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Operator scenarios (index)

Quick map from what you want to do → the right wiki page. Use this after Install and First login.

First week

Scenario Doc
Compose install + secrets Install
Register first admin (no default user), then invite others First login · Users
Trusted HTTPS for PWA/push HTTPS & TLS
Light / dark theme Appearance
About PiHerder / GitHub / new version notice Avatar menu → About (/about)
Add a Pi, deploy SSH key, features Add a server
Dashboard tiles & fleet services Dashboard & Services

Backups & patching

Scenario Doc
Configure rsync sources + schedule Backups
Restore path (dry-run then apply) Backups
Check OS / images only Updates
Apply OS or container patch Updates
Bulk check/patch/backup many hosts Updates — Bulk
Reboot without hanging the UI Updates — Reboot
See job progress / cancel Jobs
Who did what (incl. client IP) Audit

Docker on hosts

Scenario Doc
Browse projects / containers / logs Docker overview
Fast open via inventory cache Inventory
Edit compose, validate, deploy version Compose edit
Stack Check updates vs Deploy Updates — Docker
Prune dangling images / exited containers Docker overview

Service templates

Scenario Doc
Deploy OOTB NPM / Kuma / Pi-hole / Grafana Deploy
Redeploy, volumes, wait modal Deploy — Redeploy
Check drift / import host .env / apply last known config Deploy — ops
Pull existing stack into a template From host
View secrets (step-up 2FA) Secrets

Catalog: integrations & network

Scenario Doc
Catalog tabs (Integrations / Certificates / Templates / Network) Integrations overview
Connect Kuma + bind services Uptime Kuma
Grafana deep links + preferred names Grafana
Multi Pi-hole, DNS fan-out, gravity Pi-hole
Host A records, service paths, Hosts/Path maps (incl. mobile Hide map / Full screen / rotate) Network maps
Switch light/dark; ops-hero layout; portrait↔landscape Appearance
NPM proxy hosts (read-only) + pull cert NPM
Cert vault, maps, deploy, renew Certificates

Account, users, security

Scenario Doc
Viewer / operator / admin Roles
Create users, roles Users
TOTP, backup codes, force 2FA 2FA
Install PWA + Web Push PWA & push

Operations & DR

Scenario Doc
.env keys Env reference
Volume mounts Volumes
Settings tabs (backup, security, status, timezone, API) Settings
Stack Status healthy? Status
Herder self-backup / restore (admin only) Self-backup · Roles
Upgrade compose / image Upgrades
More backup parallelism Multi-worker
Prometheus / webhook Metrics
Token REST for n8n/HA API tokens

When things go wrong

Scenario Doc
SSH / rsync / docker group SSH troubleshooting
Backup stuck Backup troubleshooting
Push not arriving Push troubleshooting
Template / compose editor Templates troubleshooting
Symptom table Troubleshooting index