STAR Phase 1 — Tier 1 Auth System

Technical Documentation

Version: 1.0.0
Date: October 6, 2025
Stack: Node.js · Express · Sequelize (PostgreSQL) · JWT · Google OAuth 2.0 · Nodemailer Deployment DigitalOcean Droplet (3 Droplets for API + S3 and Postgres)

Self-hosting

See SELF_HOSTING.md for the full Docker Compose setup guide.

TODO

Branchings and Tags (Backups)

main (protected)     → prod
qas (protected)      → staging
dev (protected*)     → integration/playground
feature/xyz           → short-lived, deleted after merge
hotfix/xyz             → for urgent prod patches
+ tags (v1.0.9...)    → released snapshots