Deployment Gotchas

Use this skill before modifying ANY deployment or release configuration.

RULES — Follow these with no exceptions

1. Use runtime.exs for all secrets and URLs; never hardcode secrets — use System.get_env!/1 — see §1 & §5
2. Run migrations via release commands (bin/migrate) — see §2
3. Set PHX_HOST and PHX_SERVER=true — see §3
4. Run mix assets.deploy before building the release — see §4
5. Add a /health endpoint that queries the database — see §6
6. Use config :logger, level: :info in production — see §7
7. Use Docker multi-stage builds for Elixir releases — see §4

End-to-End Deployment Workflow