🐱 Mew - Server Documentation

Welcome to Berlyn's server documentation repository!

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📖 What is this?

This repo contains documentation for all servers managed by Berlyn Neese. It's designed to:

• 📚 Keep organized records of server configurations
• 🔐 Document secure access practices
• 📈 Scale easily as more servers are added
• 📖 Serve as a learning resource

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🚀 Quick Start

Current Servers

Server	IP	OS	Purpose	Key Services
vps-01-racknerd	155.94.170.136	Ubuntu 22.04	General Purpose	Stalwart Mail, Coolify, Traefik, Gitea

👉 View All Servers | 📊 Cost Tracking | 🗺️ Architecture

Connect to a Server

ssh mew

🛠️ Management Portals

Portal	URL	Purpose
Coolify	https://coolify.lavender-daydream.com/	Main deployment platform
Stalwart Admin	https://webmail.lavender-daydream.com/	Email server admin / webmail
Gitea	https://git.lavender-daydream.com/	Git repository hosting

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🧭 How to Use This Repo

I want to...	Go to...
Connect to my server	SSH Setup + Cheat Sheet
Install a new app	Apps to Install + Deployment Procedures
Something is broken	Incident Response + Runbooks
Set up a new server	New Server Checklist
Check email server	Stalwart Setup
Understand the infrastructure	Architecture + Status Dashboard
Back up my data	Backup & Recovery
See what's running	Status Dashboard

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📁 Repository Structure

mew/
├── 📄 README.md                    ← You are here
├── 📂 docs/
│   ├── 📂 product/                 ← Project requirements
│   │   ├── PRD.md
│   │   └── INTENT.md
│   ├── 📂 guides/                  ← How-to guides
│   │   ├── apps-to-install.md      ← Top 100 homelab apps
│   │   ├── backup-recovery.md
│   │   ├── coolify-management.md
│   │   ├── deployment-procedures.md
│   │   ├── maintenance-schedule.md
│   │   ├── monitoring-setup.md
│   │   ├── new-server-checklist.md
│   │   └── ssh-setup.md
│   ├── 📂 runbooks/                ← Operational procedures
│   │   ├── emergency-access.md
│   │   ├── server-reboot.md
│   │   └── security-lockdown.md
│   ├── 📂 reference/               ← Quick-reference material
│   │   ├── cheat-sheet.md
│   │   └── dns-records.md
│   ├── architecture.md             ← Infrastructure diagrams
│   ├── incident-response.md        ← Emergency playbook
│   └── status-dashboard.md         ← Infrastructure at a glance
├── 📂 servers/                     ← Server documentation
│   ├── README.md                   ← Server inventory
│   └── vps-01-racknerd/
│       ├── README.md               ← Server details
│       ├── CHANGELOG.md            ← Change history
│       └── stalwart-email-setup.md ← Email server config
└── 📂 costs/                       ← Cost tracking
    └── 2026.md

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📚 Documentation Index

🔧 Guides

Guide	Description
🔐 SSH Setup	Generate and configure SSH keys
✅ New Server Checklist	Steps for adding a new server
📦 Apps to Install	Top 100 self-hosted apps catalog
💾 Backup & Recovery	Backup procedures and disaster recovery
🚀 Deployment Procedures	Deploy services via Coolify
📊 Monitoring Setup	Server and service monitoring
🔧 Coolify Management	Manage the Coolify PaaS
📅 Maintenance Schedule	Recurring maintenance tasks

📋 Runbooks

Runbook	When to Use
🚨 Emergency Access	Can't SSH into server
🔄 Server Reboot	Need to safely restart
🛡️ Security Lockdown	Harden a new server

📖 Reference

Document	Description
🗺️ Architecture	Infrastructure diagrams
📋 Status Dashboard	Infrastructure at a glance
🚨 Incident Response	What to do when things break
🌐 DNS Records	Complete DNS reference
⚡ Cheat Sheet	Quick command reference
💰 Cost Tracking	Infrastructure spending
📧 Stalwart Setup	Email server configuration

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👥 Maintainers

• Berlyn Neese - Owner
• Darren Neese - Advisor

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🔒 Security Note

This repository is hosted on a private Git server (git.superpowerlabs.app). Secrets are acceptable in this context. If this repo is ever published publicly (e.g., as a template on GitHub), all secrets must be removed and git history scrubbed.

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Last updated: 2026-03-16