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parththakkar106andClaude Opus 4.8 68c165585c Phase 10: Render deploy blueprint

- render.yaml: single Docker web service (SPA + API same-origin), free tier,
  Neon Postgres via AIDND_DATABASE_URL, generated AIDND_SECRET_KEY,
  /api/health check, us-east region, auto-deploy on main.
- README: "Deploy (Render)" section.
- Record verified Postgres path (real Neon, PG 18.4) and Phase 10 decisions
  (Neon, free tier, cloud Docker build) in plan/.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_017e6tQuojBLYPetUfmhit4X

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Phase 10 — Deploy & publish

Goal: the app live on Render at a public URL, linked from resume/website alongside the GitHub repo.

Decisions (confirmed)

Question	Answer
Platform	Render
Domain	Platform URL is fine (e.g. `ai-dnd.onrender.com`); custom domain can be added later anytime

Ask before implementing: Render tier (free-with-sleep vs ~$7/mo always-on — depends on the Phase 9 database decision), and the exact service name (it becomes the public URL).

Decisions (confirmed 2026-07-07)

Question	Answer
Database	Neon Postgres (external managed; free tier has no persistent disk). Path fully verified against real Neon — see `plan/09-phase-hardening.md`.
Tier	Free (sleeps after ~15 min idle; ~30–60s first-wake).
Service name	`ai-dnd` (→ `ai-dnd.onrender.com`, adjustable in dashboard).
Region	`virginia` (us-east, matches Neon us-east-1).
Local Docker preflight	Skipped by choice — Render builds the same Dockerfile in the cloud; its build logs are the image test.

Deploy

render.yaml blueprint: web service from the Dockerfile, env vars (SECRET_KEY generated, demo-key vars, MULTI_USER=true), /api/health health check, external Neon Postgres. README gained a "Deploy (Render)" section.
Set up the Render service, connect the GitHub repo, auto-deploy on push to main.
Seed production with 2–3 good demo scenarios (public/starter scenarios from Phase 8) so first-time visitors have something great to click immediately.
Smoke test the live URL: guest play on demo key, register, BYOK flow, scripting, memory bank, Insights — from a device/network that isn't yours.
Free-tier note: if on free tier, first request after idle takes ~30–60s to wake — add a friendly loading state or accept it (revisit tier if it feels bad).

Post-launch guardrails

Watch demo-key spend/usage for the first days (OpenRouter dashboard); confirm caps hold.
Set up uptime monitoring (free: UptimeRobot or similar) — optional.
Error visibility: Render logs are enough for v1; note how to pull them.

Resume / website

README: add the live-demo link + "Try it" section at the top.
2–3 sentence project blurb for resume/website (stack, the interesting hard parts: AI Dungeon-compatible JS scripting sandbox, embedding-based memory bank, prompt transparency, guest-first optional auth).
Later pass (deferred from Phase 7): screenshots/demo GIF for README and website card.

Exit criteria

A recruiter clicks one link on your resume, lands on the live app, plays three turns of a demo scenario as a guest without configuring anything, and can find the GitHub repo from the page.

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