Production checklist
Before going live, review the following lists of recommendations. Complete as many items as possible to ensure that your production environment is resilient.
Anchor to OperationsOperations
Anchor to Monitor your operationsMonitor your operations
Anchor to Build a release strategyBuild a release strategy
Anchor to SecuritySecurity
Anchor to Set up guardrailsSet up guardrails
Anchor to PerformancePerformance
Anchor to Optimize site performanceOptimize site performance
Anchor to Go live guideGo live guide
This guide prepares you to go live with a Hydrogen storefront that's hosted on Oxygen.
Anchor to Load testingLoad testing
If you plan to load test your build before launch, then our anti-bot System might recognize your load test system as bot traffic and throttle it. To coordinate a scheduled load test, connect with your Merchant Success Manager or Shopify Support three to five weeks in advance of your go live date.
Anchor to Shopify analyticsShopify analytics
To ensure that Shopify analytics are working properly, follow our set up guide
Anchor to Manage Shopify ScriptsManage Shopify Scripts
If you're using Shopify Scripts, then you might need to unpublish and republish them and ensure that they're available to the Storefront API.
Anchor to Update Meta & Google product feedsUpdate Meta & Google product feeds
If you're using Meta & Google apps for your product feeds for advertising, then you'll need to update those catalogs to use your Hydrogen storefront's domain. You can do this either using a third-party tool instead of the standard Facebook and Google sales channels, or by setting up feed rules. For more information, refer to Facebook, and Google documentation.
Anchor to Redirect previous order status pagesRedirect previous order status pages
If your online store has active orders before you launch your Hydrogen storefront, then redirect customers to avoid 404 responses.
Anchor to Next StepsNext Steps
- Take live traffic with Redirect traffic to the Hydrogen channel to publish the new Hydrogen storefront.