# Glossary

Terms and abbreviations used throughout the homelab wiki.

| Term | Meaning |
|------|---------|
| **Authentik** | SSO/identity provider. Core runs on the VPS; forward-auth outpost at LXC 106 on hubris |
| **Caddy** | Reverse proxy (LXC 121). Terminates TLS for every `*.hubris.network` hostname |
| **Caveman** | Terse communication standard for agent responses — no filler, keep substance |
| **Forward-auth** | Caddy snippet that delegates authentication to an Authentik outpost. Protects web UIs like qBit, SABnzbd |
| **Gitea** | Git server at `git.hubris.network`. Hosts all tracked config repos |
| **Gluetun** | WireGuard VPN sidecar on arriman. All \*arr traffic routes through it |
| **HAOS** | Home Assistant Operating System. VM 108 on hubris |
| **Hubris** | Primary Proxmox VE node (GMKtec NucBox M6 Ultra). PVE hostname, cluster member 1 |
| **LXC** | Linux Container (Proxmox). VM-like isolation without a full OS kernel |
| **LVM-thin** | Thin-provisioned logical volume manager. Used for all container/VM storage |
| **MCP** | Model Context Protocol (MCP server at `mcp.hubris.network`). Structured tools for agents to query homelab state |
| **Mesh** | Overlay VPN for off-LAN connectivity. Netbird is current; Tailscale is legacy |
| **Netbird** | Preferred mesh VPN. VPS hosts the management plane; all homelab nodes are members |
| **OIDC** | OpenID Connect. Protocol used by Authentik for SSO login flows |
| **Oikos** | Agent operating model ([.agents/OIKOS.md](../.agents/OIKOS.md)). OODA loop, risk classes, policy, ontology |
| **PVE** | Proxmox Virtual Environment — the hypervisor on both hubris and strong |
| **SOPS** | `sops` — Mozilla SOPS. Encrypts secrets with age keys so they live in the git repo |
| **Strong** | Secondary Proxmox VE node. Cluster member 2 (hostname `strong`, nickname ludo/ludo-mini) |
| **Traefik** | Reverse proxy on IONOS VPS. Serves `*.hubris.network` to the public internet |
| **VAAPI** | Video Acceleration API. Intel/AMD GPU-based hardware transcode for Jellyfin |
| **VPS** | Virtual Private Server at IONOS (`82.165.190.79`). Runs Authentik core + Netbird management |
| **\\*arr** | Media automation suite: Sonarr (TV), Radarr (movies), Lidarr (music), Prowlarr (indexer), Bazarr (subtitles), Readarr (books — not in use) |

## See also

- [Infrastructure index](wiki/infrastructure/index.md) — cross-cutting systems each with their own doc page
- [OIKOS operating model](../.agents/OIKOS.md) — agent policy, risk classes, lifecycle