Good for family use, with occasional home-level downtime.
Reliability
How dependable this is for family use.
This page explains what is working well, what still has limits, and what to expect during outages or maintenance.
At a glance
Backups are active and improving as part of ongoing work.
One maintainer with clear runbooks and regular check-ins.
Green = working well
Yellow = acceptable, improving
Red = known gap with a plan
How often services should be up
Power
One home power source today, so outages can cause downtime.
Compute
One main server right now; if it fails, services pause until recovery.
Storage
External SSD protects data well, but access still depends on the main server.
Outages
Short interruptions are expected during power issues or hardware recovery.
How data is protected and recovered
Data loss risk
Low in normal operation, helped by SSD storage and controlled shutdowns.
Backups
Backup automation and off-site rotation are still being strengthened.
Recovery time after major failure
Recovery may require manual steps and can take hours to complete.
How recent restored data will be
Restored data will usually match the last successful backup cycle.
Performance for daily family use
Designed audience
Designed for family-only usage.
Simultaneous users
Handles normal family traffic well (typically 1 to 5 people).
Speed expectations
Usually responsive, but speed can vary during maintenance or peak use.
Large upload/download limits
Big file transfers are limited by current home hardware.
Security and access controls
Sign-in protection
Family apps require authenticated access; admin tools remain private.
Public exposure
Only intended web services are public, routed through a secure gateway.
Encryption
Web traffic is encrypted in transit. Additional storage hardening is planned.
Risk model
Designed for common internet threats, not highly targeted enterprise attacks.
How it is maintained
Updates
Some updates are still manual and done during planned windows.
Visibility
Core service health is visible through dashboards and routine checks.
Monitoring
Monitoring is active, but this is not staffed as a 24/7 operations center.
Change process
Most changes are planned; major upgrades are phased to reduce disruption.
Documentation
Service notes and rebuild steps exist and continue to be improved.
Single maintainer risk
One person currently maintains this system, so continuity planning is important.
Growth and upgrade readiness
More power on one machine
Current hardware has limits and will eventually need an upgrade.
Multiple-server setup
Not active today; this remains a future option if complexity is justified.
Upgrade path
Services can move to larger hardware later without changing family workflows.
If something is down
- Check the status page for active maintenance or a known issue.
- Wait 10 to 15 minutes and retry in case a restart is in progress.
- Message me if it is still unavailable.
- I will share status and expected recovery timing.