we remove our access

Choosing Where Your App Is Hosted

We recommend a hosting region close to your users and your team, and we take any data-location requirements into account before anything is set up. Backups are stored in a separate location from the main server, so a regional problem cannot take out both. Every location is proposed in writing and confirmed by you before we start.

Who Uses the Go-Live Package

Founders Launching an AI-Built Product

Apps built with Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable or Bolt often work well in a demo but have never been run under production conditions. Go-live proves they can.

Companies Taking Over a Handed-Over Codebase

When a developer or agency hands over a code package, go-live turns it into a running, documented and recoverable service your business controls.

Teams Moving From an Unmanaged Server

If your app runs on a server nobody manages, go-live rebuilds it on a properly supervised, monitored and backed-up setup.

Go-Live Pricing

Go-Live Package

Starting at $2,000, one-time, delivered in 5 to 7 business days

For existing applications that need to go live safely on a managed server, with tested backups and a recovery plan.

• Deployability code review and read-only workload measurements

• Server setup, security and deployment as-is

• Monitoring, alerting and encrypted offsite backups

• Compatibility testing, a full restore test and a recovery runbook

• Findings report with estimates for every recommended fix

Payment is 50% on approval and 50% on pilot acceptance. Hosting is billed by your cloud provider at actual cost. The final price depends on the number of services and integrations, and is confirmed after a free scoping call.

Optional Extras

• High-availability failover with a standby server, quoted separately

• Hosted integration test suites and full desktop and mobile acceptance testing, estimated in the findings report

• Fixes from the findings report, at $50 per hour with your approval

After Go-Live: Keep It Running With Managed Run

Going live is the start, not the finish. With Managed Run, the same team that deployed your app keeps it secure, updated, monitored and backed up every month, with defined response times. See how both fit together in Managed App Operations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Launch on Infrastructure You Can Trust

Tell us what your application runs on and where it stands today. We will confirm the scope and timeline and send a fixed quote.