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cortex — Homelab Index

Host: latitude (Dell Latitude 3590) · User: tforkan (UID/GID 1000) Domain: tskn.org · Stack Root: /home/tforkan/docker/

Document Map

Topic File Summary
Services & Quirks docs/services.md All 30+ services, internal ports, DB types, auth tiers, and gotchas
Hardware & Storage docs/hardware.md Machine specs, disk layout, mount points, iGPU render groups, Zigbee USB
Networking & Traffic docs/network.md Traffic flow (Cloudflare → Caddy), Tailscale mesh, Pi-hole local DNS
Security & Access docs/security.md Authelia forward-auth, CORS policies, Caddy headers, secrets strategy
Backup Matrix docs/backup.md Kopia R2 architecture, snapshot matrix, DB dump sidecars, and exclusions
Disaster Recovery docs/recovery.md 0-to-1 bare-metal restore runbook and service-by-service restore commands

Quick System Facts

  • Stack Topology: Standalone Docker Compose stacks, one folder per service under /home/tforkan/docker/
  • Secrets: Per-stack .env files (strictly gitignored)
  • Primary Ingress: Caddy on host network (80/443) using Cloudflare DNS challenge for *.tskn.org
  • Tailscale IP: 100.105.175.61 (node name: latitude)
  • Offsite Backup: Kopia client snapshotting daily to Cloudflare R2 bucket cortex-backups (AES-256-GCM)