The `ChatwootApp.chatwoot_cloud?` gate on the platform banners route in
#13943 reads `InstallationConfig` from the database. Because `routes.rb`
is evaluated during `Rails.application.initialize!`, this ran before the
database existed on a fresh setup, breaking `bundle exec rake db:create`
in CI and first-time installs with `ActiveRecord::NoDatabaseError: We
could not find your database: chatwoot_test`.
The route is now always mounted, and the cloud check moved to where the
database is guaranteed to be available — the controller
(`before_action`) and the super admin sidebar partial.
Closes the CI failure introduced by #13943.
## How to test
1. Drop your local databases: `bundle exec rake db:drop`
2. Run `bundle exec rake db:create` — it should succeed (previously
failed with `NoDatabaseError`)
3. Bring the DB back: `bundle exec rake db:setup`
4. On a non-cloud install, visit `/super_admin/platform_banners` —
should 404, and the sidebar entry should be hidden
5. With `DEPLOYMENT_ENV=cloud` configured (cloud install), the page and
sidebar entry should work as before
## What changed
- `config/routes.rb` — always mount `resources :platform_banners` (no DB
call at boot)
- `app/controllers/super_admin/platform_banners_controller.rb` —
`before_action` raises `ActionController::RoutingError` (404) when not
on Chatwoot Cloud
- `app/views/super_admin/application/_navigation.html.erb` — hides the
sidebar entry on non-cloud installs
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Co-authored-by: Muhsin <12408980+muhsin-k@users.noreply.github.com>
Adds a platform-wide status banner system to notify all users about
external service outages. Super Admins can create, edit, and manage
banners via the Super Admin console. Banners support markdown for links
and are dismissible by users.
<img width="1099" height="236" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/047a7994-d885-4a8a-b9c4-aeb32f15474a"
/>
## How to test
1. Set `ENABLE_PLATFORM_BANNERS=true` in your environment
2. Go to Super Admin → Platform Banners
3. Create a banner with a message like: `Elevated error rates from Meta
APIs. [Check status](https://metastatus.com)`
4. Select a banner type: `info` (blue), `warning` (amber), or `error`
(red)
5. Visit the dashboard — the banner should appear at the top
6. Click "Dismiss" — the banner hides and stays dismissed across page
reloads
7. Deactivate the banner in Super Admin — it disappears on next page
load
## What changed
- New `PlatformBanner` model with `banner_message`, `banner_type`
(info/warning/error), and `active` flag
- Super Admin CRUD via Administrate (controller, dashboard, routes,
sidebar icon)
- `DashboardController` serves active banners via `globalConfig`
- `StatusBanner.vue` component renders banners with markdown support and
per-banner localStorage dismiss
- Feature gated behind `ENABLE_PLATFORM_BANNERS` env var
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Sivin Varghese <64252451+iamsivin@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: iamsivin <iamsivin@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Muhsin <12408980+muhsin-k@users.noreply.github.com>
