# Checklist Run the relevant section **after every change** before considering it done. Items are ordered: if an earlier one fails, stop and fix before testing the rest. Notation: run on the VPS unless marked `[local]` or `[browser]`. --- ## A. After any code change (minimum viable smoke test) - [ ] `sudo systemctl status fenja` → `active (running)` - [ ] `sudo journalctl -u fenja -n 20` shows `[bifrost] listening on 127.0.0.1:3000`, no red errors (there is no `[mail] SMTP relay reachable` line anymore — the mail stack was removed) - [ ] [local] `curl -I https://project-bifrost.fenja.ai/` → 200, with `X-Frame-Options: DENY` and `Content-Security-Policy` headers - [ ] [local] `curl -I https://project-bifrost.fenja.ai/timeline.js` → 302, `Location: /` - [ ] [browser, private window] Open `https://project-bifrost.fenja.ai/` → entrance page renders (not timeline) If all five pass, the site is up and the gate holds. --- ## B. After changes to auth, sessions, cookies, middleware, or `src/` Do section A, then: - [ ] [browser, private] Enter invited email → session cookie issued immediately, welcome step appears (no 6-digit code flow anymore) - [ ] [browser] Click "Learn more" on the welcome step → redirected to `/timeline` showing the timeline page - [ ] [browser] Hard-refresh (Ctrl+Shift+R) → stays on the timeline (cookie persists) - [ ] [browser, new private window] Visit `/` → entrance appears (no cookie leak between sessions) - [ ] [browser] Click logout → lands on entrance → visiting `/timeline` redirects to `/` - [ ] [browser] Visit `/timeline.js` or `/vendor/d3-array.min.js` directly while logged out → redirects to `/` - [ ] DevTools → Application → Cookies: `fenja_session` shows `HttpOnly ✓`, `Secure ✓` (prod only), `SameSite=Lax` ## C. After changes to the entrance form or login endpoint - [ ] Submit a non-invited address → inline "not invited" message, no session issued - [ ] Submit a malformed email (`foo`, `foo@`, empty) → inline error appears, no request sent - [ ] Submit > 30 login attempts from the same IP in an hour → rate-limit response (429) ## D. After changes to the timeline / protected pages - [ ] [browser] Timeline loads fully: globe visible, 12 event cards, dot-nav at bottom, fonts render as true italic (not system oblique) - [ ] [browser] Scroll works smoothly, card reveal animations fire - [ ] [browser] Dot-nav switches between Timeline / Overview / Archive views - [ ] DevTools console: no CSP violations, no 404s for fonts/vendor files - [ ] DevTools network tab: all `/vendor/*` and `/fenja/fonts/*` requests return 200 ## E. After changes to CSP, security headers, or Nginx Do section A with extra attention to: - [ ] Response headers on `/` include all six: `X-Content-Type-Options`, `X-Frame-Options`, `Referrer-Policy`, `Permissions-Policy`, `Content-Security-Policy`, `Strict-Transport-Security` - [ ] CSP contains at minimum: `default-src 'self'`, `script-src 'self'` (no `unsafe-inline` on scripts), `frame-ancestors 'none'` - [ ] `sudo nginx -t` → "syntax is ok" and "test is successful" - [ ] [local] Open timeline in a browser → no red CSP violations in DevTools console - [ ] `curl.exe -X POST https://project-bifrost.fenja.ai/auth/login -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"email":"nobody@example.com"}'` returns quickly (rate-limit zone is functioning; expect 403 `not_invited` on a real email not on the list) ## F. After dependency or Node.js upgrades - [ ] `sudo -u fenja npm ci --omit=dev` completes without errors - [ ] `sudo -u fenja npm audit` reports no high/critical vulnerabilities in production deps - [ ] Run section A, then section B (full auth flow) - [ ] Check `node --version` on the VPS is still 20+ ## G. After Nginx config changes specifically - [ ] `sudo nginx -t` before reloading (catches 95% of errors) - [ ] `ls /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/` contains only `project-bifrost` (no shadow configs) - [ ] After reload, `curl -I https://project-bifrost.fenja.ai/` includes `X-Powered-By: Express` (proves Nginx is still proxying to Node, not serving static files) - [ ] Rate-limit zone still exists: `grep -r "limit_req_zone" /etc/nginx/` ## H1. After changes to the Join-CTA tracking (bifrost_joins) - [ ] [browser, logged in] Click the final "Join Project Bifrost" CTA → confirmation panel renders (staggered checkmarks appear) - [ ] DevTools network tab: `POST /api/bifrost-join` returns 200 with `{clicked_at: }` - [ ] `sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/joins.js list` shows a new row with your email and a current timestamp - [ ] Click the CTA a second time (refresh the page first): a second row appears — the log is per-click, not per-user - [ ] `sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/joins.js summary` groups by email with correct `click_count` - [ ] `sudo -u fenja node /opt/fenja/bin/joins.js stats` totals match what you see in `list` - [ ] Logged out: `curl -X POST https://project-bifrost.fenja.ai/api/bifrost-join` → 401 (auth gate holds) ## H. After data/DB changes (schema, migrations) - [ ] Fresh boot creates schema cleanly: stop service, `mv data/fenja.sqlite data/fenja.sqlite.bak`, restart, verify it comes up healthy - [ ] Restore the backup (`mv` it back) before inviting further users - [ ] Take a manual backup before deploying: `sudo -u fenja sqlite3 /opt/fenja/data/fenja.sqlite ".backup /opt/fenja/data/pre-change-$(date +%F).sqlite"` ## I. Deploy readiness (before any push to production) - [ ] Ran locally: `npm install && npm run dev`, walked full flow end-to-end - [ ] No uncommitted `.env` file in the rsync source - [ ] No `data/*.sqlite` in the rsync source - [ ] On the VPS after deploy: section A passes - [ ] On the VPS after deploy: section B passes - [ ] Tailed `journalctl -u fenja -f` for 30s while refreshing the site → no errors --- ## Red flags that always mean stop - `curl -I /` returns 200 **without** `X-Powered-By: Express` → Nginx is serving static, not proxying to Node. Site is broken. - `curl -I /timeline.js` returns 200 → the auth gate is down. **Do not invite anyone.** - Any `Set-Cookie: fenja_session=...` header that lacks `HttpOnly` or `Secure` (in prod) → cookie hardening regression. - `journalctl -u fenja` showing repeated crashes → something's wrong, `systemctl restart fenja` won't fix it. - The entrance page submits the form as a GET with `?email=` in the URL → JS isn't running (usually CSP blocking a newly-added inline script). If any of these happen, revert to the last known-good commit and investigate offline.