DEPLOYMENT

Category: 01. AI / ML Hackathons
Section: Phase 4: Delivery & Presentation

Act as a DevOps engineer.
Using the System Architecture and API Specification below, create a Deployment document for this AI hackathon project.

ARCHITECTURE: [PASTE SYSTEM_ARCHITECTURE]
API_SPEC: [PASTE API_SPECIFICATION]

Provide:
1. Deployment platforms (Frontend, Backend, Database, AI service)
2. Environment variables for production (API keys, database URLs)
3. Step-by-step deployment instructions for each component
4. How to test the deployed application
5. Fallback plan if deployment fails during the hackathon
6. Cost considerations for AI API usage in production
7. A pre-deployment checklist
8. Common deployment mistakes and how to avoid them

Keep the deployment process simple and achievable within a 24-48 hour hackathon. 
Focus on getting a working live URL as early as possible.

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