jpbailes.com Deployment & DR Runbook

Quick Reference

Standard Deployment (GCP Cloud Run)

Prerequisites

• gcloud CLI authenticated
• Project: support-forge
• Region: us-central1

Deploy Steps

1. Navigate to project:

cd ~/me.jbailes.com

2. Deploy to Cloud Run:

gcloud run deploy jpbailes \
  --source . \
  --region us-central1 \
  --allow-unauthenticated \
  --project support-forge

3. Verify deployment:

curl -I https://jpbailes-301352865144.us-central1.run.app
curl -I https://jpbailes.com

Status Check

Check all endpoints:

echo "=== GCP Cloud Run ==="
curl -sI https://jpbailes-301352865144.us-central1.run.app | head -1

echo "=== Render Backup ==="
curl -sI https://jpbailes.onrender.com | head -1

echo "=== Production Domain ==="
curl -sI https://jpbailes.com | head -1

Failover to Render.com

Use when: GCP Cloud Run is down or unresponsive

Step 1: Verify Render is healthy

curl -I https://jpbailes.onrender.com

Step 2: Update GoDaddy DNS

1. Go to https://dcc.godaddy.com/manage/jpbailes.com/dns
2. Delete A records (216.239.x.x)
3. Add CNAME: @ → jpbailes.onrender.com
4. Wait 5-10 minutes for propagation

Step 3: Verify failover

nslookup jpbailes.com
curl -I https://jpbailes.com

Rollback to GCP (After Failover)

Use when: GCP is restored and you want to return to primary

Step 1: Verify GCP is healthy

curl -I https://jpbailes-301352865144.us-central1.run.app

Step 2: Update GoDaddy DNS

1. Go to https://dcc.godaddy.com/manage/jpbailes.com/dns
2. Delete CNAME record
3. Add A records:
   • 216.239.32.21
   • 216.239.34.21
   • 216.239.36.21
   • 216.239.38.21

Step 3: Verify rollback

nslookup jpbailes.com
curl -I https://jpbailes.com

Local Development

cd ~/me.jbailes.com
npm run dev     # Start dev server at localhost:3000
npm run build   # Build production
npm run lint    # Run ESLint

Troubleshooting

Build fails on Cloud Run

• Check Dockerfile syntax
• Ensure next.config.ts has output: 'standalone'
• Review build logs: gcloud builds log [BUILD_ID]

DNS not resolving

• Check GoDaddy DNS settings
• Verify A records or CNAME is correct
• Wait for TTL to expire (check current TTL)
• Test with: dig jpbailes.com

Contact form broken

• AWS SES may be suspended
• Fallback: Direct users to {YOUR_EMAIL}
• TODO: Implement SendGrid backup

Related Files

• Codebase: ~/me.jbailes.com/
• DR Plan: ~/me.jbailes.com/JPbailes_DR_Plan.md
• Project docs: ~/me.jbailes.com/CLAUDE.md