3...2...1... Launching Your Site
summary
Step-by-step launch checklist: gather registrar/WHOIS and current name server info (Cloudflare example), get DNS access, and set TTL very low (recommend 600s) a day or two before the switchover; provision hosting (Pantheon or VPS) and add the domain there, test on the host URL or with a local hosts file entry, provision HTTPS (Let’s Encrypt or provider cert, verify with SSL Labs), create 301 redirects (Drupal Redirect module) and verify assets aren’t still pointed at the old server.
AI-written summary · about
chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction and overview
- 1:07Understanding DNS for launches
- 8:00Finding DNS management details
- 18:00Choosing hosting providers
- 24:04Setting up SSL certificates
- 27:41SEO and redirects for new sites
- 33:55Final preparations before launch
- 35:41Changing DNS records smoothly
- 37:51Post-launch checks
- 40:24Summary and Q&A
related talks
20mWhat's in a Name? Your Guide to the Wacky World of DNS
13mRedirect http to https, how hard can it be?
48mOvercoming a million reasons not to be HTTPS only
01h 02mBuilding SEO-Friendly Sites with Drupal
20mEverything about DNS you never dared to ask!
59mProactively defending your business
23mMastering the CDN Present & Future
43mEmerging Web Security Standards