The original title is "#6 The Real Job Isn't Building It — It's Keeping It Running"

Short summary

When tools scale to production (660 users here), your job shifts from building to preventing failure. The post covers three concrete patterns: Tailscale for safe remote access (solving the 'must be on-site' myth), geographic redundancy via dual NAS on separate power lines, and UPS backup for graceful degradation. The lasting insight worth internalizing: anticipate operational weight and failure modes before a 2am power outage forces you to redesign everything.

• •Remote infrastructure access (Tailscale) can be more secure than on-site-only models
• •Geographic redundancy across independent power lines prevents total system outages
• •Operational excellence must be architected in from day one, not bolted on during crises

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