[piqufoh]

I'm working on something very similar, but I've found that if I'm not doing the work - I forget what has been set up and how its running a lot faster.

For example - I have ZFS running with a 5-bay HDD enclosure, and I honestly can't remember any of the rules about import-ing / export-ing to stop / start / add / remove pools etc.

I have to write many clear notes, and store them in a place where future me will find them - otherwise the system gets very flaky through my inability to remember what's active and what isn't. Running the service and having total control is fun, but it's a responsibility too

[mvanbaak]

This is the reason one should always ask the LLM to create scripts to complete the task. Asking it to do things is fine, but as you stated you will forget. If you ask the LLM to do something, but always using a script first, and if you ask: 'Create a well documented shell script to <your question here>', you will have auto documentation. One could go one step further and ask it to create a documented terraform/ansible/whatever tooling setup you prefer.

[Draiken]

Write scripts for everything.

If you need to run the command once, you can now run it again in the future.

It's very tempting to just paste some commands (or ask AI to do it) but writing simple scripts like this is an amazing solution to these kinds of problems.

Even if the scripts get outdated and no longer work (maybe it's a new version of X) it'll give you a snapshot of what was done before.

[ibizaman]

This is the reason I adore NixOS. The documentation is the code. Seriously.

[Maledictus]

Which enclosure do you use, and can you recommend it?