Introduce multi-server architecture documentation and reorganize README content. Top-level README now documents Core vs Remote server roles, links to local docs instead of wiki pages, and highlights Traefik/Sablier multi-server behavior. docker-compose/README.md was rewritten to be a template-style reference with single- and multi-server deployment guidance, Traefik label examples, and sablier usage; dockge README was moved into docker-compose/dockge/. docker-compose/core/README.md was updated to describe core responsibilities, shared CA artifacts, and startup order for multi-server deployments. Several obsolete/duplicated docs and action reports were removed and a new multi-server deployment doc was added to centralize on-demand/remote service guidance. Overall this cleans up legacy docs and documents the multi-server workflow and TLS/shared-CA requirements.
- Add unified ez-homelab.sh script with guided menu interface
- Create dedicated Dockge stack in /opt/dockge for clean isolation
- Move dockerproxy from core to infrastructure stack
- Fix Authelia configuration with proper variable placeholders
- Update all compose files to use variables
- Enhance script with comprehensive variable replacement
- Fix sed delimiter conflicts and middleware issues
- Add proper step numbering and error handling
- Prepare all stacks for Dockge management
- Update README with new deployment instructions
- Updated all documentation references from AI-Homelab to EZ-Homelab
- Changed repository URLs and directory paths
- Updated wiki content and navigation
- Maintained AI assistance functionality while emphasizing ease of use
- Updated copilot instructions and agent guidelines
Changes:
- scripts/setup-homelab.sh: Remove interactive deployment prompt
- Users must now run deploy script manually
- Simplifies both scripts (no sudo workarounds needed)
- Clearer two-step process: setup then deploy
- Documentation updates:
- README.md: Updated step 3-4 with manual deployment
- docs/getting-started.md: Removed step 6 (log out), clarified steps
- docs/manual-setup.md: Added sudo to deploy command
- docs/troubleshooting/COMMON-ISSUES.md: Added sudo to all deploy commands
Rationale:
- Automatic deployment via 'su -' cannot work with sudo requirement
- Manual two-step process is clearer and more reliable
- Setup focuses on configuration, deploy focuses on services
- README.md: Updated Traefik feature to mention wildcard certificates via DNS challenge
- README.md: Added wildcard cert note to deployment script section
- getting-started.md: Explicitly mention wildcard certificate generation in deploy step
All documentation now clearly states the project uses wildcard SSL certificates with DNS challenge.
- README.md: Fixed .env step order, updated to 60+ services
- getting-started.md: Service count updates, credential clarifications, moved Manual Setup to separate file
- manual-setup.md: Created comprehensive manual setup guide
- authelia-customization.md: Moved Authelia customization from services-overview
- services-overview.md: Added clickable links to service docs, removed disabled section and Quick Deployment
- quick-reference.md: Linked to scripts/README.md instead of duplicating content
- Removed services-reference.md as requested
- Fix password file ownership (user can now read without sudo)
- Add dashboards stack to automated deployment (Step 5/6)
- Add SSL certificate notes to deploy script output
- Clarify .env file location in documentation (stays in repo folder)
- Update README and getting-started.md with accurate deployment steps
- Add Watchtower notification URL documentation
- Improve user feedback with admin credentials and dashboard URLs
- Remove dashboards from 'Next Steps' since it's now automated
User experience improvements:
- Password file readable by user immediately
- Homepage and Homarr deployed automatically
- Clear guidance on .env file management
- Better SSL certificate expectations
- Refactored README.md, getting-started.md, quick-reference.md
- Enhanced setup-homelab.sh with 9-step automated process
- Created services-overview.md with all stacks
- Added comprehensive documentation for 57 services in docs/service-docs/
- All services include: overview, configuration, resources, educational content
- Coverage: Core, Infrastructure, Dashboards, Media, Media-Extended, Home Assistant, Productivity, Utilities, Monitoring, Development stacks
- Educational focus with links to tutorials, videos, and guides
- Add Vaultwarden (Bitwarden) password manager to utilities.yml
- Self-hosted password manager with web UI
- SMTP configuration for email notifications
- Admin token for management
- Access at bitwarden.${DOMAIN}
- Protected by Authelia SSO
- Create automated first-run setup script (scripts/setup-homelab.sh)
- Installs Docker Engine and Compose V2
- Configures user groups (sudo, docker)
- Enables SSH for remote management
- Detects NVIDIA GPU and provides manual driver installation instructions
- Creates directory structure and Docker networks
- Comprehensive instructions for post-setup deployment
- Remove redundant compose files (now in core.yml)
- Deleted authelia.yml, duckdns.yml, gluetun.yml, traefik.yml
- All services consolidated into unified core.yml stack
- Eliminates confusion and duplication
- Update disk space requirements across documentation
- Changed from "100GB+ system, 1TB+ media" to:
- "120GB+ system drive (NVMe or SSD highly recommended)"
- "2TB+ for media & additional disks for services like Nextcloud"
- Updated in README.md and getting-started.md
- Add preference for LinuxServer.io images
- Updated copilot-instructions.md
- LinuxServer images support PUID/PGID for proper file permissions
- Preference noted in consistency guidelines
- Update core stack documentation
- Emphasize unified core.yml deployment
- Add both deployment methods (cd to directory vs full path)
- Update getting-started.md with correct deployment steps
- Note removal of separate stack files
- Add Bitwarden environment variables to .env.example
- BITWARDEN_ADMIN_TOKEN, SIGNUPS_ALLOWED, INVITATIONS_ALLOWED
- SMTP configuration for email notifications
- Generation instructions included
- Update services-reference.md
- Add Vaultwarden to utilities section (now 7 services)
- Update service count and access URLs
All documentation now consistent with unified core stack approach and includes all requested features.
Co-authored-by: kelinfoxy <67766943+kelinfoxy@users.noreply.github.com>
