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Private server infrastructure based on Docker containers, hosted on a Dell Wyse 5070 thin client. Web services are isolated in an internal Docker network and exposed to the internet exclusively through Caddy (Reverse Proxy).

🛠 Hardware & OS

• Server: Dell Wyse 5070 Celeron J4105 8GB 512GB
• OS: Debian 13
• DE: SSH FTW
• Environment: Docker + Docker Compose

☰ Services

Application	Description
Caddy	Reverse Proxy + Automated SSL certificates (Let's Encrypt).
Shared PostgreSQL	Centralized database for Joplin and Discord Bot.
FriendifyBot	Discord Speed Friending bot
Joplin Server	Sync server for E2EE notes.

✈︎ Quick start

1. Add .env files and set values for your domain, database, and services.
2. Start services from each service directory, for example:
   • cd postgres && docker compose up -d
   • cd joplin && docker compose up -d
   • cd friendify && docker compose up -d
   • cd caddy && docker compose up -d
3. View logs or troubleshoot from the repo root:
   • docker compose -f postgres/docker-compose.yml logs -f

🗒 Useful Cheat Sheet

• Resoures usage: htop -d 20
• Disk space: df -h /

Manual update

• sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade && sudo apt autoremove
• Pull updates for a service and restart:
  • cd <service> && docker compose pull && docker compose up -d
• Clean unused images:
  • docker image prune -a

Docker Management:

• docker ps -a
• docker image ls -a
• docker volume ls
• Start a service: docker compose up -d
• Stop service: docker compose stop
• Stop and remove containers, networks..: docker compose down
• View live logs: docker logs --tail 50 -f <container_name>
• Dump logs: docker compose logs <container_name> > All.log
• Execute the command: docker exec -it <command>

Database Management:

• Dump DB: docker exec -t postgres pg_dump -U <USER> <DB_NAME> > backup.sql
• Restore DB: cat backup.sql | docker exec -i postgres psql -U <USER> -d <DB_NAME>