Chapters
Build in this order.
Each chapter ends with the prerequisites and tests required for the next one.
What you are building and in what order
The finished result, the build order, and the test that ends each phase.
Work with your AI operator
How you and your AI operator work together, what can go wrong, and how to test the limits.
Set up your admin computer
Local recovery, remote access, complete work records, and the first AI operator access test.
Server setup
Choose combined or separate application and storage servers, assess the hardware, and set up access and recovery.
Set up the network, remote access, and backup power
Keep local control and household internet working through common network and power failures.
Protect data and keep account ownership stable
Choose disks and storage, set up accounts, share files, and test restoring from backup.
Run household services safely
Install Docker, deploy and update services, protect their data, and test them as a user.
Test updates, failures, and recovery
Monitor what matters, update carefully, practice recovery, and know when Kubernetes may help.
Keep the records another session will need
Copyable interviews, work orders, change records, handoffs, reviews, and recovery records.
Glossary
Definitions of unfamiliar terms, with links to the setup instructions.