Project Status Report: Beta Access Control & Fixes

Project Status Report: Beta Access Control & Fixes

1. Feature Implementation: Subscriber Beta Access

The “Gatekeeper” system is fully implemented and verified.

• Unified Entry: The homepage “Join Waitlist” form and the Sign-In page now flow through the same valid entry point.
• Logic:
  • New Users: Automatically blocked and added to Subscriber list as waiting.
  • Invited Users: Allowed to sign in/sign up.
  • Admins: Can bulk-invite users via Avo (Invite To Beta action).
• UX: Verified that users see the correct “You’re on the list” message.

2. Infrastructure & CI

• Test Suite:
  • test:models and test:controllers are passing.
  • test:system was fixed to account for headless runner viewport sizes and page content visibility.
• Cleanup: Removed accidental devise_invitable files to keep the repo clean.
• Deployment: Successfully pushed to development branch on Railway.

3. Admin Configuration

• Validation: Updated AdminUser model to parse ADMIN_EMAIL_ALLOWLIST more robustly (ignoring all whitespace).
• Environment: Updated .env.local to include contact@ushimadotown.com.
• Status: You successfully created the admin user admin@mobayilo.com in the production-like environment.

Next Recommendations

• Monitor: Check Railway logs to ensure the deployment settled correctly.
• Email Testing: Verify that the “Magic Link” emails are landing in inboxes (ZeptoMail config looks good).