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# AI-Homelab Documentation
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Welcome to the AI-Homelab documentation! This is your comprehensive guide to deploying and managing a production-ready homelab infrastructure with 50+ pre-configured services.
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## 📚 Documentation Structure
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### 🚀 Getting Started
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- **[Quick Start Guide](getting-started.md)** - Step-by-step setup for new users
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- **[Prerequisites & Requirements](env-configuration.md)** - What you need before starting
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- **[First Deployment](getting-started.md#setup-options)** - Automated setup process
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### 🏗️ Architecture & Design
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- **[System Architecture](docker-guidelines.md#philosophy)** - High-level overview of components
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- **[Network Architecture](docker-guidelines.md#network-architecture)** - How services communicate
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- **[Security Model](docker-guidelines.md#security-best-practices)** - Authentication, SSL, and access control
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- **[Storage Strategy](docker-guidelines.md#volume-management)** - Data persistence and organization
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### 💾 Backup & Recovery
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- **[Backup Strategy](Restic-BackRest-Backup-Guide.md)** - Comprehensive Restic + Backrest guide (default strategy)
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- **[Backrest Service](service-docs/backrest.md)** - Web UI for backup management
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### 📦 Services & Stacks
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#### Core Infrastructure (Deploy First)
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Essential services that everything else depends on:
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- **[DuckDNS](service-docs/duckdns.md)** - Dynamic DNS updates
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- **[Traefik](service-docs/traefik.md)** - Reverse proxy & SSL termination
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- **[Authelia](service-docs/authelia.md)** - Single Sign-On authentication
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- **[Gluetun](service-docs/gluetun.md)** - VPN client for secure downloads
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- **[Sablier](service-docs/sablier.md)** - Lazy loading service for on-demand containers
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#### Management & Monitoring
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- **[Dockge](service-docs/dockge.md)** - Primary stack management UI
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- **[Homepage](service-docs/homepage.md)** - Service dashboard (AI-configurable)
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- **[Homarr](service-docs/homarr.md)** - Alternative modern dashboard
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- **[Dozzle](service-docs/dozzle.md)** - Real-time log viewer
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- **[Glances](service-docs/glances.md)** - System monitoring
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- **[Pi-hole](service-docs/pihole.md)** - DNS & ad blocking
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#### Media Services
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- **[Jellyfin](service-docs/jellyfin.md)** - Open-source media streaming
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- **[Plex](service-docs/plex.md)** - Popular media server (alternative)
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- **[qBittorrent](service-docs/qbittorrent.md)** - Torrent client (VPN-routed)
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- **[Calibre-Web](service-docs/calibre-web.md)** - Ebook reader & server
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#### Media Management (Arr Stack)
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- **[Sonarr](service-docs/sonarr.md)** - TV show automation
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- **[Radarr](service-docs/radarr.md)** - Movie automation
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- **[Prowlarr](service-docs/prowlarr.md)** - Indexer management
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- **[Readarr](service-docs/readarr.md)** - Ebook/audiobook automation
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- **[Lidarr](service-docs/lidarr.md)** - Music library management
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- **[Bazarr](service-docs/bazarr.md)** - Subtitle automation
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- **[Jellyseerr](service-docs/jellyseerr.md)** - Media request interface
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#### Home Automation
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- **[Home Assistant](service-docs/home-assistant.md)** - Smart home platform
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- **[Node-RED](service-docs/node-red.md)** - Flow-based programming
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- **[Zigbee2MQTT](service-docs/zigbee2mqtt.md)** - Zigbee device integration
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- **[ESPHome](service-docs/esphome.md)** - ESP device firmware
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- **[TasmoAdmin](service-docs/tasmoadmin.md)** - Tasmota device management
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- **[MotionEye](service-docs/motioneye.md)** - Video surveillance
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#### Productivity & Collaboration
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- **[Nextcloud](service-docs/nextcloud.md)** - Self-hosted cloud storage
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- **[Gitea](service-docs/gitea.md)** - Git service (GitHub alternative)
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- **[BookStack](service-docs/bookstack.md)** - Documentation/wiki platform
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- **[WordPress](service-docs/wordpress.md)** - Blog/CMS platform
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- **[MediaWiki](service-docs/mediawiki.md)** - Wiki platform
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- **[DokuWiki](service-docs/dokuwiki.md)** - Simple wiki
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- **[Excalidraw](service-docs/excalidraw.md)** - Collaborative drawing
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#### Development Tools
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- **[Code Server](service-docs/code-server.md)** - VS Code in the browser
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- **[GitLab](service-docs/gitlab.md)** - Complete DevOps platform
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- **[Jupyter](service-docs/jupyter.md)** - Interactive computing
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- **[pgAdmin](service-docs/pgadmin.md)** - PostgreSQL administration
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#### Monitoring & Observability
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- **[Grafana](service-docs/grafana.md)** - Metrics visualization
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- **[Prometheus](service-docs/prometheus.md)** - Metrics collection
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- **[Uptime Kuma](service-docs/uptime-kuma.md)** - Uptime monitoring
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- **[Loki](service-docs/loki.md)** - Log aggregation
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- **[Promtail](service-docs/promtail.md)** - Log shipping
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- **[Node Exporter](service-docs/node-exporter.md)** - System metrics
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- **[cAdvisor](service-docs/cadvisor.md)** - Container metrics
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#### Utilities & Tools
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- **[Backrest](service-docs/backrest.md)** - Backup management (Restic-based, default)
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- **[Duplicati](service-docs/duplicati.md)** - Alternative backup solution
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- **[FreshRSS](service-docs/freshrss.md)** - RSS feed reader
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- **[Wallabag](service-docs/wallabag.md)** - Read-it-later service
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- **[Watchtower](service-docs/watchtower.md)** - Automatic updates
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- **[Vaultwarden](service-docs/vaultwarden.md)** - Password manager
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#### Alternative Services
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Services that provide alternatives to the defaults:
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- **[Portainer](service-docs/portainer.md)** - Alternative container management
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- **[Authentik](service-docs/authentik.md)** - Alternative SSO with web UI
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### 🛠️ Development & Operations
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#### Docker & Container Management
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- **[Docker Guidelines](docker-guidelines.md)** - Complete service management guide
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- **[Service Creation](docker-guidelines.md#service-creation-guidelines)** - How to add new services
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- **[Service Modification](docker-guidelines.md#service-modification-guidelines)** - Updating existing services
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- **[Resource Limits](resource-limits-template.md)** - CPU/memory management
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- **[Troubleshooting](docker-guidelines.md#troubleshooting)** - Common issues & fixes
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#### External Service Integration
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- **[Proxying External Hosts](proxying-external-hosts.md)** - Route non-Docker services through Traefik
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- **[External Host Examples](proxying-external-hosts.md#common-external-services-to-proxy)** - Raspberry Pi, NAS, etc.
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#### AI & Automation
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- **[Copilot Instructions](.github/copilot-instructions.md)** - AI agent guidelines for this codebase
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- **[AI Management Capabilities](.github/copilot-instructions.md#ai-management-capabilities)** - What the AI can help with
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### 📋 Quick References
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#### Commands & Operations
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- **[Quick Reference](quick-reference.md)** - Essential commands and workflows
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- **[Stack Management](quick-reference.md#service-management)** - Start/stop/restart services
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- **[Deployment Scripts](quick-reference.md#deployment-scripts)** - Setup and deployment automation
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#### Troubleshooting
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- **[Common Issues](quick-reference.md#troubleshooting)** - SSL, networking, permissions
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- **[Service Won't Start](quick-reference.md#service-wont-start)** - Debugging steps
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- **[Traefik Routing](quick-reference.md#traefik-not-routing)** - Route configuration issues
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- **[VPN Problems](quick-reference.md#vpn-not-working-gluetun)** - Gluetun troubleshooting
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### 📖 Advanced Topics
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#### SSL & Certificates
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- **[Wildcard SSL Setup](getting-started.md#notes-about-ssl-certificates-from-letsencrypt-with-duckdns)** - How SSL certificates work
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- **[Certificate Troubleshooting](getting-started.md#certificate-troubleshooting)** - SSL issues and fixes
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- **[DNS Challenge Process](getting-started.md#dns-challenge-process)** - How domain validation works
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#### Security & Access Control
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- **[Authelia Configuration](service-docs/authelia.md)** - SSO setup and customization
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- **[Bypass Rules](docker-guidelines.md#when-to-use-authelia-sso)** - When to skip authentication
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- **[2FA Setup](getting-started.md#set-up-2fa-with-authelia)** - Two-factor authentication
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#### Backup & Recovery
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- **[Backup Strategies](service-docs/duplicati.md)** - Data protection approaches
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- **[Service Backups](service-docs/backrest.md)** - Database backup solutions
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- **[Configuration Backup](quick-reference.md#backup-commands)** - Config file preservation
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### 🔧 Development & Contributing
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#### Repository Structure
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- **[File Organization](.github/copilot-instructions.md#file-structure-standards)** - How files are organized
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- **[Service Documentation](service-docs/)** - Individual service guides
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- **[Configuration Templates](config-templates/)** - Reusable configurations
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- **[Scripts](scripts/)** - Automation and deployment tools
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#### Development Workflow
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- **[Adding Services](docker-guidelines.md#service-creation-guidelines)** - New service integration
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- **[Testing Changes](.github/copilot-instructions.md#testing-changes)** - Validation procedures
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- **[Resource Limits](resource-limits-template.md)** - Performance management
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### 📚 Additional Resources
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- **[GitHub Repository](https://github.com/kelinfoxy/AI-Homelab)** - Source code and issues
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- **[Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com)** - Container images
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- **[Traefik Documentation](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/)** - Official reverse proxy docs
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- **[Authelia Documentation](https://www.authelia.com/)** - SSO documentation
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- **[DuckDNS](https://www.duckdns.org/)** - Dynamic DNS service
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## 🎯 Quick Navigation
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**New to AI-Homelab?** → [Getting Started](getting-started.md)
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**Need to add a service?** → [Service Creation Guide](docker-guidelines.md#service-creation-guidelines)
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**Having issues?** → [Troubleshooting](quick-reference.md#troubleshooting)
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**Want to contribute?** → [Development Workflow](docker-guidelines.md#service-creation-guidelines)
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*This documentation is maintained by AI and community contributors. Last updated: January 20, 2026* |