--- a/testing/mozharness/configs/builds/branch_specifics.py
+++ b/testing/mozharness/configs/builds/branch_specifics.py
@@ -223,16 +223,17 @@ config = {
     },
     'ux': {
         "graph_server_branch_name": "UX",
         'stage_server': 'upload.ffxbld.productdelivery.prod.mozaws.net',
     },
     # When build promotion goes live the mozconfig changes are probably better
     # expressed once in files like configs/builds/releng_base_windows_32_builds.py
     'date': {
+        'update_channel': 'beta-dev',
         'enable_release_promotion': 1,
         'platform_overrides': {
             'linux': {
                 'src_mozconfig': 'browser/config/mozconfigs/linux32/beta',
             },
             'linux-debug': {
                 'update_channel': 'default',
             },

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/mozharness/configs/releases/dev_bouncer_firefox_beta.py
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+# lint_ignore=E501
+config = {
+    "products": {
+        "installer": {
+            "product-name": "Firefox-%(version)s",
+            "ssl-only": False,
+            "add-locales": False,
+            "paths": {
+                "linux": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/linux-i686/:lang/firefox-%(version)s.tar.bz2",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "linux",
+                },
+                "linux64": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/linux-x86_64/:lang/firefox-%(version)s.tar.bz2",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "linux64",
+                },
+                "macosx64": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/mac/:lang/Firefox%%20%(version)s.dmg",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "osx",
+                },
+                "win32": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/win32/:lang/Firefox%%20Setup%%20%(version)s.exe",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "win",
+                },
+                "win64": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/win64/:lang/Firefox%%20Setup%%20%(version)s.exe",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "win64",
+                },
+            },
+        },
+        "installer-ssl": {
+            "product-name": "Firefox-%(version)s-SSL",
+            "ssl-only": True,
+            "add-locales": False,
+            "paths": {
+                "linux": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/linux-i686/:lang/firefox-%(version)s.tar.bz2",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "linux",
+                },
+                "linux64": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/linux-x86_64/:lang/firefox-%(version)s.tar.bz2",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "linux64",
+                },
+                "macosx64": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/mac/:lang/Firefox%%20%(version)s.dmg",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "osx",
+                },
+                "win32": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/win32/:lang/Firefox%%20Setup%%20%(version)s.exe",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "win",
+                },
+                "win64": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/win64/:lang/Firefox%%20Setup%%20%(version)s.exe",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "win64",
+                },
+            },
+        },
+        "stub-installer": {
+            "product-name": "Firefox-%(version)s-stub",
+            "ssl-only": True,
+            "add-locales": False,
+            "paths": {
+                "win32": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/win32/:lang/Firefox%%20Setup%%20Stub%%20%(version)s.exe",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "win",
+                },
+                "win64": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/win64/:lang/Firefox%%20Setup%%20Stub%%20%(version)s.exe",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "win64",
+                },
+            },
+        },
+        "complete-mar": {
+            "product-name": "Firefox-%(version)s-Complete",
+            "ssl-only": False,
+            "add-locales": False,
+            "paths": {
+                "linux": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/update/linux-i686/:lang/firefox-%(version)s.complete.mar",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "linux",
+                },
+                "linux64": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/update/linux-x86_64/:lang/firefox-%(version)s.complete.mar",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "linux64",
+                },
+                "macosx64": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/update/mac/:lang/firefox-%(version)s.complete.mar",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "osx",
+                },
+                "win32": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/update/win32/:lang/firefox-%(version)s.complete.mar",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "win",
+                },
+                "win64": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/update/win64/:lang/firefox-%(version)s.complete.mar",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "win64",
+                },
+            },
+        },
+    },
+    "partials": {
+        "releases-dir": {
+            "product-name": "Firefox-%(version)s-Partial-%(prev_version)s",
+            "ssl-only": False,
+            "add-locales": False,
+            "paths": {
+                "linux": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/update/linux-i686/:lang/firefox-%(prev_version)s-%(version)s.partial.mar",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "linux",
+                },
+                "linux64": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/update/linux-x86_64/:lang/firefox-%(prev_version)s-%(version)s.partial.mar",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "linux64",
+                },
+                "macosx64": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/update/mac/:lang/firefox-%(prev_version)s-%(version)s.partial.mar",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "osx",
+                },
+                "win32": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/update/win32/:lang/firefox-%(prev_version)s-%(version)s.partial.mar",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "win",
+                },
+                "win64": {
+                    "path": "/firefox/releases/%(version)s/update/win64/:lang/firefox-%(prev_version)s-%(version)s.partial.mar",
+                    "bouncer-platform": "win64",
+                },
+            },
+        },
+    },
+}

rename from testing/mozharness/configs/releases/postrelease_date.py
rename to testing/mozharness/configs/releases/dev_postrelease_firefox_beta.py
--- a/testing/mozharness/configs/releases/postrelease_date.py
+++ b/testing/mozharness/configs/releases/dev_postrelease_firefox_beta.py
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 config = {
+    # date is used for staging mozilla-beta
     "log_name": "bump_date",
     "version_files": [{"file": "browser/config/version_display.txt"}],
     "repo": {
+        # date is used for staging mozilla-beta
         "repo": "https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/date",
         "revision": "default",
         "dest": "date",
         "vcs": "hg",
     },
+    # date is used for staging mozilla-beta
     "push_dest": "ssh://hg.mozilla.org/projects/date",
     "ignore_no_changes": True,
     "ssh_user": "ffxbld",
     "ssh_key": "~/.ssh/ffxbld_rsa",
 }

rename from testing/mozharness/configs/releases/updates_date.py
rename to testing/mozharness/configs/releases/dev_updates_firefox_beta.py
--- a/testing/mozharness/configs/releases/updates_date.py
+++ b/testing/mozharness/configs/releases/dev_updates_firefox_beta.py
@@ -1,35 +1,37 @@
 
 config = {
-    "log_name": "bump_date",
+    "log_name": "bump_beta_dev",
     # TODO: use real repo
     "repo": {
         "repo": "https://hg.mozilla.org/users/raliiev_mozilla.com/tools",
         "revision": "default",
         "dest": "tools",
         "vcs": "hg",
     },
     # TODO: use real repo
     "push_dest": "ssh://hg.mozilla.org/users/raliiev_mozilla.com/tools",
+    # date repo used for staging beta
     "shipped-locales-url": "https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/date/raw-file/{revision}/browser/locales/shipped-locales",
     "ignore_no_changes": True,
     "ssh_user": "ffxbld",
     "ssh_key": "~/.ssh/ffxbld_rsa",
     "archive_domain": "mozilla-releng-beet-mover-dev.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
     "archive_prefix": "http://mozilla-releng-beet-mover-dev.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pub",
     "previous_archive_prefix": "https://archive.mozilla.org/pub",
     "download_domain": "download.mozilla.org",
     "balrog_url": "http://ec2-54-241-39-23.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com",
     "balrog_username": "stage-ffxbld",
     "update_channels": {
-        "date": {
+        "beta-dev": {
             "version_regex": r"^(\d+\.\d+(b\d+)?)$",
             "requires_mirrors": True,
+            # TODO - when we use a real repo, rename this file # s/MozDate/MozBeta-dev/
             "patcher_config": "mozDate-branch-patcher2.cfg",
-            "update_verify_channel": "date-localtest",
+            "update_verify_channel": "beta-dev-localtest",
             "mar_channel_ids": [],
-            "channel_names": ["date", "date-localtest", "date-cdntest"],
-            "rules_to_update": ["firefox-date-cdntest", "firefox-date-localtest"],
+            "channel_names": ["beta-dev", "beta-dev-localtest", "beta-dev-cdntest"],
+            "rules_to_update": ["firefox-beta-dev-cdntest", "firefox-beta-dev-localtest"],
         }
     },
     "balrog_use_dummy_suffix": False,
 }

rename from testing/mozharness/configs/releases/postrelease_beta.py
rename to testing/mozharness/configs/releases/postrelease_firefox_beta.py

rename from testing/mozharness/configs/releases/updates_beta.py
rename to testing/mozharness/configs/releases/updates_firefox_beta.py