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+# KiteStacks Homelab Debug Documentation
+
+## 2026-06-09 — Root CHANGELOG Permission Issue
+
+Problem: CHANGELOG.md could not be read by the normal user.
+
+Cause: CHANGELOG.md was owned by root and had 600 permissions.
+
+Fix:
+sudo chown kenpat:kenpat CHANGELOG.md
+chmod 644 CHANGELOG.md
+
+## 2026-06-09 — Repo Folder Ownership Issue
+
+Problem: The repo root folder was owned by root, which prevented creating RUNBOOK.md.
+
+Fix:
+sudo chown -R kenpat:kenpat /opt/kitestacks-autosync/kitestacks-homelab
+
+## 2026-06-09 — Autosync Changelog Pollution
+
+Problem: CHANGELOG.md contains noisy autosync entries from live app/database files.
+
+Examples: apps/authentik/postgres, apps/forgejo/data, apps/grafana/data, journal files, pg_wal files.
+
+Next step: Review autosync excludes so database/session/cache/journal files are not committed or added to changelogs.
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+# KiteStacks Homelab Runbook
+
+## Purpose
+
+This repository documents the KiteStacks homelab.
+
+## Documentation Standard
+
+Each major repo or project should have RUNBOOK.md, CHANGELOG.md, and DEBUG-DOCUMENTATION.md.
+
+## Main Host
+
+Primary host: Assassin
+
+Main repo: /opt/kitestacks-autosync/kitestacks-homelab
+
+## Public URLs
+
+- https://www.kitestacks.com
+- https://gitforge.kitestacks.com
+- https://auth.kitestacks.com
+
+## Discord Integration
+
+Project docs live in projects/Discord Integration/.
+
+Recent activity channel: #recent-activity
+
+Webhook env file: /etc/kitestacks/discord-webhook.env
+
+Activity script: /usr/local/bin/kitestacks-discord-activity.sh
+
+Do not commit webhook URLs, tokens, secrets, database files, sessions, or live container data.
+
+## Known Issue
+
+The root CHANGELOG.md was generated by autosync and includes live app/database file changes.