Platform Updates

A full record of every change made to The KPI Hub — what changed, why it was made, the benefit it delivers, and how many times it was touched.

15
Total Changes
3
Days Active
2
Features Shipped
13
Fixes & Infra
Apr 26, 2026 — Today
Infra Google OAuth — End-to-End Live
New OAuth 2.0 credentials created inside the correct GCP project (kpihub-live). Callback URL corrected from /api/v1/auth/google/callback to /api/auth/google/callback. Cloud Run updated with the real Client ID and Secret. Full login flow verified — tokens generated and returned to frontend.
Why: Previous credentials belonged to a different GCP project and had wrong redirect URIs × 3 attempts to get right
Infra api.thekpihub.com — Custom Domain Live via Cloudflare Worker
Cloud Run domain mapping is unsupported in asia-south1. Solved using a Cloudflare Worker that proxies all traffic from api.thekpihub.com to the Cloud Run service. Domain verified via Google Search Console, nameservers moved to Cloudflare, Worker route added.
Why: GCP asia-south1 doesn't support domain mappings — workaround required × 4 steps to complete
Fix connect-redis v7 CJS Import Corrected
connect-redis v7 changed its export from a named export to a default export. The import was updated from require('connect-redis') to require('connect-redis').default. Without this fix, the session store crashed on startup.
Why: Breaking change in connect-redis v7 API × 3 deploys (including 2 cache busts)
Fix Redis Made Optional at Startup
The backend was crashing if Redis (Memorystore) was unavailable. Redis is not yet set up in production, so the app was changed to warn instead of crash — sessions fall back gracefully until Memorystore is provisioned.
Why: Prevent hard crash when Redis is not yet configured in production × 1
Fix Docker Auth for Artifact Registry
Cloud Build was failing to push Docker images to asia-south1 Artifact Registry due to missing authentication. Added explicit Docker login using an OAuth token before the push step.
Why: Artifact Registry in asia-south1 requires explicit auth in Cloud Build × 3 iterations
Fix package-lock.json Added to Dockerfile
npm ci inside the Docker build requires a package-lock.json file to be present. The file was missing from the build context, causing the Docker step to fail.
Why: npm ci is stricter than npm install and requires the lockfile × 1
Fix Cloud Build Substitution — SHORT_SHA → _TAG
$SHORT_SHA is only available in Cloud Build when triggered by a Git push. For manual builds via gcloud builds submit, a custom substitution variable $_TAG is required.
Why: Manual builds don't inject $SHORT_SHA automatically × 1
Apr 25, 2026
Feature Complete Node.js + PostgreSQL Backend Deployed to Cloud Run
Full production backend deployed on Google Cloud Run (asia-south1). Includes: JWT auth, Google & GitHub OAuth, role-based access control, billing (Razorpay + Stripe), KPI management, AI integration, audit logging, and session management. 18 database tables across 7 schemas migrated and seeded on Cloud SQL PostgreSQL.
Why: First production deployment of the KPIHub backend × 1
Fix Cloud Run PORT Environment Variable
Cloud Run injects the PORT environment variable at runtime (default 8080). The app was hardcoded to port 4000. Updated to read process.env.PORT so Cloud Run can manage port assignment dynamically.
Why: Cloud Run requires the app to listen on the PORT it provides × 1
Infra Cloud Build Config Simplified
The cloudbuild.yaml was simplified by removing a custom Docker login step that was causing build failures. Cloud Build's default service account already has the necessary permissions for the project's Artifact Registry.
Why: Redundant auth step was conflicting with Cloud Build's built-in credentials × 1
Apr 24, 2026 — Day One
Feature Initial SaaS Frontend Built
Complete production SaaS frontend built: authentication pages (login, register), role-based dashboards, Stripe billing integration, upgrade flow, and a full landing page. Merged as the first working version of The KPI Hub web app.
Why: Foundation of the product — first commit to production × 1