Security
Security is an important part of how Tinker, Fabricate, Operate documents home lab, maker, automation, AI, and self-hosted technology projects.Public-Safe Documentation
TFO does not publish private access paths, internal network details, secrets, credentials, or sensitive configuration values.
Security Philosophy
The goal of this site is to document real systems in a way that is useful to readers while still protecting the systems being described.That means public articles and wiki pages may explain the purpose of a system, the general design pattern, the tools involved, and lessons learned, but they intentionally avoid publishing certain operational details that could make the systems easier to attack.
Public vs Private Systems
Some systems are intentionally public, such as websites and published projects.Other systems are private and are only intended for controlled access. Private systems may be discussed in general terms, but their direct access paths are not published.