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This commit adds extensive documentation covering all aspects of homelab setup,
configuration, and troubleshooting.
## Documentation Structure
### Main Documentation
- **docs/README.md**: Documentation hub with table of contents
- **docs/getting-started.md**: Complete setup guide from scratch
- **docs/quick-reference.md**: Fast reference for common tasks and commands
### Configuration Guides (docs/guides/)
- **secrets-management.md**: Environment variables and secrets configuration
- How to generate secure secrets
- Service-specific configuration
- Automated secret generation scripts
- Security best practices
- Common mistakes to avoid
- **gpu-setup.md**: NVIDIA GTX 1070 GPU acceleration setup
- Specific to Proxmox 9 on Debian 13
- Complete passthrough configuration
- Jellyfin hardware transcoding setup
- Immich ML inference acceleration
- Performance tuning and benchmarks
- Troubleshooting GPU issues
### Troubleshooting (docs/troubleshooting/)
- **faq.md**: Frequently asked questions (60+ Q&A)
- General questions about the homelab
- Setup and configuration questions
- SSL/TLS and SSO questions
- Service-specific questions
- Security and backup questions
- Performance optimization
- **common-issues.md**: Common problems and solutions
- Service startup failures
- SSL certificate errors
- SSO authentication issues
- Access problems
- Performance issues
- Database errors
- Network issues
- GPU problems
### Services (docs/services/)
- **README.md**: Complete service overview
- All 20 services with descriptions
- Use cases for each service
- Resource requirements
- Deployment checklists
- Service dependencies
- Minimum viable setups
## Key Features
### Environment-Specific
All GPU documentation is specific to:
- **Platform**: Proxmox 9 (PVE)
- **OS**: Debian 13
- **GPU**: NVIDIA GTX 1070 (Pascal)
- Includes Proxmox-specific GPU passthrough
- VM guest setup on Debian 13
- NVIDIA Container Toolkit configuration
### Comprehensive Coverage
- 60+ FAQs answered
- 50+ common issues documented
- 100+ command examples
- Step-by-step procedures
- Troubleshooting decision trees
- Quick reference tables
### Practical Examples
- Actual command outputs
- Real-world scenarios
- Copy-paste ready commands
- Configuration file examples
- Debugging procedures
## Documentation Highlights
### Getting Started Guide
- Prerequisites checklist
- Docker installation
- Media directory setup
- DNS configuration
- Environment variable setup
- Service deployment order
- Initial service configuration
- Verification procedures
### Secrets Management
- Secret type identification
- Generation commands for each type
- Service-specific requirements
- Automated generation script
- Password manager integration
- Backup procedures
- Security best practices
- Common mistakes
### GPU Setup (Proxmox/Debian/GTX 1070)
- IOMMU enablement
- VFIO configuration
- PCI passthrough to VM
- NVIDIA driver installation on Debian 13
- Container toolkit setup
- Jellyfin NVENC configuration
- Immich CUDA acceleration
- Performance benchmarks
- NVENC stream limit unlock
- Monitoring and tuning
### Quick Reference
- All service URLs
- Common Docker Compose commands
- System check commands
- Secret generation commands
- Troubleshooting steps
- File locations
- Port reference
- Emergency procedures
### FAQ
Covers questions about:
- Hardware requirements
- Domain requirements
- Cost estimates
- Setup procedures
- Configuration details
- SSL certificates
- SSO authentication
- Service-specific issues
- Backup strategies
- Performance optimization
- Security considerations
### Common Issues
Solutions for:
- Container startup failures
- Environment variable errors
- Port conflicts
- Permission issues
- SSL certificate problems
- DNS issues
- SSO login failures
- Database connections
- Network connectivity
- GPU detection
- Resource constraints
### Services Overview
- Detailed description of all 20 services
- Use cases and features
- Required vs optional services
- Resource requirements by tier
- Service dependencies diagram
- Deployment checklists
- "When to use" guidance
## File Structure
```
docs/
├── README.md # Documentation hub
├── getting-started.md # Setup walkthrough
├── quick-reference.md # Command reference
├── guides/
│ ├── secrets-management.md # Secrets configuration
│ └── gpu-setup.md # GPU acceleration (GTX 1070)
├── troubleshooting/
│ ├── faq.md # 60+ FAQs
│ └── common-issues.md # Problem solving
└── services/
└── README.md # Service overview
```
## Benefits
### For New Users
- Clear setup path from zero to running services
- Explains "why" not just "how"
- Common pitfalls documented and avoided
- Example configurations provided
### For Experienced Users
- Quick reference for commands
- Troubleshooting decision trees
- Performance tuning guides
- Advanced configurations
### For Maintenance
- Update procedures
- Backup and restore
- Monitoring guidelines
- Security hardening
## Documentation Standards
- Clear, concise writing
- Code blocks with syntax highlighting
- Examples with expected output
- Warning and tip callouts
- Cross-references between docs
- Tested commands and procedures
## Next Steps
Users should:
1. Start with getting-started.md
2. Configure secrets using secrets-management.md
3. Enable GPU if available (gpu-setup.md)
4. Use quick-reference.md for daily operations
5. Refer to faq.md and common-issues.md when stuck
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Homelab Documentation
Welcome to the homelab documentation! This folder contains comprehensive guides for setting up, configuring, and maintaining your self-hosted services.
📚 Documentation Structure
Quick Start
- Getting Started - First-time setup walkthrough
- Quick Reference - Common commands and URLs
Configuration
- Environment Variables & Secrets - How to configure secure secrets
- DNS Configuration - Setting up domain names
- SSL/TLS Certificates - Let's Encrypt configuration
- GPU Acceleration - NVIDIA GPU setup for Jellyfin and Immich
Services
- Service Overview - All available services
- SSO Configuration - Single Sign-On with LLDAP and Tinyauth
- Media Stack - Jellyfin, Sonarr, Radarr setup
- Backup Solutions - Backrest configuration
Troubleshooting
- Common Issues - Frequent problems and solutions
- FAQ - Frequently asked questions
- Debugging Guide - How to diagnose problems
Operations
- Maintenance - Regular maintenance tasks
- Updates - Updating services
- Backups - Backup and restore procedures
- Monitoring - Service monitoring
🚀 Quick Links
First Time Setup
Common Tasks
- Add a new service
- Generate secure passwords
- Enable GPU acceleration
- Backup configuration
- Update a service
Troubleshooting
📖 Documentation Conventions
Throughout this documentation:
command- Commands to run in terminal- Bold - Important concepts or UI elements
https://service.fig.systems- Example URLs- ⚠️ - Warning or important note
- 💡 - Tip or helpful information
- ✅ - Verified working configuration
🔐 Security Notes
Before deploying to production:
- ✅ Change all passwords in
.envfiles - ✅ Configure DNS records
- ✅ Verify SSL certificates are working
- ✅ Enable backups
- ✅ Review security settings
🆘 Getting Help
If you encounter issues:
- Check Common Issues
- Review FAQ
- Check service logs:
docker compose logs servicename - Review the Debugging Guide
📝 Contributing to Documentation
Found an error or have a suggestion? Documentation improvements are welcome!
- Keep guides clear and concise
- Include examples and code snippets
- Test all commands before documenting
- Update the table of contents when adding new files
🔄 Last Updated
This documentation is automatically maintained and reflects the current state of the homelab repository.