I’d like to start doing a better job of tracking the changes I made to my homelab environment. Hardware, software, network, etc. I’m just not sure what path I want to take and was hoping to get some recommendations. So far the thoughts I have are:

  • A change history sub-section of my wiki. (I’m not a fan of this idea.)
  • A ticketing system of some sort. (I tried this one and it was too heavy. I’d need to find a simple solution.)
  • A nextcloud task list.
  • Self-host a gitlab instance, make a project for changes and track with issues. Move what stuff I have in github to this instance and kill my github projects. (It’s all private stuff.)

I know that several of you are going to say “config as code” and I get it. But I’m not there yet and I want to track the changes I’m making today.

Thanks

  • @spaghetti_carbanana@krabb.orgEnglish
    2•9 months ago

    Back in the day when the self-hosted $10 license existed I was using JIRA Service Desk to do this. As far as ticketing systems go it was very easy to work with and didn’t slow me down too much.

    I know you don’t want a ticket system but I’m just curious what other people will suggest because I’m in the same boat as you.

    Currently I haphazardly use Joplin to take very loose notes and sync them to Nextcloud.

    If you want a very simple option with minimal setup and overhead you could use Joplin to create separate notes for each “part” of your lab and just add a new line with a date, time and summary of the change.

    I do also use SnipeIT to track all my hardware and parts, which allows you to add notes and service history against the hardware asset.

    Other than that, I’m keen to see what everyone else says

    • 𝓢𝓮𝓮𝓙𝓪𝔂𝓔𝓶𝓶OPEnglish
      2•9 months ago

      I know you don’t want a ticket system but I’m just curious what other people will suggest because I’m in the same boat as you.

      I’m not opposed to a ticketing system but I’d want something pretty simple. Last one I tried was GLPI because I thought the inventory mgmt + ticketing would be useful but it was just way too much.

      Currently I haphazardly use Joplin to take very loose notes and sync them to Nextcloud.

      I’m currently using Wiki.js (synced to GitHub) in an attempt to document things. I’ve played with a changelog section but it’s like a stream of consciousness and I’m not real happy with the layout.

      I do also use SnipeIT to track all my hardware and parts, which allows you to add notes and service history against the hardware asset.

      That looks cool. I may check that out.

      Thanks