Initialize second brain vault

06_Decisions/Home Lab Principles.md

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+# Home Lab Principles
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+## Working principles
+- Start simple
+- Prefer clarity over cleverness
+- Document every meaningful architectural change
+- Production and testing should be clearly separated
+- Backups and restore confidence are first-class requirements
+- Avoid deploying many apps before the platform is understandable
+
+## Near-term app focus
+1. Drive / file sync
+2. Photo app
+3. Identity / access layer
+
+## Current transition direction
+- from Synology Drive to possible Nextcloud later
+- from Synology Photos to possible Immich later
+- keep current media stack running while broader architecture is clarified
+
+## Notes
+This project should be managed incrementally, not as a big-bang migration.