Best practice

The best Jiandu installation is not the most complicated one. It is the one your household can recover, understand, and maintain.

Start with the deployment checklist, then focus on the risks created by your choices:

• Protect your data
• Reliable intake
• Upgrades and versioning
• Troubleshooting method

Five durable habits

1. Keep the application private until HTTPS and access are tested.
2. Keep independent copies of irreplaceable originals.
3. Restore backups regularly; completion notifications are not proof.
4. Make one configuration change at a time and validate before restart.
5. Preserve the exact error before attempting a fix.