What two days of Health Check buy you
Twelve hours, read-only, a written report. Here is what I look at, what you get back, and what it costs: EUR 1,080 excl. VAT.
The Health Check is where most of my work starts, so here is what happens in those two days. Nothing is changed; I read, run and write.
Day one: how it runs
- Versions: operating system, PHP, database, framework, the main packages, each against its official end-of-life date.
- Hosting: how it is deployed, how it is backed up, when a restore was last tested, what is monitored.
- Security basics: open ports, TLS, headers, dependencies with known advisories, how secrets are stored.
Day two: how it is built and used
- Code: where change is risky, how parts depend on each other, what the tests cover.
- Hours: the repetitive work in and around the system, and what an agent or an integration would save.
- The plan: the order of steps, with effort ranges, so that nothing stops while it is done.
What you get back
A report in plain language with findings ranked by value and risk and hours per item, and a walkthrough call. The price is 12 hours at EUR 90, EUR 1,080 excl. VAT, and it is separate from any work that follows. The plan is the product; you can take it to anyone.
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