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The original was posted on /r/homelab by /u/Limp-Photograph-1532 on 2026-05-17 15:39:50+00:00.

Had to redo part of my setup this week. Something I originally configured maybe 6 months ago.

I knew I'd done it before. I just couldn't remember the exact steps, which settings actually mattered, what order things had to happen in. Ended up going through browser history and a bunch of old screenshots for way longer than I want to admit.

I've tried keeping notes but the problem is when I come back to them later they're always missing the part I actually need. Like I wrote down what I did but not why, or I skipped a step that felt obvious at the time.

Do you guys keep proper runbooks for your own stuff or do most people just re-figure it out every time?