ClickHouse Production Checklist

Overview

Comprehensive go-live checklist for ClickHouse covering schema and engine design, server tuning, backup configuration, monitoring, security, application integration, and operational readiness. Walk the eight sections top to bottom; each is a gate that must be green before production traffic is allowed. Deep configuration — server XML, backup SQL, and verification queries — lives in references/ so this file stays a fast operational scan.

Prerequisites

Before starting the checklist, confirm the following are in place: