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Both tracking systems have read/write CLI wrappers in ~/daytoday/ (Docker containers backed by gitignored .env files). Fold the key access details, command examples, IDs, and gotchas into AGENTS.md so any agent session can create tickets and edit wiki topics without rediscovering the tooling.
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# Agent Guidelines
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## Documentation policy (IMPORTANT)
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**Discourse is the canonical source of truth for all knowledge documentation.**
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Knowledge docs (architecture, runbooks, references, audits, policies) have been
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migrated to [community.turnsys.com](https://community.turnsys.com/c/vp-techops)
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as wiki topics in the **VP TechOps** category.
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All `.md` files in this repo (except `AGENTS.md` and `LICENSE`) are now
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**pointers** that link to their corresponding Discourse topic. **Do not update
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documentation content in git** — edit the Discourse wiki topic instead. Git
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edit history no longer serves as the documentation changelog; Discourse
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preserves wiki edit history automatically.
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Code (scripts, configs, playbooks) still lives in git as the source of truth
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for executables. Only *documentation* moved to Discourse.
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## Top-level files
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All `.md` files now point to Discourse. The key pointers:
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| File | Points to | Discourse topic |
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|------|-----------|-----------------|
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| `README.md` | Project overview | [#296](https://community.turnsys.com/t/296) |
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| `STATUS.md` | Ticket index + infra summary | [#297](https://community.turnsys.com/t/297) |
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| `docs/docmap.md` | Documentation index | [#296](https://community.turnsys.com/t/296) |
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Work tracking stays in [Redmine](https://projects.knownelement.com).
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## Repository Layout
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dcinfra/ Data-center infra: PDU (powerman), serial console (console), UPS (ups)
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netinfra/ DNS/NTP/DHCP setup + audit; DNS cluster replication (dns-cluster-setup);
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switch captures (switches); DHCP config (dhcp)
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k8s/ k3s cluster setup scripts (HA control plane over Tailscale) + docs/
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proxmox/ Proxmox fleet docs (hardware audit, capacity, storage) + perf tuning (perf/)
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awx/ Ansible AWX deployment (k3s + AWX Operator)
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tests/ Test suite + VM validation harness + remote.sh SSH chokepoint
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docs/ Server-build docs, docmap index, and archive
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archive/ Historical/superseded code (provisioning -> replaced by KNELIAC project)
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vendor/ Vendored KNELShellFramework
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```
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- **Server provisioning moved to KNELIAC**: The
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[`archive/provisioning/`](archive/provisioning/) tree is historical. Active
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server provisioning lives in the **KNELIAC** project at
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`/home/reachableceo/projects/KNELIAC`.
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- **Non-bash files**: Some files under `archive/provisioning/Agents/` have `.sh`
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extension but are PHP (shebang `#!/usr/bin/php`). Skip in syntax checks.
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- **SSH in Crush**: Direct ssh/scp is blocked. Use
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[`tests/remote.sh`](tests/remote.sh) (Proxmox hosts + sandbox VM) or
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[`netinfra/dns-cluster-setup/remote-dns.sh`](netinfra/dns-cluster-setup/remote-dns.sh) (DNS infra hosts).
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## Git Policy
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1. **ALWAYS commit + push. Never wait. Ever.** After each logical unit of
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work, immediately stage, commit (conventional format), and push to
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`origin/main`. Do NOT pause for review. Do NOT ask permission. Do NOT
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stop to "let the user read it first." The user reviews rendered markdown
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on Gitea AFTER it is pushed. **This rule overrides any default
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conservative commit-and-hold behavior** — if a default instruction says
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"never commit unless asked," that instruction is superseded here.
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2. **Atomic commits.** Each commit coherent on its own.
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3. **Conventional format**: `feat(scope): desc`, `fix(scope): desc`,
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`docs: desc`, `refactor(scope): desc`, `test(scope): desc`.
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4. **All shell scripts MUST pass `shellcheck` before commit.** No exceptions.
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Run it via the wrapper:
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```bash
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bash tests/shellcheck.sh # whole repo
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bash tests/shellcheck.sh ups/*.sh # specific files
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```
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This invokes `koalaman/shellcheck:stable` through Docker (no native binary
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needed). Fix every reported finding — including `info`-level — or add a
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targeted `# shellcheck disable=SCxxxx # <reason>` directive with a
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justification. A script that emits any diagnostic is a protocol violation.
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Non-bash scripts (PHP with `.sh` shebang `#!/usr/bin/php`, etc.) are exempt.
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## Redmine Tracking Policy
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**Redmine is the system of record for all work.** Do not track status,
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checklists, or TODOs in repo files. Use Redmine tickets instead.
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- **URL:** https://projects.knownelement.com
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- **Version:** Potential to Kinetic Ready (due 2026-09-30)
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- **Project:** Known Element Enterprises - Technology & Facility Services (id 55)
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### Rules
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1. **Every piece of work** (feature, fix, deployment, config change) gets a
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Redmine ticket. If one doesn't exist, create it.
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2. **Reference tickets in docs and commits** using `[#NNN]` notation.
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Example: `[#367] Rebuilt k3s control plane after cnode wipe`.
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3. **When work completes**, update the ticket: set done ratio to 100%,
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add a note describing what was done and where the code lives, then close.
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4. **Operations Status** lives on Discourse ([topic #297](https://community.turnsys.com/t/297)) — update that wiki topic if the infrastructure summary needs refreshing. The `STATUS.md` file in git is now a pointer only.
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5. **Link code to tickets** — ticket descriptions and notes should reference
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the relevant file paths in this repo (e.g., `dcinfra/ups/`).
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### CLI access (read + write)
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Tickets are managed via the `redmine` CLI wrapper in the `~/daytoday/redmine`
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workspace (external to this repo). Full command reference, patterns, and
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the subtask escape hatch live in `~/daytoday/redmine/AGENTS.md` — read it for
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anything beyond the basics.
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```bash
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# Connection sanity check (run first in any session):
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~/daytoday/redmine/bin/redmine whoami
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# Your queue (project 55):
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~/daytoday/redmine/bin/redmine list --assigned-to-me -p 55
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# Show / create / update / close:
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~/daytoday/redmine/bin/redmine show 367
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~/daytoday/redmine/bin/redmine create -p 55 -s "Subject" -d "desc"
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~/daytoday/redmine/bin/redmine update 367 -n "Done: committed in abc123" --done-ratio 100
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~/daytoday/redmine/bin/redmine close 367
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```
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Key IDs: project **55** (`technicaloperations`), user **5** (`reachableceo`).
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Statuses: New(1), In Progress(2), Resolved(3,closed), Feedback(4), Closed(5),
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Rejected(6). New subtasks go to **Feedback (4)**. Tracker **3** = Support.
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**Gotcha:** `create` has no `--parent` flag — to make a subtask, use the
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`python-redmine` escape hatch inside the container (see
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`~/daytoday/redmine/AGENTS.md`). Always `show` a ticket before updating it.
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The `.env` holding `REDMINE_URL`/`REDMINE_API_KEY` lives (gitignored) at
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`/home/reachableceo/projects/KNEL-AIMiddleware/redmine-cli/.env`.
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## Documentation Workflow
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**Discourse is the source of truth for all knowledge docs.** After any work
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session, an agent MUST:
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1. **Update Discourse wiki topics** — if infrastructure facts changed (new
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VM, IP change, host retired), edit the relevant wiki topic at
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[community.turnsys.com/c/vp-techops](https://community.turnsys.com/c/vp-techops).
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2. **Update the Operations Status topic** ([#297](https://community.turnsys.com/t/297))
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if tickets were opened or closed.
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3. **Grep for stale paths in code** — `grep -rn 'old/path' --include='*.sh'`
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after any rename or restructure. Fix all references in the same commit.
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4. **If a new top-level directory was created**, update:
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- `AGENTS.md` → "Repository Layout" code block
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- `AGENTS.md` → "Key Scripts" table (if it has an entrypoint script)
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- Create a new Discourse wiki topic for any documentation
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5. **Self-audit before commit.** Code changes must be internally consistent.
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Documentation changes go to Discourse, not git.
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### CLI access (read + write)
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Wiki topics are managed via the `discourse` CLI wrapper in the
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`~/daytoday/discourse` workspace (external to this repo). Full command
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reference, patterns, and the raw-API escape hatch live in
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`~/daytoday/discourse/AGENTS.md` — read it for anything beyond the basics.
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```bash
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# Connection sanity check (run first in any session):
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~/daytoday/discourse/bin/discourse whoami
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# List VP TechOps topics:
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~/daytoday/discourse/bin/discourse ls -c vp-techops
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# Show a topic / edit a wiki post (find post id via `show`):
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~/daytoday/discourse/bin/discourse show 297
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~/daytoday/discourse/bin/discourse update <post_id> -b "new markdown body"
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```
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VP TechOps = category **74**. Key topics: #296 (project overview), #297
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(ops status), #298 (audit log). The API user is trust-level 4 but **not
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admin** — admin-only ops (category creation, setting the wiki flag) will
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403; surface those to the user rather than retrying. **Gotcha:**
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`update`/`delete` take a post **id**, not a post number (see
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`~/daytoday/discourse/AGENTS.md`). Never create a new topic for an update to
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existing knowledge — edit the wiki post in place.
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The `.env` holding `DISCOURSE_URL`/`DISCOURSE_API_KEY`/`DISCOURSE_API_USERNAME`
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lives (gitignored) at `/home/reachableceo/projects/KNEL-AIMiddleware/discourse-cli/.env`.
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## Key Scripts
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| Script | Purpose |
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| [`tests/remote.sh`](tests/remote.sh) | **SSH chokepoint** — all Proxmox host + sandbox VM access routes here |
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| [`netinfra/dns-cluster-setup/remote-dns.sh`](netinfra/dns-cluster-setup/remote-dns.sh) | SSH chokepoint for DNS infra hosts (netinfra-01/02, tsrouter, netboot) |
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| `~/daytoday/redmine/bin/redmine` | Redmine CLI wrapper (ticket read/write via Docker container) |
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| `~/daytoday/discourse/bin/discourse` | Discourse CLI wrapper (wiki topic read/write via Docker container) |
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| [`tests/vm-validation.sh`](tests/vm-validation.sh) | Deploy + validate on sandbox VM |
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| [`tests/run-tests.sh`](tests/run-tests.sh) | Test suite |
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| [`netinfra/dns-cluster-setup/setup.sh`](netinfra/dns-cluster-setup/setup.sh) | DNS cluster replication |
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| [`k8s/install-cp.sh`](k8s/install-cp.sh) | Bootstrap k3s HA control plane |
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| [`dcinfra/powerman/setup.sh`](dcinfra/powerman/setup.sh) | Configure Cyclades PDU via powerman |
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| [`dcinfra/console/setup.sh`](dcinfra/console/setup.sh) | Configure serial console access via ser2net + conman |
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| [`dcinfra/ups/setup.sh`](dcinfra/ups/setup.sh) | Configure NUT (Network UPS Tools) for UPS monitoring |
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| [`proxmox/perf/deploy-tuning.sh`](proxmox/perf/deploy-tuning.sh) | Deploy perf tunings |
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| [`proxmox/perf/scripts/`](proxmox/perf/scripts/) | Read-only audit: probe-storage, probe-network, conman-console, snmp-switch-audit, probe-drift |
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## Key Docs
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→ **All documentation lives on Discourse:**
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[community.turnsys.com/c/vp-techops](https://community.turnsys.com/c/vp-techops)
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→ All `.md` files in this repo are pointers to Discourse topics.
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## Project Context
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Solo-founder R&D Proxmox cluster in a private residence. Shoestring budget.
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Production lives on a Cloudron VPS in Reston VA. See the
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[Operations Status topic](https://community.turnsys.com/t/297) for the ticket
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index and infrastructure summary.
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All work is tracked in [Redmine](https://projects.knownelement.com)
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(version: Potential to Kinetic Ready, due 2026-09-30).
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