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Self-hosting API gateways and CORS proxies: operations checklist

TLS renewal, secrets rotation, database backups, and observability for your own edge.

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Lifecycle tasks

Automate certificate renewal and test failover regions before incidents.

Store MongoDB or other state backups with retention aligned to compliance needs.

Configuration safety

Version control environment-specific allowlists and review changes like application code.

Run staging with production-like data volume to catch rate-limit tuning issues.

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