Post-Expo updates

.github/workflows/backend-cd.yml

@@ -15,27 +15,29 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: backend
 
     steps:
-      - name: SSH deploy
-        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@v1.2.0
-        with:
-          host: ${{ secrets.EC2_HOST }}
-          username: ${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}
-          key: ${{ secrets.EC2_SSH_KEY }}
-          port: ${{ secrets.EC2_PORT || 22 }}
-          script: |
-            set -e
-
-            # Adjust if your repo path is different
-            cd /home/deploy/Stratus
-
-            git fetch --all
-            git reset --hard origin/main
-
-            cd backend
-            npm ci
-            npm run build
-
-            pm2 restart stratus-api
-            pm2 save
-
-            pm2 status
+      - run: exit 0 # no-op
+
+      # - name: SSH deploy
+      #   uses: appleboy/ssh-action@v1.2.0
+      #   with:
+      #     host: ${{ secrets.EC2_HOST }}
+      #     username: ${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}
+      #     key: ${{ secrets.EC2_SSH_KEY }}
+      #     port: ${{ secrets.EC2_PORT || 22 }}
+      #     script: |
+      #       set -e
+      #
+      #       # Adjust if your repo path is different
+      #       cd /home/deploy/Stratus
+      #
+      #       git fetch --all
+      #       git reset --hard origin/main
+      #
+      #       cd backend
+      #       npm ci
+      #       npm run build
+      #
+      #       pm2 restart stratus-api
+      #       pm2 save
+      #
+      #       pm2 status

.github/workflows/games.yml

@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ jobs:
           ./games/build-supertuxkart.sh games/build/c3770c11-ecaf-4852-96b0-37269736a6fc
           rm games/build/sleep -f
 
-      - name: Setup AWS CLI
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
-        with:
-          aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
-
-      - name: Upload games to S3 bucket
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        run: aws s3 sync games/build 's3://${{ vars.AWS_GAMES_BUCKET }}'
-        # Note: we don't pass --delete, so manually-uploaded games will not be
-        # removed from the bucket
+      # - name: Setup AWS CLI
+      #   if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+      #   uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+      #   with:
+      #     aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+      #     aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      #     aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
+      #
+      # - name: Upload games to S3 bucket
+      #   if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+      #   run: aws s3 sync games/build 's3://${{ vars.AWS_GAMES_BUCKET }}'
+      #   # Note: we don't pass --delete, so manually-uploaded games will not be
+      #   # removed from the bucket

.github/workflows/os.yml

@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ jobs:
           cp os/install.sh os/repo
           repo-add os/repo/stratus.db.tar.zst os/repo/*.pkg.tar.zst
 
-      - name: Setup AWS CLI
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
-        with:
-          aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
-
-      - name: Upload stratus Arch repository to S3 bucket
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        run: aws s3 sync os/repo 's3://${{ vars.AWS_OS_BUCKET }}' --delete
+      # - name: Setup AWS CLI
+      #   if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+      #   uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+      #   with:
+      #     aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+      #     aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      #     aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
+      #
+      # - name: Upload stratus Arch repository to S3 bucket
+      #   if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+      #   run: aws s3 sync os/repo 's3://${{ vars.AWS_OS_BUCKET }}' --delete

README.md

@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ architecture of Stratus.
 
 ## Deployment
 
+To deploy an entire fully-featured Stratus instance from scratch, follow the
+instructions below. Alternatively, it is possible to run just the Stratus
+streaming server and connect via our [Direct Connect][direct-connect] page
+without any additional setup (no Google OAuth, AWS DynamoDB, coordination
+server, etc) by following the instructions [here][stratusd-setup].
+
+[direct-connect]: https://www.playstratus.io/direct-connect
+[stratusd-setup]: https://github.com/PlayStratus/Stratus/blob/main/stratusd/README.md#development-setup
+
 1.  **Google OAuth:** Register a Google OAuth client and obtain the access
     credentials (client ID and secret).
 
@@ -101,15 +110,8 @@ architecture of Stratus.
     a stream session.
 
 
-## Project Authors
-
-Stratus was developed by a team of Oregon State University students as a
-capstone project.
-
-<!--
 ## Project Status
 
-Stratus was developed by a team of Oregon State University students as a
+Stratus was developed by a team of Oregon State University students as a senior
 capstone project. It was released in May 2026, and is no longer actively
 developed or hosted publicly.
--->

frontend/src/app/page.tsx

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export default async function Home() {
               >
                 Play now!
                 <span className='-mt-3 text-xs text-muted/70'>
-                  (closed beta)
+                  (unavailable)
                 </span>
               </button>
             ) : (

frontend/src/components/landingPage/Faq.tsx

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const faqs = [
   {
     question: "Is Stratus available to the public?",
     answer:
-      "Stratus is currently only available to students at Oregon State University. We unfortunately have no plans to expand access due to hosting costs and complexities.",
+      "Stratus is no longer hosted publicly due to various costs and complexities. However, you can still run a Stratus server locally and connect via the Direct Connect page."
   },
 ]