ERR-004 recommended Setup
Source maps configured
Source maps generated, uploaded to Sentry via CI/CD, stack traces show original source
Question to ask
"What line of code caused last week's frontend error?"
Verification guide
Severity: Recommended
Without source maps, frontend stack traces show minified code (line 1, column 45678). Source maps translate back to original source.
Check automatically:
- Check for Sentry source map upload plugin:
# Build plugins for source map upload
grep -riE "@sentry/webpack-plugin|@sentry/vite-plugin|@sentry/esbuild-plugin|@sentry/rollup-plugin|@sentry/nextjs" package.json webpack.config.* vite.config.* rollup.config.* next.config.* 2>/dev/null
- Check for sentry-cli in build/deploy scripts:
# CLI-based source map upload
grep -riE "sentry-cli.*releases|sentry-cli.*sourcemaps|sourcemaps.*upload" package.json .github/workflows/*.yml 2>/dev/null
- Check for required auth tokens:
# Auth token for uploads
grep -riE "SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN|SENTRY_ORG|SENTRY_PROJECT" .env.example .env* .github/workflows/*.yml 2>/dev/null
- Check build config generates source maps:
# Source map generation in build config
grep -riE "sourcemap.*true|devtool.*source-map|productionSourceMap" webpack.config.* vite.config.* next.config.* tsconfig.json 2>/dev/null
If not found in code, ask user:
- "Are source maps uploaded to Sentry during builds?"
- "Can you see original TypeScript/source code in Sentry stack traces?"
- "Is source map upload part of the CI/CD pipeline?"
Cross-reference with:
- ERR-003 (stack traces need source maps to be readable)
- ERR-005 (releases tie source maps to deployments)
Pass criteria:
- Source maps generated during build
- Source maps uploaded to Sentry (via plugin or sentry-cli)
- Upload happens in CI/CD pipeline (not manual)
- Stack traces in Sentry show original source code
Fail criteria:
- No source map upload configured
- Stack traces show minified code (line 1, column 45678)
- Source maps generated but not uploaded
Partial (acceptable):
- Source maps uploaded for frontend only, backend is plain Node.js (readable without maps)
- Upload exists but occasionally fails - note and fix
Evidence to capture:
- Source map upload method (plugin or CLI)
- CI/CD step that uploads
- Sample Sentry error showing readable source