# STAR Phase 1 — Tier 1 Auth System
**Version:** 1.0.0  
**Date:** October 6, 2025  
**Stack:** Node.js · Express · Sequelize (PostgreSQL) · JWT · Google OAuth 2.0 · Nodemailer
**Deployment** DigitalOcean Droplet (2 Droplets for API + S3 and Postgres)

## Contributing
We expect that you are in `dev/safe` branch so we recommend to have your own forked repository here's breakdown:

```
BRANCH_NAME | DESCRIPTION
-------------------------
main - A protected branch maintain by creators
staging-qa - Everytime na may Pull Requests (PR) from your forked repository dito mismo sa branch na ito kami mag-check per feature, per modification and also bug.
staging-uat - Supposedly has working Github Action so I will tell about it.
dev/safe - In your forked repository always use this branch
```

## Self-hosting
See [SELF_HOSTING.md](./SELF_HOSTING.md) for the full Docker Compose setup guide.