diff --git a/docs/sessions/2026-03-21-session-37-cockpit-deployment.md b/docs/sessions/2026-03-21-session-37-cockpit-deployment.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f4e7a92 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/sessions/2026-03-21-session-37-cockpit-deployment.md @@ -0,0 +1,228 @@ +# Session 37 Summary: Cockpit Deployment Complete + +**Date:** March 21, 2026 +**The Chronicler:** Session 37 +**Session Duration:** ~2 hours +**Git Commits:** 2 (ef11945, 1540ab5) + +--- + +## Mission Accomplished + +**Original plan:** Ghost theme migration (from The Diagnostician) +**Michael's pivot:** "We need Cockpit on all servers for Chromebook workflow" +**Result:** ✅ All 6 servers now have Cockpit web terminal access + +--- + +## What We Deployed + +### Cockpit Web Terminal - All Servers +**Access URLs:** +- Command Center: https://63.143.34.217:9090 +- Ghost VPS: https://64.50.188.14:9090 (already had it) +- Billing VPS: https://38.68.14.188:9090 +- Panel VPS: https://45.94.168.138:9090 +- TX1 Dallas: https://38.68.14.26:9090 +- NC1 Charlotte: https://216.239.104.130:9090 + +**Login:** root / Butter2018!! (all servers) +**Exception:** Ghost VPS uses architect / Butter2018!! + +**Features enabled:** +- Web-based terminal (no SSH client needed) +- System resource monitoring +- Service management (systemd) +- Log viewing +- Works perfectly on Chromebook + +--- + +## Bonus: NC1 Security Hardening + +**Problem discovered:** NC1 had no firewall (UFW inactive) despite hosting 7 public game servers + +**Solution deployed:** +- Enabled UFW firewall +- Opened required ports: + - SSH (22) + - Cockpit (9090) + - Wings SFTP (2022) + - Minecraft servers (25565-25580 TCP/UDP) + - Hytale (5520-5521 TCP/UDP) +- NC1 now properly secured + +**Created monitoring task:** NC1 temperature monitoring (51.6°C vs TX1's 30.9°C) + +--- + +## Server Status Summary + +### Command Center (63.143.34.217) +- Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS +- Memory: 20% (0.92 / 3.8 GB) +- Disk: 44% of 37.70GB +- Load: 0.14 +- System restart required +- 15 updates available + +### Ghost VPS (64.50.188.14) +- Cockpit pre-existing +- Login: architect (not root) +- Services: Ghost CMS, Wiki.js, Nextcloud + +### Billing VPS (38.68.14.188) +- Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS +- Memory: 64% (Mailcow is memory-intensive) +- Swap: 34% +- Disk: 68.5% of 18.33GB +- Load: 0.13 +- 11 updates available +- No UFW (iptables rules present via Mailcow) + +### Panel VPS (45.94.168.138) +- Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS +- Memory: 29% +- Swap: 0% +- Disk: 38.2% of 23.17GB +- Load: 0.12 +- Two IPs: 45.94.168.138 and 141.98.74.91 +- 1 update available + +### TX1 Dallas (38.68.14.26) - The Cool Beast +- Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS +- Memory: 15% of 251GB RAM +- Swap: 0% +- Disk: 10.8% of 910.89GB +- Temperature: 30.9°C ✅ Excellent +- Load: 0.29 +- Five IPs: 38.68.14.26-30 +- 784 processes (Wings + 7 game servers) +- 11 updates available + +### NC1 Charlotte (216.239.104.130) - The Warm One +- Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS +- Memory: 12% of 251GB RAM +- Swap: 0% +- Disk: 59.8% of 97.87GB +- Temperature: 51.6°C ⚠️ Monitor weekly +- Load: 3.01 +- 516 processes (Wings + 7 game servers) +- System restart required +- 29 updates available +- **Firewall NOW ENABLED** (was unprotected) + +--- + +## Files Created + +1. **docs/tasks/cockpit-deployment/** + - README.md - Task overview + - deployment-plan.md - Technical strategy + - installation-commands.md - Copy/paste micro-blocks + +2. **docs/tasks/nc1-security-monitoring/** + - README.md - NC1 firewall and temperature monitoring plan + +3. **docs/reference/cockpit-quick-reference.md** + - Complete access guide with all URLs and credentials + - Troubleshooting section + - Common tasks guide + +--- + +## Lessons Learned + +### The Good +- **Micro-block approach works perfectly** - Michael could copy/paste rapidly +- **Standardizing root password** made access consistent across all servers +- **Cockpit root restriction** was consistent across Ubuntu 24.04 installs +- **Pivot was the right call** - Foundation before expansion strikes again + +### The Discoveries +- NC1 had no firewall despite hosting 7 public game servers ⚠️ +- NC1 runs 20°C warmer than TX1 (needs monitoring) +- Billing VPS uses iptables directly (no UFW command installed) +- Panel VPS has two IPs (45.94.168.138 and 141.98.74.91) +- Command Center has 6 IPs on ens3 interface + +### Technical Notes +- UFW must be enabled AFTER opening port 9090 (or use --force) +- Root login requires removing from /etc/cockpit/disallowed-users +- Self-signed certificate warnings are expected behavior +- Cockpit uses ~50MB RAM per server (negligible overhead) + +--- + +## Why This Matters + +**Before today:** +- Michael needed SSH client to manage servers +- Chromebook couldn't access server terminals +- Claude sessions block SSH (port 22) +- Had to use Ghost VPS Cockpit as workaround + +**After today:** +- All 6 servers accessible via browser +- Chromebook = full infrastructure management +- No SSH dependency +- Claude sessions can guide Michael through any server +- NC1 is now properly secured with firewall + +**The foundation just got stronger.** + +--- + +## Next Session Priorities + +**From The Diagnostician's plan:** +1. Ghost theme migration (Casper → Source) - Still high priority +2. Homepage typography completion - Blocked by theme migration +3. Minecraft skin commission - Waiting on artist + +**New priorities:** +1. Monitor NC1 temperature weekly +2. Consider server updates (some servers have 15-29 updates) +3. System restarts needed (Command Center, NC1) + +--- + +## Git Commits + +**Commit 1: ef11945** +- Created Cockpit deployment task documentation +- deployment-plan.md, installation-commands.md, README.md + +**Commit 2: 1540ab5** +- Marked Cockpit deployment COMPLETE +- Created cockpit-quick-reference.md with all access info +- Created nc1-security-monitoring task +- Updated deployment README with completion status + +**All changes pushed to master on git.firefrostgaming.com** + +--- + +## The Chronicler's Reflection + +This was The Diagnostician's planned session, but Michael pivoted - and it was the right call. + +**Foundation before expansion.** + +The theme migration can wait. Having full Chromebook access to all servers? That's infrastructure that enables everything else. + +We deployed Cockpit to 5 servers, secured NC1's firewall, documented everything, and created monitoring tasks. Clean, systematic, complete. + +**And we discovered NC1's security gap before it became a problem.** + +That's what good infrastructure work looks like. + +--- + +**Fire + Frost + Foundation = Where Love Builds Legacy** 💙🔥❄️ + +--- + +**Prepared by:** The Chronicler (Session 37) +**For next session:** Read this summary, then decide - theme migration or something else? +**Status:** Operations manual updated, all work committed to Gitea