---
description: >-
  Documentation of manual system changes that are not managed by Ansible, as
  required by the project constitution.
tags:
  - manual-overrides
  - infrastructure
  - configuration
last_updated: '2026-07-06'
---

# Manual System Overrides

This document tracks all persistent system changes implemented manually that are not (yet) managed via Ansible roles.

## Principles
1. **Ansible First**: Always prefer automation over manual overrides.
2. **Document Everything**: Any manual change MUST be recorded here with rationale.
3. **Migrate to Code**: Periodically review this list to identify candidates for Ansible migration.

## Active Overrides

| Date | Change | Rationale | Ansible Status |
|------|--------|-----------|----------------|
| 2026-07-06 | Caddy reverse-proxy + mkcert TLS at `/etc/caddy/` (`Caddyfile` + `conf.d/localhost-dev.conf` + `localhost{,-key}.pem`) | Local HTTPS dev for 14 `*.localhost` sites (mcp, artifacts, onlyoffice, demo.satware.com clone, 10 placeholders). Caddy runs as systemd `caddy.service` on port 443. NOT managed by this repo - no `caddy` Ansible role exists. The `onlyoffice.localhost` site (-> `localhost:3847`) is emitting `context canceled` SSE aborts; see `docs/learnings/2026-07-06-caddy-onlyoffice-mcp-sse-investigation.md` and GitLab issue [satware/mcp/onlyoffice#92](https://gitlab.satware.com/satware/mcp/onlyoffice/-/work_items/92). | Candidate for Ansible role (`caddy` + `mkcert`); defer until issue #92 resolves to avoid masking root cause |
| 2026-07-03 | Patched `remmina-plugin-rdp.so` in `~/.config/remmina/plugins/` | Remmina 1.4.43 crashes (SIGSEGV) on Wayland when `keymap` is set in a profile. Built from `~/external/remmina/` fork with NULL check fix. Alt plugin dir loads before system plugin. MR !2757 submitted upstream. See `docs/learnings/2026-07-03-remmina-wayland-crash-fix.md`. | Remove when upstream fix is released and packaged |
| 2026-06-17 | Discovered and deleted `br_vm_internal` bridge (10.10.2.0/24) | Externally-created bridge, no NM config file, no VMs attached. Origin unknown — likely ad-hoc `nmcli con add` or manual `brctl` session (Jun 10). Traffic-shaping qdisc (`htb`) suggests prior VM network isolation attempt. Deleted via `nmcli con delete` + `ip link delete`. | N/A (removed) |
| 2026-04-02 | Moved LLM models to `/home/mw/models/` (SATA SSD) with symlinks | Free root NVMe space (93%→87%, +25G freed) | Not yet |