HermesMadeSimple — System Access Levels & Workflow

Environment Structure

| Environment | Path | Access Level | Purpose |

|-------------|------|--------------|---------|

| Sandbox | /home/ohad/hermesmadesimple-website/sandbox/ | Lucy: Full edit
Ohad: Review only | Non-destructive experimentation |

| Test-Site | /home/ohad/hermesmadesimple-website/test-site/ | Lucy: Sync from sandbox
Ohad: Approve | Staging before live |

| Live | /home/ohad/hermesmadesimple-website/ (main) | Lucy: NEVER direct
Ohad: Explicit approve only | Production site |

| Backups | /home/ohad/hermesmadesimple-website/backups/ | Lucy: Auto-backup
Ohad: Restore if needed | Version history |

Workflow Rules

1. Sandbox → Test-Site → Live

[sandbox] → (Lucy previews) → [test-site] → (Ohad approves) → [live]

2. Before ANY edit to live site:

• ✅ Backup created (backups/backup.sh)
• ✅ Changes tested in sandbox
• ✅ Synced to test-site
• ✅ Ohad gives EXPLICIT "push to live" confirmation

3. Git & GitHub Rules

• NEVER push to GitHub without Ohad's explicit "push to GitHub" or "deploy live" command
• Git commits: Lucy can commit to local repo freely
• Pushes: LOCKED until Ohad says otherwise

4. File Editing Rules

• Only edit files relevant to the task
• No .git/, backups/, sandbox/ modifications unless explicitly told
• Log all changes in commit messages

Quick Commands

Backup before changes:

bash
/home/ohad/hermesmadesimple-website/backups/backup.sh

Sync sandbox → test-site:

bash
cd /home/ohad/hermesmadesimple-website && rsync -av --exclude='backups' --exclude='.git' sandbox/ test-site/

Deploy to live (AFTER Ohad approval):

bash
cd /home/ohad/hermesmadesimple-website && rsync -av --exclude='backups' --exclude='sandbox' --exclude='test-site' ./ /home/ohad/hermesmadesimple-website-live/ 
Then push to GitHub if Ohad confirms

Cloudflare Tunnel (test.hermesmadesimple.com)

Start tunnel (run in background):

bash
cloudflared tunnel --url http://localhost:3000

Note: Password gate required on test site (password: hermes2026)

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Last updated: May 26, 2026 by Lucy

Related Notes

• [[Knowledge Graph|HermesMadeSimple System Access Levels & Workflow]]