# Life Linked Lab: small-server starter pack

Edition: 2026-11-07. Eight editable files; no account required.
Reading paths: https://lab.life-linked.com/start/

## Contents

1. automation-run-checklist.txt: short manual success/overlap/retry checklist.
2. automation-run-record-template.json: blank manual record; null means unrecorded.
3. backup-job-manual-worksheet.md: recovery, peak space and validation gates.
4. docker-logging-change-checklist.md: inspect, review and verify a logging change.
5. compose-logging-local.example.yaml: logging fragment for a matching service.
6. compose-logging-json-file.example.yaml: alternative for a compatible collector.
7. docker-daemon-logging.example.json: daemon settings example to merge and review.
8. starter-pack-readme.md: this file.

Choose one Compose driver configuration for the actual service. The fragments
omit images and are not standalone applications. Replace the placeholder
service name and merge into the real Compose model. Keep driver options as
strings. Run Compose validation with the real files and environment before
planning a reviewed service recreation; restarting an old container does not
apply a new logging configuration.

The daemon JSON is NOT a replacement for an existing configuration. A daemon
default change requires a separate reviewed restart and does not automatically
update existing containers. Do not edit or truncate Docker-managed log files.

The examples were parsed as JSON/YAML, not applied to Compose or Docker Engine.
This pack installs no logging, scheduling, duplicate prevention or monitoring.
It contains no completed user measurements or production acceptance results.
Fill private copies with actual evidence; do not publish secrets or backups.

Docker guide:
https://lab.life-linked.com/articles/docker-log-rotation-existing-containers/
Automation guide:
https://lab.life-linked.com/articles/small-automation-job-checklist/#backup-run
Testing scope:
https://lab.life-linked.com/methodology/