From 5b9f54bc01943cf40b8ff6c60914d91589971f7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Terry Byte <terry-byte@infernalaquatics.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 02:05:18 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Initial lab-ops scaffold by Terry Byte

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 .gitignore       |  5 +++++
 README.md        | 11 +++++++++++
 fixes/README.md  |  5 +++++
 hardware.md      |  4 ++++
 issues/README.md |  3 +++
 services.md      |  6 ++++++
 6 files changed, 34 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .gitignore
 create mode 100644 README.md
 create mode 100644 fixes/README.md
 create mode 100644 hardware.md
 create mode 100644 issues/README.md
 create mode 100644 services.md

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+# Ignore runtime caches
+*.pyc
+__pycache__/
+app/backend/data/cache/
+app/backend/data/uploads/
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+# Lab Ops - InfernalAquatics DevOps
+
+This repository is the canonical lab log for the InfernalAquatics DevOps Infrastructure.
+
+Contents:
+- hardware.md: hardware inventory
+- services.md: running services and brief notes
+- issues/: short-lived issue notes and troubleshooting
+- fixes/: small fix notes and commands
+
+Managed by Terry Byte - Lead Systems Admin at Infernal Aquatics DevOps.
diff --git a/fixes/README.md b/fixes/README.md
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+# Fixes
+
+Small fix notes: commands run, why, and verification steps.
+
+Example: fixed OpenWebUI->Ollama connectivity by running container with host networking and OLLAMA_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:11434
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+# Hardware Inventory
+
+- monolith (192.168.1.4): Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Intel Xeon E5-2650 (2 sockets, 8 cores/socket, 32 vCPU), 62 GiB RAM, 1.6TB LVM root
+- Net-Controller (192.168.1.3): Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Intel i5-1035G1, ~11.45 GiB RAM
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+# Issues
+
+Short issue notes and troubleshooting. Each file documents problem, diagnosis, resolution.
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+# Services
+
+Current notable services:
+- Coolify (docker) on Net-Controller
+- Ollama (host) on Monolith
+- Open WebUI (docker) on Monolith