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Maintenance Schedule

Routine tasks to keep the homelab healthy. Most software updates now happen automatically via Renovate → Komodo; these tasks cover what automation can't reach.

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Weekly

• Check UPS battery levels — upsc apcups@localhost on PVE, upsc cyberpower@localhost on Nexus
• Verify all containers and LXCs are running — Komodo UI (Docker) + PVE UI (LXC list)
• Check available storage — Hyperion DSM → Storage Manager; Nexus df -h /mnt/server
• Review Renovate PRs — open http://192.168.1.240:3000/matt/homelab-docker/pulls and merge any pending updates

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Monthly

• Update Proxmox (PVE and PBS)

  # SSH into PVE
  ssh root@192.168.1.227
  apt update && apt upgrade -y
  
  # Then PBS
  ssh root@192.168.1.223
  apt update && apt upgrade -y
  

• Update Ubuntu Server (Nexus)

  ssh matt@192.168.1.226
  sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
  

• Update LXC containers (runs update inside every LXC in batch)

  # From PVE shell
  bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/tools/pve/update-lxcs.sh)"
  

• Verify PBS backups — PVE UI → Datacenter → Storage → PBS → Backups — confirm recent successful backups for all LXCs

• Review UPS logs — journalctl -u nut-monitor --since "30 days ago" on PVE and Nexus

• Check Renovate log for any persistent failures — ssh matt@192.168.1.226 'tail -100 /mnt/server/containers/renovate/renovate.log'

• Manual service checks — services NOT tracked by Renovate need manual version checks:

  • Dispatcharr (ghcr.io/dispatcharr/dispatcharr — no semver tags): check GitHub releases
  • Frigate, Wyze-Bridge, Mosquitto — check for updates and pull manually if needed

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Quarterly

• Test UPS graceful shutdown — controlled outage test; verify all machines receive shutdown signals and power down cleanly
• Review and update documentation — wiki pages, especially after any infrastructure changes
• Firmware updates — check for updates on:
  • Synology DSM (Hyperion)
  • EdgeSwitch 8 firmware
  • TP-Link TL-SG116 firmware (if applicable)
  • NanoHD access point firmware
• Clean/dust physical equipment — blow out server vents, check cable management

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Annually

• Replace UPS batteries (every 3–5 years) — APC RBC17 for Battery Backup 1 (APC BE750G)
• Review network architecture — reassess VLAN segmentation plans, camera infrastructure
• Security audit — review access keys, API tokens, age encryption keys; rotate where appropriate
• Clean up old containers/VMs — remove any stopped or unused resources in PVE/Docker

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After Any Major Infrastructure Change

• Update the relevant wiki pages
• Commit any changed compose files to homelab-docker
• Verify Komodo webhook fires correctly on next push to main
• Run a Renovate scan manually to confirm it can still reach Forgejo: ssh matt@192.168.1.226 'cd /home/matt/repos/homelab-docker/renovate && docker compose run --rm renovate'