Best Practices
Best Practices
Section titled “Best Practices”Follow these best practices when using MirthSync in production environments.
Security
Section titled “Security”- Never commit credentials to Git
- Use environment variables for sensitive data
- Implement least-privilege access
- Rotate credentials regularly
- Use HTTPS for Mirth Connect API access
Version Control
Section titled “Version Control”- Write descriptive commit messages
- Use feature branches for development
- Require pull request reviews
- Tag releases with semantic versioning
- Keep commits atomic and focused
Deployment
Section titled “Deployment”- Test in staging before production
- Use CI/CD for automated deployments
- Implement rollback procedures
- Monitor deployments
- Document deployment processes
Collaboration
Section titled “Collaboration”- Document channel purposes and configurations
- Use clear naming conventions
- Review changes before merging
- Maintain a CHANGELOG
- Communicate breaking changes
Next Steps
Section titled “Next Steps”- Version Control Workflow - Detailed workflow patterns
- CI/CD Setup - Automated deployment pipelines
- Multi-Environment Management - Managing dev/staging/production