orion/docs/deployment/launch-readiness.md

Platform Launch Readiness Analysis

This document tracks the launch readiness status of the complete platform including Store Dashboard, Shop/Storefront, and Admin features.

Last Updated: 2026-02-15 Overall Status: 95% Feature Complete - LAUNCH READY

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Executive Summary

The platform is production ready with comprehensive functionality across all three main areas:

• Store Dashboard: 95% complete (16/17 features ready)
• Shop/Storefront: 90% complete (15/16 features ready)
• Admin/Platform: 95% complete

Previous blockers (password reset, search, order emails) have been resolved. Only post-launch features remain (Slice 5: Notifications, Payments Config).

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1. Store Dashboard Features (95% Complete)

Ready for Launch

Feature	Status	Notes
Dashboard	Ready	Stats, activity, quick actions
Products	Ready	Full CRUD, images, variants
Orders	Ready	List, detail, status workflow, partial shipment
Inventory	Ready	Stock levels, transactions, fulfillment
Messages	Ready	Conversations, attachments, notifications
Analytics	Ready	Feature-gated by tier
Billing	Ready	Stripe integration, tier management
Team	Ready	Full RBAC, invitations, roles
Settings	Ready	Business info, localization, marketplace
Letzshop	Ready	Credentials, sync, order import
Content Pages	Ready	CMS with platform defaults + store overrides
Marketplace Import	Ready	Background jobs, rate limiting
Invoices	Ready	PDF generation, VAT regimes, feature-gated
Profile	Ready	User profile management
Customers	Ready	List, detail, orders, stats, status toggle
Media Library	Ready	Full CRUD with uploads, thumbnails, product associations

Post-Launch (Slice 5)

Feature	Status	Gap	Schedule
Notifications	Stub	11 endpoints return placeholder responses	Slice 5
Payments Config	Stub	8 endpoints return placeholder responses	Slice 5

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2. Shop/Storefront Features (90% Complete)

Ready for Launch

Feature	Status	Notes
Product Detail	Ready	Images, variants, add to cart
Shopping Cart	Ready	Session-based, full CRUD
Checkout	Ready	Address, payment, order creation
User Registration	Ready	Store-scoped, email-based
User Login	Ready	Dual token strategy (cookie + localStorage)
User Profile	Ready	Edit info, change password, preferences
Addresses	Ready	Multiple addresses, default per type
Order History	Ready	List, detail, invoice download
Messaging	Ready	Two-way conversations with store
Content Pages	Ready	CMS-based (about, faq, contact, etc.)
Password Reset	Ready	Full flow with email (shop/auth.py:255-376)
Product Search	Ready	Full-text search in ProductService.search_products()
Order Confirmation	Ready	Email sent via EmailService
Tax Calculation	Ready	Full VAT calculation in order_service.py

Post-Launch

Feature	Status	Gap	Priority
Wishlist	Not Started	No API, no database models	Low
Product Reviews	Not Started	No models	Low

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3. Admin/Platform Features (95% Complete)

Ready for Launch

Component	Status	Notes
Admin Routes	Ready	40+ routes covering all areas
Admin Templates	Ready	60+ templates with consistent UI
Feature Gating	Ready	30 features across 4 tiers
Subscription System	Ready	All 5 phases complete
Store Onboarding	Ready	With tier selection
Store Management	Ready	Full CRUD, domains, themes
User Management	Ready	Roles, permissions, RBAC
Platform Settings	Ready	Type-safe, encrypted values
Audit Logging	Ready	Full action tracking
Code Quality	Ready	Architecture validation dashboard

Partial / Missing

Component	Status	Gap
Email System	20%	Password reset, tier change notifications
Payment Verification	Missing	Stripe payment intent verification
Monitoring	Ready	Prometheus + Grafana + Alertmanager with 12 alert rules

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Launch Blockers - RESOLVED

Previous Blocker	Status	Resolution
Password Reset	✅ Fixed	Full flow with email (shop/auth.py:255-376)
Search	✅ Fixed	Full-text search in ProductService.search_products()
Order Confirmation Email	✅ Fixed	Sends via EmailService (shop/orders.py:114-138)
Tax Calculation	✅ Fixed	Full VAT calculation in order_service.py
Customer Stats Update	✅ Fixed	Updates totals in shop/orders.py:92-96
Cart Clear After Order	✅ Fixed	Clears session cart in shop/orders.py:103-112

No launch blockers remain.

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Post-Launch Features (Slice 5)

Feature	Action	Notes
Wishlist	Not Started	No backend exists - low priority
Product Reviews	Not Started	No models - low priority
Notifications (Store)	Stub endpoints	11 endpoints return placeholders
Payments Config (Store)	Stub endpoints	8 endpoints return placeholders
B2B VAT Number	Placeholder	invoice_service.py:340 - TODO comment

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Slice Schedule (Post-Launch)

Slice	Features	Status
3	Media Library (store)	✅ Complete
4	Customers API, Customer Orders	✅ Complete
5	Notifications, Payments Config, Email Templates	Pending

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Recent Completions (January 2026)

January 6-8, 2026 - Launch Blockers Resolved

• Password Reset Flow: Full implementation with email (shop/auth.py:255-376)
• Order Confirmation Email: Sends via EmailService (shop/orders.py:114-138)
• Customer Stats Update: Updates totals on order creation (shop/orders.py:92-96)
• Cart Clear After Order: Clears session cart (shop/orders.py:103-112)
• Tax Calculation: Full VAT calculation in order_service.py
• Product Search: Full-text search in ProductService.search_products()
• Store Media Library: Full CRUD with uploads, thumbnails, product associations
• Store Customers API: List, detail, orders, stats, status toggle

Earlier January 2026

Store Settings Overhaul

• Comprehensive settings page with 9 sections
• Business Info with Merchant inheritance
• Localization settings (languages, locale)
• Marketplace/Letzshop feed settings
• Read-only sections for Invoices, Branding, Domains, API
• Mobile-friendly tabs layout

Feature Gating System

• 30 features across 8 categories
• 4 subscription tiers (Essential, Professional, Business, Enterprise)
• FeatureService with 5-minute caching
• Frontend integration (Alpine.js, Jinja2 macros)

Customer Account Features

• Profile management with password change
• Multiple addresses with defaults
• Order history with invoice download
• Two-way messaging with store

VAT/Invoice System

• Full EU VAT regime support (Domestic, OSS, Reverse Charge, Exempt)
• PDF invoice generation with WeasyPrint
• Per-store invoice settings
• Shop invoice download

Configurable Locale/Currency

• Two-tier settings (Platform defaults + Store overrides)
• PlatformSettingsService for resolution
• Shared formatPrice() across shop frontend

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February 2026 Infrastructure Hardening

Component	Status	Details
Hetzner VPS	Running	CAX11 (4 GB RAM, ARM64), Ubuntu 24.04
Docker stack	11 containers	API, DB, Redis, Celery x2, Flower, Prometheus, Grafana, node-exporter, cAdvisor, Alertmanager
Monitoring	Complete	Prometheus (5 targets), Grafana dashboards, 12 alert rules
Alerting	Complete	Alertmanager with email routing (critical 1h, warning 4h)
Backups	Complete	Daily pg_dump, R2 offsite, Hetzner snapshots
Network security	Complete	3 Docker networks (frontend/backend/monitoring), fail2ban, unattended-upgrades
Reverse proxy	Complete	Caddy with auto-SSL for all domains
CI/CD	Complete	Gitea Actions, auto-deploy on push to master
Cloudflare proxy	Documented	Origin certs + WAF ready, deploy when needed
Incident response	Complete	8 runbooks, severity levels, decision tree
Environment docs	Complete	55+ env vars documented with defaults

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Validation Status

All code validators pass:

Architecture Validator: PASSED
Security Validator: PASSED (with skips)
Performance Validator: PASSED (with skips)

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Launch Checklist

Core Functionality

• Order processing (create, status, fulfill)
• Invoice generation with VAT
• Customer authentication (register, login)
• Order confirmation emails
• Customer profile management
• Multi-address support
• Customer messaging
• Store dashboard (all core features)
• Admin dashboard (store management)
• Feature gating system
• Subscription billing (Stripe)
• Password reset email sending
• Product search functionality
• Tax calculation on orders
• Customer stats update on order
• Cart clear after order
• Media library for stores
• Customers API for stores

Infrastructure

• Production Stripe keys
• SSL certificates (Caddy auto-SSL via Let's Encrypt)
• Database backups configured (daily pg_dump + R2 offsite + Hetzner snapshots)
• Monitoring/alerting setup (Prometheus + Grafana + Alertmanager)
• Error tracking (Sentry)
• Docker network segmentation (frontend/backend/monitoring)
• fail2ban + unattended-upgrades
• Cloudflare proxy (WAF, DDoS protection)

Pre-Launch Testing

• End-to-end order flow
• Subscription upgrade/downgrade
• Multi-store isolation
• Mobile responsiveness

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Recommendations

Pre-Launch Infrastructure

1. Configure production Stripe keys
2. Set up SSL certificates
3. Configure database backups
4. Set up monitoring/alerting (Sentry recommended)
5. Run end-to-end testing

Short-term (First Week Post-Launch)

1. Add tier change email notifications
2. Homepage dynamic products enhancement
3. Analytics dashboard improvements

Medium-term (First Month - Slice 5)

1. Notifications system (store/notifications.py - 11 stub endpoints)
2. Payments Config (store/payments.py - 8 stub endpoints)
3. B2B VAT number support (invoice_service.py:340)
4. Shipping label integration

Post-Launch Features

1. Wishlist feature
2. Returns/refunds system
3. Promotions/discounts
4. Product reviews/ratings