Staging Site Gmail Integration Blocker
Overview
During the 2025-10-06 team standup, Chris flagged a technical blocker on the Lammary project: the staging site's domain does not match the production domain, which prevents Gmail/Google OAuth from authorizing the connection. This blocks all integration testing for the Bookly booking system, including the Bookly ↔ Square integration.
The Problem
Google's OAuth flow validates the requesting domain against the authorized redirect URIs registered in the Google/G Suite account. Because the staging environment uses a different domain (not matching Lammary's production domain), Google refuses the connection entirely.
"My suspicion is that I'm unable to connect to the Gmail stuff because it sends a query from the staging site… that doesn't match their URL, so their domain name, which means I'm not even allowed to connect anything."
— Chris Østergaard, standup 2025-10-06
As a result, Chris cannot test:
- Gmail / Google integration
- Bookly ↔ Square integration
- Any other OAuth-dependent feature
Additional Concern: Bookly Hidden Costs
Chris also noted that Bookly has been accumulating unexpected costs — additional features are gated behind add-on fees (~$50/month each). This was flagged as a growing concern given the scope of the project proposal.
Proposed Solutions
| Approach | Notes |
|---|---|
| Dummy domain / live test environment | Create a separate live domain with its own G Suite account to mirror the production setup. Allows full integration testing without touching the client's live site. Discussed by Mark as the likely path forward. |
| Test on live site | Possible but risks disrupting Lammary's day-to-day operations. Not preferred. |
Mark agreed to think through the dummy domain approach and follow up with Chris.
Status
- Blocker raised: 2025-10-06
- Owner: Chris Østergaard
- Escalated to: Mark Hope (for solution design)
- Resolution: Pending — Mark to advise on dummy domain / test environment setup
Action Items
- [ ] Mark → Determine feasibility of dummy domain/G Suite test environment and advise Chris
- [ ] Chris → Implement agreed testing approach once direction is confirmed; resume Bookly + Gmail/Google integration work
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