Automated Homelab Maintenance
Scheduled updates, validation checks, logs, and concise operational reports.
BashDocker ComposeProxmoxCronLinuxHealth Checks
Project Goal
Make routine maintenance repeatable without losing visibility into failures.
This project created maintenance scripts for a mixed homelab environment. The workflows update containerized services and selected Proxmox Linux containers, then report whether each target succeeded, failed, or requires follow-up attention.
What Was Automated
Public-safe overview of the workflow.
- Compose-based image pulls and service recreation for Docker stacks
- Conditional recreation for selected standalone containers when images change
- Operating-system package maintenance inside selected Proxmox LXCs
- Post-update health probes with retry handling for services that need startup time
- Timestamped logs and Discord reports for quick review after scheduled runs
Skills Demonstrated
Administration habits shown by the automation.
- Bash scripting and repeatable Linux maintenance
- Docker Compose lifecycle management
- Scheduled jobs, logging, and failure reporting
- Health-check design and startup-race troubleshooting
Future Improvements
Useful next steps.
- Add a small dashboard for update history
- Expand pre-update backup validation
- Add controlled maintenance-window notifications