Initial commit: Homelab infrastructure repository with automated collection system

- Added Proxmox VE configuration collection scripts
- Included documentation and quick-start guides
- First infrastructure snapshot from serviceslab (2025-11-29)
- All VM configs (10 VMs) and LXC configs (3 containers)
- Git setup complete with .gitignore protecting sensitive data

git-first-commit.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# First-time Git Setup and Initial Commit Helper
+# This script helps you make your first commit to the homelab repository
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors for pretty output
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+echo -e "${BLUE}================================================${NC}"
+echo -e "${BLUE}  Homelab Git - Initial Commit Setup${NC}"
+echo -e "${BLUE}================================================${NC}"
+echo
+
+# Check if we're in the right directory
+if [ ! -d ".git" ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: Not in a git repository!${NC}"
+    echo "Please run this script from /home/jramos/homelab"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if git user is configured
+USER_NAME=$(git config --global user.name 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+USER_EMAIL=$(git config --global user.email 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+if [ -z "$USER_NAME" ] || [ -z "$USER_EMAIL" ]; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Git user not configured. Let's set that up first.${NC}"
+    echo
+
+    # Get user name
+    if [ -z "$USER_NAME" ]; then
+        echo -e "${BLUE}Enter your name (e.g., 'John Smith'):${NC}"
+        read -p "> " USER_NAME
+        git config --global user.name "$USER_NAME"
+        echo -e "${GREEN}Name set to: $USER_NAME${NC}"
+    fi
+
+    # Get user email
+    if [ -z "$USER_EMAIL" ]; then
+        echo
+        echo -e "${BLUE}Enter your email (e.g., 'john@example.com'):${NC}"
+        read -p "> " USER_EMAIL
+        git config --global user.email "$USER_EMAIL"
+        echo -e "${GREEN}Email set to: $USER_EMAIL${NC}"
+    fi
+
+    echo
+fi
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}Git user configured:${NC}"
+echo "  Name:  $(git config --global user.name)"
+echo "  Email: $(git config --global user.email)"
+echo
+
+# Show current status
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Current repository status:${NC}"
+git status
+echo
+
+# Ask about .env file
+echo -e "${YELLOW}About the .env file:${NC}"
+echo "The .gitignore file is configured to IGNORE your .env file"
+echo "(it contains sensitive information and should not be committed)"
+echo
+echo "Only .env.example will be tracked in git."
+echo
+
+# Ask if ready to commit
+echo -e "${BLUE}Ready to create your first commit?${NC}"
+echo "This will add all files (except those in .gitignore) to version control."
+echo
+read -p "Continue? (y/n): " -n 1 -r
+echo
+if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Commit cancelled. No changes made.${NC}"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Add all files
+echo
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Step 1: Adding files to staging area...${NC}"
+git add .
+
+# Show what will be committed
+echo
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Step 2: Files to be committed:${NC}"
+git status
+
+# Create the commit
+echo
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Step 3: Creating initial commit...${NC}"
+git commit -m "Initial commit: Homelab infrastructure repository
+
+This commit includes:
+- Proxmox configuration collection scripts
+- Environment configuration templates
+- Comprehensive documentation
+- Git ignore patterns for sensitive data
+
+Infrastructure: Proxmox VE 8.3.3
+Node: serviceslab
+VMs: 11 virtual machines (docker-hub, gitlab, dev, ansible, CML, web servers, db)
+Containers: 3 LXC containers (nginx, netbox, anytype)
+"
+
+echo
+echo -e "${GREEN}================================================${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}  Success! Your homelab is now under version control${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}================================================${NC}"
+echo
+echo "What you can do now:"
+echo
+echo -e "${BLUE}View commit history:${NC}"
+echo "  git log"
+echo
+echo -e "${BLUE}View changes since last commit:${NC}"
+echo "  git status"
+echo "  git diff"
+echo
+echo -e "${BLUE}Make changes and commit them:${NC}"
+echo "  # Make your changes to files"
+echo "  git add <file>              # Stage specific file"
+echo "  git add .                   # Stage all changes"
+echo "  git commit -m \"Description\"  # Commit with message"
+echo
+echo -e "${BLUE}View file history:${NC}"
+echo "  git log --oneline"
+echo "  git log --graph --oneline --all"
+echo
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Repository location:${NC}"
+echo "  Linux: /home/jramos/homelab"
+echo "  Windows: \\\\wsl\$\\Ubuntu\\home\\jramos\\homelab"
+echo
+echo -e "${GREEN}Happy homelabbing!${NC}"
+echo