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+# 🚀 2026 My Cloud Hub Roadmap
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+## 📈 Phase 1: Observability & Monitoring
+Goal: Move from "reactive" to "proactive" management.
+* **Linode Instance Monitoring:** Implement UptimeRobot or a lightweight 'Statping' container to monitor `home.davisdre.com` availability.
+* **Container Health:** Explore 'Glances' or 'Dozzle' for real-time log streaming and container resource tracking without the overhead of a full Prometheus/Grafana stack.
+
+## 🤖 Phase 2: CI/CD & Automation
+Goal: Fully automate the "Update Dash" and backup workflows.
+* **Gitea Actions:** Set up a local Gitea Runner.
+* **Workflow Integration:** Replace the manual `updatedash` script with an Action that triggers a Docker build and deploy automatically upon every `git push` to the dashboard repo.
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+## 📧 Phase 3: Application Optimization
+Goal: Enhance functionality for Surmai and communication.
+* **SMTP Integration:** Configure Surmai to use an SMTP relay (like SendGrid or a private mail server) for travel itinerary notifications and password resets.
+* **Surmai Refinement:** Finalize travel data migration from legacy Synology notes into the new Surmai Postgres/SQLite environment.
+
+## 🔐 Phase 4: Identity & Access Management (SSO)
+Goal: Unified login experience across the stack (Azure Admin style).
+* **SSO Implementation:** Research and deploy an OIDC/SAML provider (like Authentik or Authelia).
+* **Universal Login:** Enable Single Sign-On for Gitea, Surmai, and Memos to eliminate the need for individual app passwords and enhance security via Cloudflare Access.
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