DEPLOYMENT

Category: 13. Social Impact / Civic
Section: Phase 4: Delivery & Presentation

15. DEPLOYMENT.md

Purpose: To deploy with low-bandwidth, offline-first, and accessibility considerations.

Act as a DevOps engineer specializing in civic tech.
Using the System Architecture and Accessibility Spec below, create a Deployment document for a social impact hackathon project.

ARCHITECTURE: [PASTE SYSTEM_ARCHITECTURE]
ACCESSIBILITY_SPEC: [PASTE ACCESSIBILITY_SPEC]

Provide:
1. Deployment platforms (Free-tier, Low-cost, Scalable)
2. Low-bandwidth deployment considerations (CDN, Compression, Minimal assets)
3. Offline-first deployment (Service workers, PWA)
4. Accessibility considerations for deployment
5. Environment variables for production
6. Step-by-step deployment instructions
7. How to test the deployed application
8. Fallback plan if deployment fails during the hackathon
9. A pre-deployment accessibility and impact checklist
10. Common deployment mistakes in civic tech

Keep the deployment process simple and achievable within a 24-48 hour hackathon.
Focus on getting a working, accessible live demo as early as possible.
Prioritize free and sustainable hosting.