# Homelab Status Tracker

**Last Updated**: 2025-11-30 13:25:00
**Goal**: Document and commit recent infrastructure planning and integration documentation
**Phase**: Completed
**Current Context**: All pre-commit tasks completed successfully. Documentation committed to repository with proper security sanitization. Commit hash: a1841f1c4193b143c9fa71746929cfe3cd9cbdbe

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## Current Tasks

### Pre-Commit Security & Sanitization
- [x] **Step 1**: Sanitize API key in OBSIDIAN-MCP-SETUP.md
  - Status: Completed at 2025-11-30 13:20:00
  - Owner: Librarian
  - Action: Replaced all 5 occurrences of real API key with placeholder
  - Result: Verified no production secrets remain in file

- [x] **Step 2**: Update .gitignore to exclude Claude config files
  - Status: Completed at 2025-11-30 13:21:00
  - Owner: Librarian
  - Action: Added .claude.json, *.claude.json, and .claude/ patterns
  - Result: Claude configuration files will not be committed to repository

- [x] **Step 3**: Stage all changes for commit
  - Status: Completed at 2025-11-30 13:22:00
  - Owner: Librarian
  - Action: Executed git add -A
  - Result: Staged 6 files (1 deleted, 2 modified, 3 new)

- [x] **Step 4**: Create commit with proper message
  - Status: Completed at 2025-11-30 13:24:29
  - Owner: Librarian
  - Action: Created commit with comprehensive conventional commit message
  - Result: Commit hash a1841f1c4193b143c9fa71746929cfe3cd9cbdbe
  - Changes: 6 files changed, 2,849 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)

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## Completed Reviews

- [x] **Scribe Review**: Documented all changes comprehensively
- [x] **Librarian Security Review**: Identified security concerns
- [x] **Lab-Operator Infrastructure Review**: Validated operational impact

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## Changes Being Committed

### Modified Files
- **CLAUDE.md**: Enhanced with Universal Workflow sections

### Deleted Files
- **.claude/agents/homelab-steve.md**: Removed legacy agent definition

### New Files
- **CLAUDE_STATUS.md**: Status tracking file
- **OBSIDIAN-MCP-SETUP.md**: Obsidian MCP guide (820 lines)
- **n8n/N8N-SETUP-PLAN.md**: n8n deployment plan (1,948 lines)

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## Post-Commit Documentation Corrections

- [x] **Fix PostgreSQL Installation Instructions**: n8n/N8N-SETUP-PLAN.md
  - Status: Completed at 2025-11-30 13:30:00
  - Owner: Scribe
  - Issue: PostgreSQL 16 installation failed - package not in standard repos
  - Action: Added PostgreSQL official repository setup steps (lines 587-605)
  - Result: Installation instructions now work correctly
  - Reported by: User (real-world deployment feedback)

- [x] **Architecture Corrections - Batch Updates**: n8n/N8N-SETUP-PLAN.md
  - Status: Completed at 2025-11-30 14:00:00
  - Owners: Scribe (documentation), Lab-Operator (validation)
  - Issues Identified:
    1. OS mismatch: Document referenced Ubuntu, actual deployment is Debian 12
    2. Reverse proxy mismatch: Document described standalone nginx, actual is Nginx Proxy Manager (NPM)
  - Total Changes Applied: 30+ corrections across 4 batches

  **Batch 1 - OS Corrections (2 changes)**:
  - Line 200: Updated OS template "Debian 12 or Ubuntu" → "Debian 12"
  - Line 588: Updated comment "Ubuntu repositories" → "Debian repositories"

  **Batch 2 - NPM Terminology Updates (10 changes)**:
  - Line 12: Executive summary updated to reference NPM
  - Lines 112-113: CT 102 specs updated (2 cores, 4GB RAM, 10GB disk) and renamed to nginx-proxy-mgr
  - Line 170: LXC consistency reference updated to NPM
  - Lines 260, 286, 308-309: Network diagrams updated (nginx → NPM, added port 81)
  - Line 320: Firewall comment updated
  - Lines 583-584: Removed nginx-light and certbot from prerequisites
  - Line 893: Firewall rule comment updated to NPM

  **Batch 3 - Major Section Rewrites (2 sections)**:
  - Lines 379-437: Section VI-A completely rewritten for NPM architecture
    * Added NPM overview with GitHub link
    * Replaced manual nginx config with NPM web UI instructions
    * Documented NPM admin access (port 81)
    * Updated SSL configuration approach (GUI vs certbot)
  - Lines 765-917: Phase 7 completely rewritten (reduced from 20min to 10min)
    * Replaced SSH/manual config with browser-based NPM UI steps
    * Added step-by-step proxy host creation guide
    * Included SSL certificate request via NPM interface
    * Added NPM-specific troubleshooting section

  **Batch 4 - Remaining Updates (15+ changes)**:
  - Line 1093: "HTTPS through nginx" → "HTTPS through NPM"
  - Lines 1360-1372: Troubleshooting section updated for NPM (Docker commands, UI access)
  - Line 1376: Firewall check comment updated
  - Line 1392: Timeout check reference updated to NPM Advanced settings
  - Line 1444: Security hardening checklist updated
  - Lines 1478-1487: Rate limiting implementation updated for NPM
  - Line 1575: Workflow diagram updated
  - Line 1801: Architecture diagram updated (nginx → NPM)
  - Line 1868: Deployment checklist updated

  **Key Architecture Changes Documented**:
  1. Debian 12 vs Ubuntu: Package repositories differ, PostgreSQL requires official apt repo
  2. NPM vs Standalone Nginx:
     - Configuration: Web UI at :81 vs manual config files
     - SSL Management: Automatic via UI vs manual certbot commands
     - Monitoring: Built-in dashboard vs log file review
     - Architecture: Docker-based NPM vs system nginx service
     - Maintenance: GUI-based vs SSH/command-line

  **Lab-Operator Validation**: ✅ APPROVED
  - All changes verified against actual Proxmox infrastructure
  - NPM compatibility confirmed (Docker on LXC with nesting=1)
  - Security implications reviewed and documented
  - No operational risks identified

  **Impact**:
  - Phase 7 time reduced: 20 minutes → 10 minutes
  - Deployment complexity reduced (no SSH to CT 102 required)
  - Maintenance simplified (web UI vs config files)
  - Documentation accuracy: Aligned with real deployment environment

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**Repository**: /home/jramos/homelab | **Branch**: main