DEPLOYMENT

Category: 02. Non-AI / Traditional Software
Section: Phase 4: Delivery & Presentation

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

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

Provide:
1. Deployment platforms (Frontend: Vercel/Netlify, Backend: Render/Railway, Database: Supabase/MongoDB Atlas)
2. Environment variables for production (Database URLs, API keys, JWT secrets)
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. A pre-deployment checklist
7. 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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