Decision Records
A compact log of the choices behind the lab and portfolio. Each record explains context, alternatives and the reason for the selected path.
8 decisions documented
Serve The Product Page Outside The Application Runtime TenCtrl needed a public page on tenctrl.fr while the application, which holds Microsoft sessions, stays on a private development host. The application is a Next.js app, so a market... Read decision Keep Microsoft Tokens On The Server TenCtrl reads Microsoft 365 data on behalf of a signed-in technician. Access and refresh tokens for Microsoft Graph grant read access to a tenant's user directory, so where they li... Read decision Strip OAuth And Search Query Strings From Access Logs The default nginx access log records full request URLs and referrers. On TenCtrl, those URLs include the OAuth callback, whose query string carries a one-time authorization code an... Read decision Prefer Bare-Metal Lab Compute For Windows Lab V1 Windows Lab V1 needs a domain controller, a Windows workstation, private administration, snapshots and repeatable rebuilds. The current public host is already ruled out for Windows... Read decision Publish Evidence, Keep Administration Private ABD Labs needs a public portfolio, but the Microsoft Enterprise Lab will contain administration paths and intentionally broken configurations during learning and incident scenarios... Read decision Use Astro Static Output For ABD Labs ABD Labs needed to move beyond a hand-written marker page while keeping the public site easy to version, build and serve from nginx. Read decision Start Lab V1 Lite Before Windows Compute The current public host can publish documentation and automation evidence, but it cannot safely host the Windows VM lab because nested KVM is unavailable and resources are limited. Read decision Keep Windows Lab Compute Separate From The Public Host The current public host serves public services and does not expose nested virtualization. The Microsoft Enterprise Lab needs Windows VMs, snapshots and private networking. Read decision