What you will create
8 practical deliverables move this work from an idea into an editable operating system.
- Technology and environment decision map
- Git repository and branch workflow
- PostgreSQL and DBeaver connection runbook
- Supabase or managed-database security plan
- Render deployment configuration
- Resend email integration and delivery checks
- Stripe subscription and webhook plan
- OpenAI server integration and release checklist
Guided modules
- 01
Repository and Git foundation
Create the repository, connect the local project, define branches, protect secrets, and prove the remote commit matches the intended code.
- 02
Environment and secret boundaries
Separate local, development, preview, and production settings; name every required variable without exposing its value.
- 03
PostgreSQL and DBeaver
Read a provider connection string, configure a TLS connection in DBeaver, use least-privilege roles, and verify read/write behavior safely.
- 04
Supabase or managed PostgreSQL
Compare managed options, configure authentication and row-level access where applicable, plan migrations, backups, retention, and restore evidence.
- 05
Render deployment
Connect the Git repository, configure build and start commands, add environment variables to the correct service, and verify health and rollback paths.
- 06
Resend transactional email
Verify a sending domain, keep API credentials server-side, build a modern template, and test delivery, failure, and unsubscribe handling.
- 07
Stripe subscriptions and webhooks
Separate sandbox from live mode, define products and entitlements, verify webhook signatures, and test renewal, cancellation, refunds, and failed payments.
- 08
OpenAI integration and release verification
Keep model calls on the server, set limits and retention rules, validate structured results, and run one end-to-end smoke test across the full stack.
Evidence-based review
Use these checks to find missing decisions and weak evidence before implementation or release.
- No credential, database URL, webhook secret, or API key is committed, logged, or rendered in the browser.
- DBeaver uses TLS and an environment-appropriate least-privilege database role.
- Database authorization and row-level policies are tested with more than one user or tenant.
- Render deployment evidence identifies the service, environment, commit, health result, and rollback path.
- Resend verifies domain authentication and a real delivery, failure, and opt-out path.
- Stripe sandbox and live resources stay isolated, and every webhook is signature-verified before changing entitlements.
- OpenAI requests run server-side with input limits, error handling, usage controls, and an explicit data-retention decision.
- The release smoke test proves repository, database, deployment, email, billing, and AI behavior in the intended environment.
Practice before using real project information.
A fictional subscription web application using GitHub, Next.js, managed PostgreSQL, DBeaver, Render, Resend, Stripe, and a server-side OpenAI workflow.