Editing Talk:04 Deployment & Release Management Procedure (section)

=== 5.1 Pre-Deployment Activities: ===

==== 5.1.1 Environment Setup ====
* Check server health (CPU <80%, memory <70%).

* Verify database connectivity (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) with test queries.

* Validate SSL certificates are active.

==== 5.1.2 Build and Packaging ====

* Run build scripts to create artifacts.

* Create database migration release script.

* Push artifacts to Artifactory with version tags.

* Tag build in Git (e.g., git tag v1.2.3) and push to repo.

==== 5.1.3 Checklist ====

* Confirm prod backups are complete.

* Verify network connectivity.

* Check disk space on prod servers.

* Ensure rollback artifacts are available in Artifactory. 

==== 5.1.4 Backups ====

* Create database backups.

* Backup configuration files.

* Test and validate restore process in staging to confirm backups are usable.