JLW // PROJECT FORGECONTROLLED BUILD PROGRAM

Ideas enterthe forge.Proven systems emerge.

Nineteen connected workstreams transforming a powerful homelab into a resilient, observable, recoverable, and increasingly intelligent platform.

19Workstreams
10Verified
01Active build
08Current scope remaining
PROJECT CONTROL // OVERHAULACTIVE
CURRENT FOCUSWS12IDENTITY + WEBSITE
VERIFIED FOUNDATION FORGE ACTIVE
Program activeCurrent focus: WS12Verified foundations retainedFinal acceptance remains open
JLW-001FLAGSHIP BUILD

Server situation overhaul

One platform. Nineteen controlled transformations.

The program joins recovery, security, observability, networking, identity, AI, household services, and final validation without confusing installation with proof.

FOUNDATION10 / 19workstreams verified

Workstream register

The complete build sequence.

Titles and states mirror the established project record. Detailed implementation evidence remains inside the protected documentation system.

Verified Building Ready Open Future
WS01Verified

Proxmox Automated VM Backups

WS02Verified

Synology Snapshots

WS03Verified

Immich Database Backups

WS04Verified

Nextcloud Backup Automation

WS05Verified

AMP and Game-Server Backup Infrastructure

WS06Verified

Full Backup Restore Test

WS07Verified

Network Segmentation, Firewall, Perimeter Protection, and Baseline Hardening

WS08Verified

Infrastructure Services Baseline

WS09Verified

Monitoring and Centralized Logging

WS10Verified

DNS Filtering

WS11Future

Node-RED Evaluation

WS12Building

Website, Identity, and Living Documentation

WS13Ready

GPU Hardware

WS14Ready

AI Server Foundation

WS15Ready

Ollama and Open WebUI

WS16Ready

Dedicated Storage Network

WS17Open

UPS Integration

WS18Ready

Internal AI Operations and Household Agent

WS19Ready

Household Dashboard and Final Validation

WS11 remains reserved for continuity and has been transferred to future evaluation. Workstream numbering has not been reassigned.

JLWorkz build doctrine

Nothing is complete because it was installed.

Every stage protects the current system, makes a bounded change, validates the result, and preserves the evidence needed to understand or recover it later.

  1. 01Define
  2. 02Protect
  3. 03Build
  4. 04Prove
  5. 05Document

Beyond the current overhaul

The next horizon is already taking shape.

FUTURE REGISTER17ideas retained for evaluation

These projects preserve good ideas without allowing them to expand the current build. Each remains unapproved until it receives its own scope, planning, security review, recovery design, and acceptance criteria.

FP-001Evaluate later

Automatic Power Coordination Failover

FP-002Evaluate later

Self-Hosted Email Server

FP-003Evaluate later

Self-Hosted Password Manager

FP-004Evaluate later

Household Document Management

FP-005Evaluate later

Computer and Phone Backup Coverage

FP-006Evaluate later

Encrypted Off-Site Recovery

FP-007Evaluate later

Local Home Automation

FP-008Evaluate later

Local Voice Assistant

FP-009Evaluate later

Household Media Library

FP-010Evaluate later

Self-Hosted Calendars and Contacts

FP-011Evaluate later

Household Assets and Maintenance

FP-012Evaluate later

Security Monitoring Expansion

FP-013Evaluate later

Controlled Update Management

FP-014Evaluate later

Power and Infrastructure Resilience

FP-015Evaluate later

3D Printing Workflow

FP-016Evaluate later

Native Windows Recovery Tooling

FP-017Transferred

Node-RED Evaluation

NOT CURRENT SCOPE

Listing an idea here does not approve implementation, purchases, scheduling, or priority. Selection begins only after the current overhaul is accepted and closed.

PUBLIC PROJECT VIEW

Workstream titles and high-level states are public. Internal addressing, host identifiers, management paths, firewall configuration, logs, backup locations, security controls, and recovery procedures remain protected.

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