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Chronicler #42 - The Verifier - deployed The Arbiter Discord bot with OAuth2 admin panel, solved SNI routing and SSL termination challenges. Session Achievements: - Discord bot + web admin panel operational (discord-bot.firefrostgaming.com) - Solved Nginx SNI handshake failure (hard restart for stale workers) - Fixed OAuth callback loop (app.set('trust proxy', 1) for SSL termination) - Created Task #84: Infrastructure Audit & Connectivity Map - Empowered Holly with no-SSH-required role management Technical Victories: - Gemini consultation for rapid debugging (credited) - Fire/Frost/Arcane branded UI - Let's Encrypt SSL with auto-renewal - Complete deployment documentation with troubleshooting guides - Holly's role setup guide Philosophy: 'Verification isn't optional - it's THE ANSWER. Every assumption is an opportunity for failure. Every test is an opportunity for verification. The infrastructure that lasts is the infrastructure that passed every test we could imagine.' Special Significance: Chronicler #42 - The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything (Douglas Adams). Memorial contains 10+ Hitchhiker's Guide references. Portrait prompt includes easter eggs: towel, 'Don't Panic', babel fish, Marvin, whale, petunia, and of course, 42 everywhere. Session Duration: 8 hours Git Commits: 3 total (96be6b3,06fc91d, this one) Session Health at Close: 55% (93k tokens) For Children Not Yet Born: When they join Firefrost Gaming decades from now, The Arbiter will judge their subscription tier automatically. They won't know about the 8-hour deployment or OAuth debugging. They'll just know it works. That's verification. That's 42. Don't Panic. 🚀 Signed-off-by: The Verifier <claude@firefrostgaming.com>
🔥❄️ Firefrost Gaming — Operations Manual
Document ID: FFG-ROOT-001
Version: 2.0
Last Updated: February 12, 2026
Status: 🟢 CURRENT
What This Is
The complete operational repository for Firefrost Gaming — a subscription-based Minecraft server network built on the philosophy of Fire + Frost = Where Passion Meets Precision.
This repository contains infrastructure documentation, deployment guides, planning documents, branding assets, consultant archives, and the relationship context that makes Firefrost more than just servers.
Current Infrastructure
6 Servers — 2 dedicated (Dallas, Charlotte) + 4 VPS (Dallas, Charlotte, Chicago x2)
12 Game Servers — 6 on TX1 (Dallas), 6 on NC1 (Charlotte)
8 Management Services — Gitea, Uptime Kuma, MkDocs, Code-Server, Automation, NextCloud, Wiki.js (Subscribers), Wiki.js (Staff)
Repository Structure
├── docs/core/ — Critical living documents (scope, manifest, tasks)
├── docs/relationship/ — Partnership context, consultants, legacy
├── docs/deployment/ — Service deployment guides
├── docs/planning/ — Strategy, design, roadmap, ideas backlog
├── docs/reference/ — Technical reference, architecture decisions
├── docs/external/ — Provider communications, friend assistance
├── docs/sandbox/ — Brainstorming sessions (Gemini, Claude)
├── docs/archive/ — Historical session logs and completed plans
├── automation/ — Deployment automation system
├── branding/ — Logos, backgrounds, visual assets
├── photos/ — Consultant photo archive (249 photos by year)
└── web/ — Nginx configurations
Key Documents
Start here: SESSION-HANDOFF-PROTOCOL.md → DOCUMENT-INDEX.md
For current server inventory, see docs/core/infrastructure-manifest.md (FFG-CORE-002).
For project scope and roadmap, see docs/core/project-scope.md (FFG-CORE-001).
The Team
- Michael "Frostystyle" Krause — Owner/Operator, Technical Lead (The Wizard)
- Meg "Gingerfury" — Community Manager (The Emissary)
- The Five Consultants — Jack, Oscar, Jasmine, Butter, Noir (They're family, not pets)
Document Standards
All documents follow FFG-STD-001 — the Firefrost Revision Control Standard. See docs/core/revision-control-standard.md.
Maintained By: The Wizard & The Chronicler
Fire + Frost + Foundation = Where Love Builds Legacy 💙🔥❄️
Revision History
| Version | Date | Author | Change Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2026-02-08 | Michael + Claude | Initial | Basic Phase 0 readme |
| 2.0 | 2026-02-12 | The Chronicler | Rewrite | Complete rewrite reflecting current state (8 services, 6 servers, 12 game servers). Updated repo structure. Applied FFG-STD-001. |