# Update production checklist


# Tasks

* [ ] Check database
* [ ] Check gemma working
* [ ] Check global search
* [ ] Check authentication
* [ ] Check sending E-mails
* [ ] Make sure info.genenetwork.org can reach the DB

The following are at the system level

* [ ] Make journalctl presistent
* [ ] Update certificates in CRON
* [ ] Run trim in CRON


# Check database

=> topics/systems/mariadb/mariadb.gmi

# Check sending E-mails

The swaks package is quite useful to test for a valid receive host:

```
swaks --to testing-my-server@gmail.com --server smtp.uthsc.edu
=== Trying smtp.uthsc.edu:25...
=== Connected to smtp.uthsc.edu.
<-  220 mailrouter8.uthsc.edu ESMTP NO UCE
 -> EHLO tux04.uthsc.edu
<-  250-mailrouter8.uthsc.edu
<-  250-PIPELINING
<-  250-SIZE 26214400
<-  250-VRFY
<-  250-ETRN
<-  250-STARTTLS
<-  250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
<-  250-8BITMIME
<-  250-DSN
<-  250 SMTPUTF8
 -> MAIL FROM:<root@tux04.uthsc.edu>
<-  250 2.1.0 Ok
 -> RCPT TO:<pjotr2020@thebird.nl>
<-  250 2.1.5 Ok
 -> DATA
<-  354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>
 -> Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 08:34:24 +0000
 -> To: pjotr2020@thebird.nl
 -> From: root@tux04.uthsc.edu
 -> Subject: test Thu, 06 Mar 2025 08:34:24 +0000
 -> Message-Id: <20250306083424.624509@tux04.uthsc.edu>
 -> X-Mailer: swaks v20201014.0 jetmore.org/john/code/swaks/
 ->
 -> This is a test mailing
 ->
 ->
 -> .
<-  250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 4157929DD
 -> QUIT
<-  221 2.0.0 Bye                                                                                                                             === Connection closed with remote host
```