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Changelog

Tracks all significant documentation and infrastructure changes.

Format

## YYYY-MM-DD
- **[Type]** Description — [link to affected doc](path/to/doc.md)

Types: Added · Updated · Removed · Fixed · Infrastructure

Log

2026-04-27

  • [Fixed] Lotus server doc — Immich storage layout documented; corrected LuckyBackup source path from /mnt/user/data/media/immich/ to /mnt/user/immich/; backup table updated with correct paths
  • [Added] Lessons Learned — LuckyBackup was silently backing up wrong Immich path for 9+ months; lesson: verify backup source paths match actual container mounts after any volume reconfiguration

2026-04-25 (continued further)

  • [Infrastructure] Lotus server doc, Cooper server doc, Services, Current State — Immich PostgreSQL streaming replication set up: replicator role created on Lotus, pg_hba.conf updated, pg_basebackup run to seed Cooper replica, immich-pg-relay socat container on Lotus exposes host:5452 → immich_postgreSQL:5432, immich-postgres-replica container running on Cooper as streaming standby
  • [Added] Lessons Learned — Unraid CA port mapping cannot be safely edited; use socat relay on the same Docker network instead

2026-04-25 (continued)

  • [Infrastructure] Network, Inventory — backup internet connection added: Three LTE SIM in Zyxel LTE3302-M432 connected to UCG Ultra port 4 as WAN2; failover-only mode with health checks pinging 8.8.8.8 and 1.1.1.1; left in router mode to preserve management access at 192.168.2.254

2026-04-25

  • [Infrastructure] Inventory, Cooper server doc — 512GB SSD added to Cooper bay 4 as cache pool
  • [Infrastructure] Cooper server doc — added SWAG standby instance; documented hourly rsync from Lotus and Tailscale folder exclusion requirement
  • [Updated] Services — added Cooper infrastructure section with SWAG entry
  • [Updated] Current State — added SWAG to Cooper service list
  • [Added] Lessons Learned — rsyncing SWAG appdata caused Tailscale node ID conflict; exclude /appdata/swag/.tailscale_state/ from all appdata sync jobs
  • [Infrastructure] Network, Cooper server doc — SWAG hot spare completed; automatic failover script running on Cooper every 5 minutes; Cloudflare DNS flips to Cooper (100.126.183.94) after 2 consecutive failures and fails back automatically on recovery
  • [Infrastructure] Network — Cloudflare DNS consolidated from 29 individual A records to a single *.djchome.uk wildcard; docs.djchome.uk retained as specific record (Cloudflare Pages)
  • [Fixed] Lessons Learned — corrected Tailscale state directory path from tailscale/ to .tailscale_state/

2026-04-15

  • [Updated] After a Power Cut, Internet Is Down, Home Assistant Is Down — added Router-Modem_Pacific.jpg (wardrobe overview), UCG-normal-display.jpg (router screen), PacificNUC-blueNormal.jpg (blue light state) to relevant pages
  • [Updated] After a Power Cut — Step 1 expanded with UPS flat scenario; Step 2 rewritten as internet/WiFi check (2SVT-Main, internet-down link); Step 3 rewritten with Pacific light states table, orange-more-than-once escalation path, Lotus 5-min/beep note, Cooper "not essential" note, closing reassurance line
  • [Updated] Home Assistant Is Down — "Migrate HA to Unraid" video embedded in Step 3; Step 2 cross-references it
  • [Updated] Backup Strategy — restore time added to HA backup methods: ~45 min (HA built-in / Lotus) and ~90 min (PBS full VM / Pacific)
  • [Updated] Network — Physical Setup expanded with switch topology diagram; Switches and Access Points & WiFi sections added (with SSID table); Key IP Addresses table updated with switches, APs, docs.home, gabriela.home; Documentation Access table corrected (local docs live at 192.168.1.81)
  • [Fixed] Internet Is Down — Vodafone icon switched from elax46 (404) to Simple Icons; "Contact Dan" → "Contact Daniel"
  • [Updated] Partner Guide — gabriela.home, docs.djchome.uk, and docs.home made clickable links
  • [Updated] Home Assistant Is Down — full rewrite: Step 1 retitled and cellular wording added; Step 2 replaced with Pacific power button light guide (off/orange/blue); Step 3 added for backup HA on Lotus with safety warning; Proxmox login video added
  • [Updated] Living Room Wall Panel — photos removed (video covers it better), text steps kept
  • [Updated] Common Issues — doorbell section rewritten: correct WiFi-not-internet dependency, chime reset step, Reolink page check; removed incorrect Frigate/Pacific info
  • [Updated] Hardware Inventory — NUC6CAYH model added to Pacific
  • [Added] Internet Is Down — dedicated partner page extracted from common-issues
  • [Added] Home Assistant Is Down — dedicated partner page
  • [Added] Lights & Smart Devices — dedicated partner page covering single devices, motion sensors (USB + Hue AAA), blind (charge + limit reset), and Zigbee-wide outages
  • [Added] Central Heating — dedicated partner page covering Shelly, TRVs, and manual overrides
  • [Updated] Partner Guide — reordered What's Broken table by likelihood, removed restart sections, links to new individual pages
  • [Updated] Common Issues — reduced to minor/catch-all issues (Plex, doorbell, alarm, noises)
  • [Updated] After a Power Cut — emoji step headings, clickable IP links, Proxmox brand icon
  • [Updated] Living Room Wall Panel — Shelly brand icon on page title
  • [Updated] Zigbee Bridge Fix — Zigbee brand icon on page title
  • [Updated] All partner pages — "Dan" → "Daniel" throughout; all bare IPs and URLs made clickable (target="_blank"); brand icons added from elax46 and Simple Icons (Home Assistant, Shelly, Philips Hue, Zigbee, Proxmox, Plex, Sonoff, Vodafone, UniFi, Ring, Alexa); icons sized at 1.1em to match emoji scale
  • [Updated] mkdocs.yml — new partner pages added to navigation
  • [Added] .claude/launch.json — MkDocs dev server configuration

2026-04-14

  • [Infrastructure] Gabriela's dashboard live — http://gabriela.home (gethomepage on 192.168.1.82:3000, proxied via docs nginx on 192.168.1.81)
  • [Updated] docs nginx config to proxy gabriela.home alongside serving docs.home
  • [Updated] Current State and Quick Reference — gabriela-homepage container and IP documented
  • [Updated] Gabriela's dashboard — Help Guide link points to http://docs.home/partner/ (direct to partner section); added Audiobookshelf, Immich, Mealie, Reolink doorbell
  • [Infrastructure] Local docs site live — http://docs.home (192.168.1.81, nginx:alpine on Lotus, br0 network, syncs from GitHub every 30 min)
  • [Added] DNS record docs.home → 192.168.1.81 added to UniFi UCG Ultra
  • [Added] Container icon added to repo at docs/assets/homelab-docs.png
  • [Updated] Partner Guide — added local docs URL and http:// tip
  • [Updated] Quick Reference — local docs URL, Cooper UPS fix, 192.168.1.81 added to device IPs
  • [Updated] Current State — homelab-docs container added to Lotus services
  • [Updated] CLAUDE.md — local docs URL and sync method documented
  • [Added] Common Issues — central heating (Shelly Plus2PM), Sonoff TRVZB section, Ring alarm system, Vodafone outage checker
  • [Updated] Common Issues — Plex section leads with Lotus location check
  • [Added] Boiler overview video and plug socket photo to central heating section
  • [Added] Shelly web interface screenshots (direct WiFi connection steps)

2026-04-13

  • [Added] Initial homelab documentation setup — all core docs populated with real data
  • [Added] Hardware Inventory — Lotus, Cooper, Pacific, Brabham, network equipment, smart home devices
  • [Added] Network — VLANs, WAN, DNS, Tailscale/SWAG external access, domain setup
  • [Added] Current State — all running services across all hosts
  • [Added] Quick Reference — IPs, URLs, SSH commands, backup schedule
  • [Added] Primary NAS — Lotus — server doc
  • [Added] Backup NAS — Cooper — server doc
  • [Added] Proxmox NUC — Pacific — server doc
  • [Added] Services Overview — all services grouped by host and function
  • [Added] Partner Guide — Gabriela-facing landing page
  • [Added] After a Power Cut — step-by-step plain English recovery guide
  • [Added] Common Issues — plain English decision tree for common problems
  • [Updated] CLAUDE.md — replaced setup placeholders with real hostnames, IPs, and network context
  • [Updated] mkdocs.yml — updated site name to "Dan's Homelab", removed unused service stubs
  • [Infrastructure] Created .setup-complete marker — setup mode disabled