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Fix spider trap: disable SPA mode, remove index files, relax wiki-links (#290) 
## Summary

Fixes the Facebook crawler spider trap that's been generating infinite recursive URLs like `/how-to/tutorials/tutorials/how-to/explanation/...` for several days.

**Root cause:** Quartz SPA mode + nginx `try_files` fallback to `index.html` meant any fabricated URL returned the root HTML shell with HTTP 200. Crawlers followed relative links from those fake URLs, creating infinite recursion.

**Fix:**
- Disable Quartz SPA mode (`enableSPA: false`) — all pages are now fully static HTML
- Replace nginx SPA fallback with `=404` + Quartz's static `404.html`
- Remove `robots.txt` exclusions (no longer needed)

**Docs cleanup (Obsidian.nvim compat no longer needed):**
- Delete hand-curated category index files (`tutorials.md`, `reference.md`, `how-to.md`, `explanation.md`) — Quartz auto-generates folder pages
- Delete `postgresql-storage.md` (redirect stub) and `migrate-forgejo-from-brew.md` (stale history)
- Drop `docs-check-index` and `docs-check-filenames` prek hooks
- Rewrite `docs-check-links` to allow path-based wiki-links (`[[path/to/file]]`) and only error on true ambiguity
- Add `ai-docs` doc tree listing to replace index files for AI context
- Add natural cross-links from reference cards to fix orphan docs

## Deployment and Testing

- [ ] Merge and let the build pipeline run
- [ ] Verify docs.eblu.me serves pages correctly with full page loads
- [ ] Verify non-existent URLs return 404
- [ ] Monitor crawler traffic — should drop to near zero for fabricated URLs

Reviewed-on: #290
2026-03-09 11:59:43 -07:00

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Exploring the Documentation

Audiences: All (Owner, AI, Reader, Contributor, Replicator)

This guide explains how the BlumeOps documentation is organized and how to find what you need.

Documentation Structure

The docs follow the Diataxis framework:

Section Purpose When to Use
Tutorials Learning-oriented "I'm new and want to understand"
Reference Information-oriented "I need specific technical details"
How-to Task-oriented "I need to do X"
Explanation Understanding-oriented "I want to understand why"

Quick Paths by Audience

For Erich (Owner)

You probably want quick access to operational details:

  • How-to guides for common operations (deploy, troubleshoot, update ACLs)
  • Reference has service URLs, commands, and config locations
  • ai-assistance-guide explains how to work effectively with Claude
  • Run mise run ai-docs to prime AI context with key documentation

For Claude/AI Agents

Context for effective assistance:

  • Read ai-assistance-guide for operational conventions
  • Reference has the technical specifics you'll need
  • The repo's CLAUDE.md has critical rules (especially the kubectl context requirement)

For External Readers

Understanding what this is:

  • Explanation covers the "why" behind design decisions
  • Reference shows what's actually running
  • Browse service pages to see specific implementations

For Contributors

Getting started with changes:

  • contributing walks through the workflow
  • How-to guides for specific tasks (deploy services, add roles)
  • Reference tells you where things live

For Replicators

Replicators are people who want to build their own similar homelab GitOps setup, using BlumeOps as inspiration.

  • replicating-blumeops provides the overview, with linked tutorials that go deep on individual components
  • Explanation covers architecture and design rationale
  • Reference pages show specific configuration choices

Using Wiki Links

Documentation uses [[wiki-links]] for cross-references:

  • [[service-name]] links by filename stem (must be unambiguous)
  • [[path/to/file]] links by path from docs root (for disambiguation)
  • [[page|Display Text]] customizes the link text

When reading on the web (docs.eblu.me), these render as clickable links. The backlinks panel shows what references each page.

Prek hooks validate that all wiki-links resolve to existing files and flag ambiguous bare-name links.

AI Context Priming

The ai-docs mise task concatenates key documentation files for AI context:

mise run ai-docs

This outputs key documentation files and a full tree listing of all docs, providing Claude with essential context for BlumeOps operations.

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