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Homelab Documentation (lemmy.zip)
submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by hellmo_luciferrari@lemmy.zip to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Greetings Lemmings,

I realize that self-hosting for many is just a hobby. Something they do for fun. And the topic of today is usually a "not-so-fun" part of the IT industry.

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Documentation

I have for so long just let my lab grow organically. And months down the road an issue pops up with a service, and I have no idea how I set something up, and may not have documented it. Whether that be comments inside of configuration files, or via other means.

I have gotten marginally better at documenting within the config files or code that I am writing. However, I don't want just that as an option. So I spun myself up a Bookstack container.

I am slowly going through and creating what would amount to a full blown wiki for my setup. Doubly I can use this as part of my resume.

So I ask of you; what ways do you prefer to document? How do you keep yourself honest, and actually stick to it.

Edit: I created bash scripts that are run by a systemd service and timer. At least for my docker box.

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[–] SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I just break things enough times until I internalize the knowledge into my soul.

Kidding aside, I do wish I was more disciplined about documentation.

It could have really helped me earlier in the week in fact. I figured out something really clever a couple of months ago, promptly wiped the computer. And now I can't recreate it. I've come up with a halfway solution, but it's not as elegant as it used to be.

To be honest with you, this is a really good use case for a large language model - self hosted or other wise. You know Karpathy's LLM-wiki method?