Enable beta auto-deploy on master; prod via manual button

Closes #26. Split deploy.yml into deploy-beta (push→master) and
deploy-prod (workflow_dispatch), wire beta hosts/CORS defaults, and
document beta secret + Tianji coordination with chat_web_app.

README.md

@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ with `COMPOSE_DATABASE_URL` if needed.
 | `ENABLE_ACCOUNT_REGISTRATION` | `false` | optional | Self-serve sign-up; keep false until ready |
 | `STRIPE_SECRET_KEY` / `STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY` / `STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET` | empty | yes for billing | Stripe API + webhook |
 | `STRIPE_PRICE_ID` | empty | optional | Pre-created Price; else `$10/mo` from settings |
-| `FRONTEND_BASE_URL` | `http://localhost:3000` | set in prod | Checkout success/cancel base |
-| `CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS` | local + chat FE | set in prod | Frontend origin |
+| `FRONTEND_BASE_URL` | `http://localhost:3000` | set in prod/beta | Checkout success/cancel + OAuth return |
+| `CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS` | local + chat FE (+ beta FE default) | set in prod/beta | Frontend origin(s) |
 | `USE_TLS_PROXY` | false (dev) | true behind NPM | Sets `SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER` |
 | `GUNICORN_WORKERS` / `GUNICORN_BIND` | 2 / `0.0.0.0:8000` | optional | Entrypoint |
 | `SKIP_RAG_INIT` | unset | CI/migrate often `1` | Skip Chroma/Ollama boot work |
@@ -105,16 +105,18 @@ generation prompts (chat, RAG, data analysis). Not env-configurable.
 
 Templates: `.env.example` (local), `.env.prod.example` (control-node secret).
 
-Control-node secret path (server-infra on ai-server-4080):
+Control-node secret paths (server-infra on ai-server-4080):
 
 ```text
 ~/Documents/secrets/chat_backend/chat_backend_prod.env
+~/Documents/secrets/chat_backend/chat_backend_beta.env
 ```
 
 Validate with:
 
 ```bash
 ./scripts/validate-env.sh ~/Documents/secrets/chat_backend/chat_backend_prod.env
+./scripts/validate-env.sh ~/Documents/secrets/chat_backend/chat_backend_beta.env
 ```
 
 If `DATABASE_URL` password contains `$`, escape each as `$$` for Compose.
@@ -141,29 +143,41 @@ RAG loaders that need a path materialize a short-lived temp file, then delete it
 Chroma’s vector index may still use a volume (`chroma_db`); that is embeddings
 metadata, not the original upload.
 
-## Production (docker-compose.prod.yml)
+## Production / beta (docker-compose.prod.yml)
 
 - Single `web` service; **no** bundled DB — `DATABASE_URL` → shared Postgres (`10.0.0.230`).
-- Host port from `WEB_PORT` (catalog: **8003**; beta reserved **8013**).
+- Host port from `WEB_PORT` (prod **8003**; beta **8013**).
 - Entrypoint: wait DB → migrate → collectstatic → `gunicorn` + `UvicornWorker`
   (ASGI for HTTP **and** WebSockets).
 - Active/active on **adama + roslin + ai-server-4080**; NPM balances upstreams.
-- Deployed by:
+- Manual / local deploy:
 
 ```bash
+# beta (day-to-day)
+~/Documents/repos/server-infra/scripts/deploy.sh \
+  --app chat_backend --env beta --ref <sha>
+
+# prod (intentional)
 ~/Documents/repos/server-infra/scripts/deploy.sh \
   --app chat_backend --env prod --ref <sha>
 ```
 
+Beta hosts / CORS: `beta.chatbackend.aimloperations.com` API +
+`https://beta.chat.aimloperations.com` SPA (see `.env.prod.example` beta block).
+DB: `chat_backend_beta`. Pair with [server-infra#7](https://git.aimloperations.com/ai_ml_operations/server-infra/issues/7)
+and frontend [chat_web_app#35](https://git.aimloperations.com/ai_ml_operations/chat_web_app/issues/35).
+
 ## CI / CD (Gitea Actions)
 
 | Workflow | Trigger | Action |
 |----------|---------|--------|
 | `unittests.yml` | push + PR → `master` | `uv sync` + `manage.py test` |
 | `ci.yml` | PR → `master` | same unit tests |
-| `deploy.yml` | after Unit Tests succeeds on `master` **push** | docker build + tests on **ephemeral compose Postgres** → `deploy.sh` |
+| `deploy-beta.yml` | **push** to `master` | unit tests → docker compose tests → `deploy.sh --env beta` |
+| `deploy-prod.yml` | **manual** `workflow_dispatch` only | unit tests → docker compose tests → `deploy.sh --env prod` |
 
-Deploy never runs on PRs.
+Push/merge to `master` auto-deploys **beta** only. Prod requires the Gitea
+**Run workflow** button on **Deploy Prod**. Deploy never runs on PRs.
 
 ## Security note