diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/backup.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/backup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..221272e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/backup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Configuration
+SRC_DIR="/home/mastodon/live"
+DEST_DIR="/home/mastodon/backup"
+PG_DB_NAME="mastodon_production"
+PG_USER="mastodon"
+PG_HOST=""  # Leave empty for local socket connection
+PG_PORT="5432"
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
+BACKUP_DIR="${DEST_DIR}/mastodon_backup_${TIMESTAMP}"
+LOG_FILE="${DEST_DIR}/backup_${TIMESTAMP}.log"
+
+# Ensure the destination directory exists
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR" || { echo "Failed to create backup directory"; exit 1; }
+
+# Backup Mastodon files
+echo "Starting rsync backup of Mastodon files..."
+rsync -av --delete "$SRC_DIR" "$BACKUP_DIR/mastodon_files" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || { echo "rsync failed"; exit 1; }
+
+# Backup Nginx configuration files
+echo "Starting backup of Nginx configuration files..."
+rsync -av /etc/nginx "$BACKUP_DIR/nginx_configs" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || { echo "rsync failed to backup Nginx configs"; exit 1; }
+
+# Backup PostgreSQL database
+echo "Starting PostgreSQL database backup..."
+pg_dump -U "$PG_USER" -d "$PG_DB_NAME" > "$BACKUP_DIR/mastodon_db_${TIMESTAMP}.sql" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || { echo "pg_dump failed"; exit 1; }
+
+# Compress the backup
+echo "Compressing backup..."
+tar -czf "${BACKUP_DIR}.tar.gz" -C "$DEST_DIR" "mastodon_backup_${TIMESTAMP}" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || { echo "Compression failed"; exit 1; }
+
+# Remove the uncompressed backup directory
+echo "Removing uncompressed backup directory..."
+ls -l "$BACKUP_DIR" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1  # Debugging output
+rm -rf "$BACKUP_DIR" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || { echo "Failed to remove uncompressed backup directory"; exit 1; }
+
+# Transfer backup to remote server
+REMOTE_USER="root"
+REMOTE_HOST="209.209.9.128"
+REMOTE_DIR="/mnt/e"
+
+echo "Transferring backup to remote server..." >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+rsync -av "${DEST_DIR}/mastodon_backup_${TIMESTAMP}.tar.gz" "${REMOTE_USER}@${REMOTE_HOST}:${REMOTE_DIR}" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || { echo "Remote rsync failed"; exit 1; }
+
+# Remove local compressed backup file
+echo "Removing local compressed backup file..." >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+rm "${DEST_DIR}/mastodon_backup_${TIMESTAMP}.tar.gz" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || { echo "Failed to remove local backup file"; exit 1; }
+
+# Move log files to /home/mastodon/logs
+LOG_DEST_DIR="/home/mastodon/logs"
+mkdir -p "$LOG_DEST_DIR" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || { echo "Failed to create log destination directory"; exit 1; }
+mv "$LOG_FILE" "${LOG_DEST_DIR}/backup_${TIMESTAMP}.log" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || { echo "Failed to move log file"; exit 1; }
+
+# Clean up backup directory
+echo "Cleaning up backup directory..." >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+rm -rf "${DEST_DIR}"/* >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || { echo "Failed to clean up backup directory"; exit 1; }
+
+echo "Backup completed: ${BACKUP_DIR}.tar.gz"
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/clean_media.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/clean_media.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fc914ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/clean_media.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cd /home/mastodon/live
+PATH=/home/mastodon/bin:/home/mastodon/.local/bin:/home/mastodon/.rbenv/plugins/ruby-build/bin:/home/mastodon/.rbenv/shims:/home/mastodon/.rbenv/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
+RAILS_ENV=production bin/tootctl media remove --days=1 > log/media_remove.log 2>&1
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/clean_orphans.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/clean_orphans.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8577775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/clean_orphans.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cd /home/mastodon/live
+PATH=/home/mastodon/bin:/home/mastodon/.local/bin:/home/mastodon/.rbenv/plugins/ruby-build/bin:/home/mastodon/.rbenv/shims:/home/mastodon/.rbenv/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/clean_previewcards.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/clean_previewcards.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..60c9965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/clean_previewcards.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cd /home/mastodon/live
+PATH=/home/mastodon/bin:/home/mastodon/.local/bin:/home/mastodon/.rbenv/plugins/ruby-build/bin:/home/mastodon/.rbenv/shims:/home/mastodon/.rbenv/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
+RAILS_ENV=production bin/tootctl preview-cards remove --days=14 > log/preview-cards_remove.log 2>&1
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/copydunkadunk.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/copydunkadunk.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9d4095c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/copydunkadunk.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Base path where your current datasets are mounted
+BASE_PATH="/assets"
+
+# Mapping of underscore-named folders to dash-named equivalents
+declare -A BUCKETS=(
+  ["assets_azuracast"]="assets-azuracast"
+  ["assets_archives"]="assets-archives"
+  ["assets_genesisassets"]="assets-genesisassets"
+  ["assets_genesislibrary"]="assets-genesislibrary"
+  ["assets_teamtalkdata"]="assets-teamtalkdata"
+)
+
+echo "=== Copying underscore-named folders to dash-named MinIO bucket folders ==="
+for SRC in "${!BUCKETS[@]}"; do
+  DEST="${BUCKETS[$SRC]}"
+  echo "📦 Copying $SRC to $DEST ..."
+  rsync -a --info=progress2 "$BASE_PATH/$SRC/" "$BASE_PATH/$DEST/"
+  chown -R minio-user:minio-user "$BASE_PATH/$DEST"
+done
+
+echo ""
+echo "✅ Done. You can now point MinIO at these dash-named paths:"
+for DEST in "${BUCKETS[@]}"; do
+  echo "  /assets/$DEST"
+done
+
+echo "🔄 Then restart MinIO:"
+echo "  systemctl daemon-reload && systemctl restart minio"
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/deldirectories.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/deldirectories.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f24fd47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/deldirectories.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+find /home/mastodon/backup/mastodon_backup* -mindepth 1 -type d -exec rm -rf {} +
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/do_the_needful.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/do_the_needful.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b927847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/do_the_needful.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# === CONFIG ===
+SWAPPINESS_LEVEL=10
+LOG_CLEANUP_LIMIT_DAYS=14
+APACHE_SERVICES=("apache2" "httpd")
+HOST=$(hostname)
+TIMESTAMP=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+
+# === Telegram Config ===
+BOT_TOKEN="8178867489:AAH0VjN7VnZSCIWasSz_y97iBLLjPJA751k"
+CHAT_ID="1559582356"
+
+echo "🔧 [$HOST] Starting health cleanup..."
+
+# 1. Tune swappiness
+echo "→ Setting vm.swappiness to $SWAPPINESS_LEVEL"
+echo "vm.swappiness=$SWAPPINESS_LEVEL" | tee /etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf > /dev/null
+sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf > /dev/null
+
+# 2. Disable Apache if not needed
+apache_disabled=""
+for svc in "${APACHE_SERVICES[@]}"; do
+  if systemctl list-units --type=service --all | grep -q "$svc"; then
+    echo "→ Apache service '$svc' detected"
+    if ! ss -tulpn | grep -q ":80"; then
+      echo "   🔕 Apache appears idle. Disabling..."
+      systemctl disable --now "$svc"
+      apache_disabled="yes"
+    else
+      echo "   ⚠️ Apache is running and serving. Skipping stop."
+    fi
+  fi
+done
+
+# 3. Clean logs older than X days
+echo "→ Cleaning logs older than $LOG_CLEANUP_LIMIT_DAYS days in /var/log"
+find /var/log -type f -name "*.log" -mtime +$LOG_CLEANUP_LIMIT_DAYS -exec rm -f {} \;
+
+# 4. Summary Info
+MEM=$(free -h | grep Mem | awk '{print $4 " free"}')
+SWAP=$(free -h | grep Swap | awk '{print $3 " used"}')
+DISK=$(df -h / | awk 'NR==2 {print $4 " free"}')
+LOAD=$(uptime | awk -F'load average:' '{print $2}' | xargs)
+
+MSG="✅ [$HOST] Cleanup completed at $TIMESTAMP
+Memory: $MEM
+Swap: $SWAP
+Disk: $DISK
+Load: $LOAD"
+
+if [ "$apache_disabled" == "yes" ]; then
+  MSG="$MSG
+Apache was detected and disabled ✅"
+fi
+
+# 5. Send Telegram message
+curl -s -X POST https://api.telegram.org/bot$BOT_TOKEN/sendMessage \
+  -d chat_id="$CHAT_ID" \
+  -d text="$MSG"
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/dr_mirror_to_linode.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/dr_mirror_to_linode.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b15ad97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/dr_mirror_to_linode.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# === CONFIG ===
+ZFS_MOUNT="/assets"
+LINODE_ALIAS="linode"
+KRANG_BOT_TOKEN="your-bot-token-here"
+CHAT_ID="your-chat-id-here"
+MINIO_SERVICE="minio"
+LOG_DIR="/home/doc/genesisdr"  # <- customize this!
+
+# === SETUP ===
+mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
+TIMESTAMP=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S')
+LOG_FILE="$LOG_DIR/mirror_$TIMESTAMP.log"
+
+# === START LOGGING ===
+exec > >(tee -a "$LOG_FILE") 2>&1
+
+echo "🔐 Genesis DR MinIO Mirror Log — $TIMESTAMP"
+echo "Log file: $LOG_FILE"
+echo "Starting DR mirror from $ZFS_MOUNT to $LINODE_ALIAS"
+echo "-------------------------------------------"
+
+# === SYNC ===
+mc mirror --overwrite "$ZFS_MOUNT" "$LINODE_ALIAS" --quiet
+MIRROR_STATUS=$?
+
+if [[ $MIRROR_STATUS -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Mirror failed with exit code $MIRROR_STATUS"
+  curl -s -X POST https://api.telegram.org/bot$KRANG_BOT_TOKEN/sendMessage \
+       -d chat_id="$CHAT_ID" \
+       -d text="❌ MinIO DR mirror to Linode FAILED. MinIO remains offline. Log: $LOG_FILE"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "✅ Mirror complete. Starting MinIO..."
+systemctl start "$MINIO_SERVICE"
+
+curl -s -X POST https://api.telegram.org/bot$KRANG_BOT_TOKEN/sendMessage \
+     -d chat_id="$CHAT_ID" \
+     -d text="✅ MinIO DR mirror to Linode completed successfully. MinIO is online. Log: $LOG_FILE"
+
+echo "🚀 All done."
+echo "-------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/fix_queue.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/fix_queue.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..77580b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/fix_queue.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ===== CONFIG =====
+USERNAME="$1"
+RAILS_ENV=production
+cd /home/mastodon/live || exit 1
+
+if [[ -z "$USERNAME" ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Usage: $0 <username>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "🔍 Looking up account ID for @$USERNAME..."
+ACCOUNT_ID=$(sudo -u mastodon -H bundle exec rails runner "
+acct = Account.find_by(username: '$USERNAME')
+puts acct&.id || 'not_found'
+")
+
+if [[ "$ACCOUNT_ID" == "not_found" ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Account @$USERNAME not found."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "🗑️ Deleting Redis cache for home timeline..."
+sudo -u mastodon -H redis-cli DEL feed:home:$ACCOUNT_ID
+
+echo "🧱 Rebuilding timeline from followed accounts..."
+sudo -u mastodon -H bundle exec rails runner "
+acct = Account.find_by(username: '$USERNAME')
+if acct
+  FeedInsertWorker.push_bulk(acct.following.pluck(:id)) do |follower_id|
+    [follower_id, acct.id]
+  end
+  puts '✅ Timeline repopulation enqueued.'
+end
+"
+
+echo "✅ Done. Home timeline for @$USERNAME reset and rebuilt."
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/fix_queue2.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/fix_queue2.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..da69102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/fix_queue2.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ===== CONFIG =====
+USERNAME="$1"
+RAILS_ENV=production
+cd /home/mastodon/live || exit 1
+
+if [[ -z "$USERNAME" ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Usage: $0 <username>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Set full path for bundle
+BUNDLE_PATH="/home/mastodon/.rbenv/shims/bundle"
+
+# Set RAILS_ENV for the script execution
+export RAILS_ENV=production
+
+echo "🔍 Looking up account ID for @$USERNAME..."
+ACCOUNT_ID=$(sudo -u mastodon -H $BUNDLE_PATH exec rails runner "
+acct = Account.find_by(username: '$USERNAME')
+puts acct&.id || 'not_found'
+")
+
+if [[ "$ACCOUNT_ID" == "not_found" ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Account @$USERNAME not found."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "🗑️ Deleting Redis cache for home timeline..."
+sudo -u mastodon -H redis-cli DEL feed:home:$ACCOUNT_ID
+
+echo "🧱 Rebuilding timeline from followed accounts..."
+sudo -u mastodon -H $BUNDLE_PATH exec rails runner "
+acct = Account.find_by(username: '$USERNAME')
+if acct
+  FeedInsertWorker.push_bulk(acct.following.pluck(:id)) do |follower_id|
+    [follower_id, acct.id]
+  end
+  puts '✅ Timeline repopulation enqueued.'
+end
+"
+
+echo "✅ Done. Home timeline for @$USERNAME reset and rebuilt."
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/fix_queue3.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/fix_queue3.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c28d42a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/fix_queue3.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ===== CONFIG =====
+USERNAME="$1"
+RAILS_ENV=production
+cd /home/mastodon/live || exit 1
+
+if [[ -z "$USERNAME" ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Usage: $0 <username>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Set full path for bundle
+BUNDLE_PATH="/home/mastodon/.rbenv/shims/bundle"
+
+echo "🔍 Looking up account ID for @$USERNAME..."
+ACCOUNT_ID=$(sudo -u mastodon -E env RAILS_ENV=production $BUNDLE_PATH exec rails runner "
+acct = Account.find_by(username: '$USERNAME')
+puts acct&.id || 'not_found'
+")
+
+if [[ "$ACCOUNT_ID" == "not_found" ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Account @$USERNAME not found."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "🗑️ Deleting Redis cache for home timeline..."
+sudo -u mastodon -E env RAILS_ENV=production redis-cli DEL feed:home:$ACCOUNT_ID
+
+echo "🧱 Rebuilding timeline from followed accounts..."
+sudo -u mastodon -E env RAILS_ENV=production $BUNDLE_PATH exec rails runner "
+acct = Account.find_by(username: '$USERNAME')
+if acct
+  FeedInsertWorker.push_bulk(acct.following.pluck(:id)) do |follower_id|
+    [follower_id, acct.id]
+  end
+  puts '✅ Timeline repopulation enqueued.'
+end
+"
+
+echo "✅ Done. Home timeline for @$USERNAME reset and rebuilt."
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/genesis_sync_progress.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/genesis_sync_progress.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8735e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/genesis_sync_progress.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# GenesisSync Progress Tracker - No hangs, no nonsense
+
+SOURCE="/mnt/raid5/minio-data/linodeassets"
+DEST="/assets/minio-data/mastodon"
+LOG="/root/genesis_sync_progress.log"
+INTERVAL=300  # in seconds
+
+mkdir -p $(dirname "$LOG")
+
+while true; do
+    TIMESTAMP=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+
+    SRC_COUNT=$(rclone size "$SOURCE" --json | jq .objects)
+    DST_COUNT=$(rclone size "$DEST" --json | jq .objects)
+
+    if [[ -z "$SRC_COUNT" || -z "$DST_COUNT" ]]; then
+        echo "[$TIMESTAMP] Error getting file counts. Retrying in $INTERVAL seconds..." | tee -a "$LOG"
+    else
+        PERCENT=$(( DST_COUNT * 100 / SRC_COUNT ))
+        echo "[$TIMESTAMP] Synced: $DST_COUNT / $SRC_COUNT ($PERCENT%)" | tee -a "$LOG"
+    fi
+
+    sleep $INTERVAL
+done
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/migrationtoblock.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/migrationtoblock.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3cc75fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/migrationtoblock.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# === CONFIG ===
+SRC="/mnt/raid5/minio-data/linodeassets"
+DST="/mnt/mastodon-assets"
+MOUNTPOINT="/home/mastodon/live/public/system"
+LOGFILE="/var/log/mastodon_asset_migration_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).log"
+
+log() {
+    echo "[$(date '+%F %T')] $*" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+}
+
+verify_sync() {
+    local src_count=$(find "$SRC" -type f | wc -l)
+    local dst_count=$(find "$DST" -type f | wc -l)
+    local src_bytes=$(du -sb "$SRC" | awk '{print $1}')
+    local dst_bytes=$(du -sb "$DST" | awk '{print $1}')
+
+    echo "--- Verification Results ---" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+    echo "Files: $src_count → $dst_count" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+    echo "Bytes: $src_bytes → $dst_bytes" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+
+    if [[ "$src_count" -ne "$dst_count" || "$src_bytes" -ne "$dst_bytes" ]]; then
+        echo "❌ MISMATCH detected. Please review the rsync log." | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+    else
+        echo "✅ Verified: source and destination match." | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+    fi
+    echo "---------------------------" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+}
+
+# === PHASE 1: Live Sync ===
+log "🚀 Starting Phase 1: Live rsync"
+rsync -aAXv --progress "$SRC/" "$DST/" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+
+# === Stop Mastodon ===
+log "🛑 Stopping Mastodon services..."
+systemctl stop mastodon-web mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-streaming || {
+    log "❌ Failed to stop Mastodon services"; exit 1;
+}
+
+# === PHASE 2: Final Sync ===
+log "🔁 Starting Phase 2: Final rsync with --delete"
+rsync -aAXv --delete "$SRC/" "$DST/" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+
+# === Bind Mount Cutover ===
+log "🔗 Swapping in block storage as $MOUNTPOINT"
+if [[ -d "$MOUNTPOINT" ]]; then
+    mv "$MOUNTPOINT" "${MOUNTPOINT}.bak" || {
+        log "❌ Could not move existing mountpoint"; exit 1;
+    }
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$MOUNTPOINT"
+mount --bind "$DST" "$MOUNTPOINT"
+grep -q "$MOUNTPOINT" /etc/fstab || echo "$DST $MOUNTPOINT none bind 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
+log "[✓] Bind mount active and persisted"
+
+# === Permissions ===
+log "🔧 Fixing permissions on $DST"
+chown -R mastodon:mastodon "$DST"
+
+# === Restart Mastodon ===
+log "🚀 Restarting Mastodon services..."
+systemctl start mastodon-web mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-streaming || {
+    log "❌ Failed to restart Mastodon services"; exit 1;
+}
+
+# === VERIFY ===
+log "🧪 Verifying file count and byte totals"
+verify_sync
+
+log "🎉 Migration completed successfully. Mastodon is live on block storage."
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/p1.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/p1.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0213a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/p1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Configuration
+SRC_DIR="/home/mastodon/live"
+DEST_DIR="/home/mastodon/backup"
+PG_DB_NAME="mastodon_production"
+PG_USER="mastodon"
+PG_HOST="38.102.127.174"  # Use database IP
+PG_PORT="5432"
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
+BACKUP_DIR="${DEST_DIR}/mastodon_backup"  # Removed the timestamp here for simplicity
+LOG_FILE="$(pwd)/migration_checklist_${TIMESTAMP}.log"  # Create log file in the same directory
+REMOTE_USER="root"
+REMOTE_HOST="38.102.127.167"  # New server IP
+REMOTE_DIR="/home/mastodon"
+
+# Initialize the log file
+echo "Migration checklist for real run on $(date)" > $LOG_FILE
+echo "========================================" >> $LOG_FILE
+
+# Step 1: Ensure necessary directories exist on the new server
+echo "Checking if 'mastodon' user exists..." >> $LOG_FILE
+id -u mastodon &>/dev/null || useradd -m mastodon
+
+echo "Ensuring backup and log directories exist..." >> $LOG_FILE
+mkdir -p /home/mastodon/mastodon_backup
+mkdir -p /home/mastodon/logs
+
+echo "Ensuring mastodon directory exists on remote server..." >> $LOG_FILE
+mkdir -p "$DEST_DIR/mastodon_backup"
+
+# Step 2: Check if the database is reachable
+echo "Checking if the database is reachable..." >> $LOG_FILE
+psql -U $PG_USER -h $PG_HOST -d $PG_DB_NAME -c 'SELECT 1;' || { echo "Database connection failed" >> $LOG_FILE; exit 1; }
+
+# Step 3: Check if S3 storage is reachable
+echo "Checking if S3 storage is reachable..." >> $LOG_FILE
+curl --silent --head --fail 'https://chatwithus-live.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com' || echo 'S3 storage is not reachable' >> $LOG_FILE
+
+# Step 4: Transfer files and directories
+echo "Starting backup transfer..." >> $LOG_FILE
+
+# Ensure the destination directory exists
+mkdir -p $BACKUP_DIR
+
+# Transfer Mastodon files from old server
+rsync -avz --delete $SRC_DIR $BACKUP_DIR/mastodon_files  # The '-z' flag compresses the data during transfer
+
+# Transfer Nginx config
+rsync -avz /etc/nginx $BACKUP_DIR/nginx_configs  # Added compression for Nginx config transfer
+
+# Backup PostgreSQL database
+echo "Backing up PostgreSQL database..." >> $LOG_FILE
+pg_dump -U $PG_USER -d $PG_DB_NAME > "$DEST_DIR/mastodon_db.sql"
+
+# Ensure the backup directory is created (to be safe)
+mkdir -p "$DEST_DIR/mastodon_backup"
+
+# Compress the backup directory with tar (to reduce size)
+echo "Creating backup archive..." >> $LOG_FILE
+tar -czf "$DEST_DIR/mastodon_backup.tar.gz" -C "$DEST_DIR" mastodon_backup  # Compress the backup directory
+
+# Step 5: Transfer backup to new server
+echo "Transferring backup to new server..." >> $LOG_FILE
+rsync -avz ${DEST_DIR}/mastodon_backup.tar.gz ${REMOTE_USER}@${REMOTE_HOST}:${REMOTE_DIR}  # Using compression during transfer
+
+# Step 6: Remove local compressed backup file
+rm ${DEST_DIR}/mastodon_backup.tar.gz
+
+# Step 7: Move log files to /home/mastodon/logs
+mv $LOG_FILE /home/mastodon/logs/backup_${TIMESTAMP}.log
+
+# End of Part 1: Setup, checks, and transfer.
+echo "Step 1-7 completed. Proceed with Part 2 to install Glitch-Soc." >> $LOG_FILE
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/p2.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/p2.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0b6f599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/p2.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Function to print dry-run actions and log them
+dry_run_echo() {
+    if [ "$DRY_RUN" = true ]; then
+        echo "Dry run: $1"
+    else
+        eval $1
+        STATUS=$?
+        if [ $STATUS -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "Success: $1"
+        else
+            echo "Failure: $1"
+            echo "$1 failed" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+            exit 1  # Optionally exit on failure
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+# Configuration
+REMOTE_USER="root"
+REMOTE_HOST="38.102.127.167"  # New server IP
+REMOTE_DIR="/home/mastodon"
+PG_DB_NAME="mastodon_production"
+PG_USER="mastodon"
+PG_HOST="38.102.127.174"
+PG_PORT="5432"
+DRY_RUN=false  # Set to true for dry-run, false for actual migration
+LOG_FILE="$(pwd)/migration_checklist_${TIMESTAMP}.log"  # Reuse the same log file
+
+# Check if a dry run is requested
+if [[ "$1" == "--dry-run" ]]; then
+    DRY_RUN=true
+    echo "Dry run mode activated."
+else
+    echo "Running the migration for real."
+fi
+
+# Step 1: Install Glitch-Soc dependencies on the new server
+dry_run_echo "Installing dependencies for Glitch-Soc on the new server..."
+dry_run_echo "ssh root@${REMOTE_HOST} 'apt update && apt upgrade -y && apt install -y git curl wget vim unzip sudo build-essential libpq-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev libyaml-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libffi-dev libgdbm-dev nginx postgresql postgresql-contrib nodejs yarn ruby-full certbot python3-certbot-nginx'"
+
+# Step 2: Clone Glitch-Soc and install
+dry_run_echo "Cloning Glitch-Soc repository..."
+dry_run_echo "ssh root@${REMOTE_HOST} 'git clone https://github.com/glitch-soc/glitch-soc.git /home/mastodon/live'"
+
+dry_run_echo "Installing Mastodon dependencies on the new server..."
+dry_run_echo "ssh root@${REMOTE_HOST} 'cd /home/mastodon/live && bundle install --deployment'"
+
+dry_run_echo "Running Mastodon asset precompilation..."
+dry_run_echo "ssh root@${REMOTE_HOST} 'cd /home/mastodon/live && RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:precompile'"
+
+dry_run_echo "Setting up Mastodon services..."
+dry_run_echo "ssh root@${REMOTE_HOST} 'systemctl enable mastodon-web mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-streaming && systemctl start mastodon-web mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-streaming'"
+
+# Step 3: Test if Mastodon and Nginx are running correctly
+dry_run_echo "Checking if Nginx and Mastodon are running..."
+dry_run_echo "ssh root@${REMOTE_HOST} 'curl --silent --head --fail http://localhost' || echo 'Nginx or Mastodon is not responding'"
+dry_run_echo "ssh root@${REMOTE_HOST} 'ps aux | grep mastodon' || echo 'Mastodon process is not running'"
+dry_run_echo "ssh root@${REMOTE_HOST} 'systemctl status nginx' || echo 'Nginx is not running'"
+
+# Step 4: Test Database and S3 access
+dry_run_echo "Verifying database and object storage access on the new server..."
+dry_run_echo "ssh root@${REMOTE_HOST} 'psql -U mastodon -h $PG_HOST -d $PG_DB_NAME -c \"SELECT 1;\"' || echo 'Database connection failed'"
+dry_run_echo "ssh root@${REMOTE_HOST} 'curl --silent --head --fail \"https://chatwithus-live.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com\"' || echo 'S3 storage is not reachable'"
+
+# Step 5: Clean up backup directories
+dry_run_echo "Cleaning up backup directory on the new server..."
+dry_run_echo "ssh root@${REMOTE_HOST} 'rm -rf /home/mastodon/backup/*'"
+
+# Step 6: Final Check
+dry_run_echo "Final check: Ensure DNS is updated and pointing to new IP."
+dry_run_echo "Check DNS configuration and ensure it points to $REMOTE_HOST."
+
+echo "Migration (Part 2) completed."
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/perms.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/perms.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..30ba756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/perms.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Safe and resumable chmod script with progress output
+
+TARGET_DIR="/mnt/raid5"
+LOGFILE="$HOME/chmod_resume_$(date '+%Y%m%d-%H%M').log"
+INTERVAL=500
+
+echo "🔧 Starting permission normalization on $TARGET_DIR"
+echo "Logging to $LOGFILE"
+echo "Started at $(date)" >> "$LOGFILE"
+
+i=0
+find "$TARGET_DIR" -type d -not -perm -005 | while read -r dir; do
+  chmod o+X "$dir"
+  echo "✔️  $dir" >> "$LOGFILE"
+  ((i++))
+  if ((i % INTERVAL == 0)); then
+    echo "⏳ Processed $i directories so far..."
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "✅ Completed at $(date)" >> "$LOGFILE"
+echo "✅ chmod finished. Total: $i directories."
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/restore.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/restore.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..55efa02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/restore.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Configuration
+REMOTE_SERVER="root@offsite.doctatortot.com"
+REMOTE_BACKUP_DIR="/mnt/backup1/mastodon"
+LOCAL_RESTORE_DIR="/home/mastodon/restore"
+MASTODON_DIR="/home/mastodon/live"
+PG_DB_NAME="mastodon_production"
+PG_USER="mastodon"
+PG_HOST=""  # Leave empty for local socket connection
+PG_PORT="5432"
+
+# Create the local restore directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p "$LOCAL_RESTORE_DIR" || { echo "Failed to create restore directory"; exit 1; }
+
+# Find the latest backup file on the remote server
+echo "Finding the latest backup file on the remote server..."
+LATEST_BACKUP=$(ssh $REMOTE_SERVER "ls -t $REMOTE_BACKUP_DIR/mastodon_backup_*.tar.gz | head -n 1")
+
+if [ -z "$LATEST_BACKUP" ]; then
+  echo "No backup files found on the remote server."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Latest backup file found: $LATEST_BACKUP"
+
+# Transfer the latest backup file to the local server
+echo "Transferring the latest backup file to the local server..."
+scp "$REMOTE_SERVER:$LATEST_BACKUP" "$LOCAL_RESTORE_DIR" || { echo "Failed to transfer backup file"; exit 1; }
+
+# Extract the backup file
+BACKUP_FILE=$(basename "$LATEST_BACKUP")
+echo "Extracting the backup file..."
+tar -xzf "$LOCAL_RESTORE_DIR/$BACKUP_FILE" -C "$LOCAL_RESTORE_DIR" || { echo "Failed to extract backup file"; exit 1; }
+
+# Stop Mastodon services
+echo "Stopping Mastodon services..."
+sudo systemctl stop mastodon-web mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-streaming || { echo "Failed to stop Mastodon services"; exit 1; }
+
+# Restore Mastodon files
+echo "Restoring Mastodon files..."
+rsync -av --delete "$LOCAL_RESTORE_DIR/mastodon_backup_*/mastodon_files/" "$MASTODON_DIR" || { echo "rsync failed"; exit 1; }
+
+# Restore PostgreSQL database
+echo "Restoring PostgreSQL database..."
+PG_DUMP_FILE=$(find "$LOCAL_RESTORE_DIR" -name "mastodon_db_*.sql")
+if [ -z "$PG_DUMP_FILE" ]; then
+  echo "Database dump file not found."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+psql -U "$PG_USER" -d "$PG_DB_NAME" -f "$PG_DUMP_FILE" || { echo "psql restore failed"; exit 1; }
+
+# Run database migrations
+echo "Running database migrations..."
+cd "$MASTODON_DIR"
+RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate || { echo "Database migrations failed"; exit 1; }
+
+# Start Mastodon services
+echo "Starting Mastodon services..."
+sudo systemctl start mastodon-web mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-streaming || { echo "Failed to start Mastodon services"; exit 1; }
+
+# Clean up
+echo "Cleaning up..."
+rm -rf "$LOCAL_RESTORE_DIR/mastodon_backup_*" || { echo "Failed to clean up restore files"; exit 1; }
+rm "$LOCAL_RESTORE_DIR/$BACKUP_FILE" || { echo "Failed to remove backup file"; exit 1; }
+
+echo "Restore completed successfully."
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/sync.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/sync.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0b52969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/sync.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Setup alias (even if it already exists)
+mc alias set minio http://localhost:9000 genesisadmin MutationXv3! || true
+
+echo "[*] Syncing genesisassets → Q:"
+mc mirror \
+  --overwrite \
+  --remove \
+  --exclude "/System Volume Information/**" \
+  --exclude "/$RECYCLE.BIN/**" \
+  --exclude "**/Thumbs.db" \
+  minio/genesisassets /mnt/spl/qdrive || echo "[!] Q: sync completed with warnings"
+
+echo "[*] Syncing genesislibrary → R:"
+mc mirror \
+  --overwrite \
+  --remove \
+  --exclude "/System Volume Information/**" \
+  --exclude "/$RECYCLE.BIN/**" \
+  --exclude "**/Thumbs.db" \
+  minio/genesislibrary /mnt/spl/rdrive || echo "[!] R: sync completed with warnings"
+
+echo "[✓] All syncs finished"
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/tothebank.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/tothebank.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9522f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/tothebank.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Mastodon Media Audit: Find orphaned .part.* dirs & estimate space wasted
+# For mounted MinIO (e.g., /assets/minio-data/mastodon)
+
+TARGET="/assets/minio-data/mastodon/"
+LOG="/tmp/mastodon_zombie_audit.log"
+REPORT="/tmp/mastodon_zombie_report.txt"
+
+echo "[*] Auditing .part.* zombie files under: $TARGET" | tee "$LOG"
+
+# Find all part.1 or similar that are actually directories
+find "$TARGET" -type d -name "part.*" > "$REPORT"
+
+TOTAL=$(cat "$REPORT" | wc -l)
+SIZE=$(du -shc $(cat "$REPORT" 2>/dev/null) 2>/dev/null | tail -1 | awk '{print $1}')
+
+echo "[✔️] Found $TOTAL suspicious .part.* directories" | tee -a "$LOG"
+echo "[📦] Estimated wasted space: $SIZE" | tee -a "$LOG"
+
+echo "Top offenders:" | tee -a "$LOG"
+du -sh $(cat "$REPORT" | head -n 20) 2>/dev/null | sort -hr | tee -a "$LOG"
+
+echo -e "\n🚨 To delete these, run:\n  sudo xargs rm -rf < $REPORT" | tee -a "$LOG"
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/upgrade.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/upgrade.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..58437b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/upgrade.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ---- CONFIGURATION ----
+DOMAIN="your.mastodon.domain"  # Replace this with your real domain
+ACCOUNT_USERNAME="administration"
+SCRIPT_PATH="/root/finish_upgrade.sh"
+LOGFILE="/root/mastodon_upgrade_$(date +%F_%H-%M-%S).log"
+exec > >(tee -a "$LOGFILE") 2>&1
+set -e
+
+echo "===== Mastodon 20.04 → 22.04 Upgrade Starter ====="
+
+read -p "❗ Have you backed up your system and database? (yes/no): " confirmed
+if [[ "$confirmed" != "yes" ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Aborting. Please take a backup."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "🔧 Updating system..."
+apt update && apt upgrade -y
+apt install update-manager-core curl -y
+
+echo "🛑 Stopping Mastodon..."
+systemctl stop mastodon-web mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-streaming
+
+echo "🔁 Preparing post-reboot upgrade finalization..."
+
+# ---- Create finish_upgrade.sh ----
+cat << EOF > $SCRIPT_PATH
+#!/bin/bash
+LOGFILE="/root/mastodon_post_upgrade_\$(date +%F_%H-%M-%S).log"
+exec > >(tee -a "\$LOGFILE") 2>&1
+set -e
+
+echo "===== Post-Reboot Finalization Script ====="
+
+echo "🔄 Restarting Mastodon services..."
+systemctl daemon-reexec
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl start mastodon-web mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-streaming
+
+echo "✅ Checking service status..."
+systemctl status mastodon-web --no-pager
+systemctl status mastodon-sidekiq --no-pager
+systemctl status mastodon-streaming --no-pager
+
+echo "🌐 Homepage check..."
+if curl --silent --fail https://$DOMAIN >/dev/null; then
+  echo "✅ Homepage is reachable."
+else
+  echo "❌ Homepage failed to load."
+fi
+
+echo "📣 Posting announcement toot..."
+cd /home/mastodon/live
+sudo -u mastodon -H bash -c '
+RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails runner "
+acct = Account.find_by(username: \\"$ACCOUNT_USERNAME\\")
+if acct
+  PostStatusService.new.call(acct, text: \\"✅ Server upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 complete. We\\'re back online!\\")
+end
+"'
+
+echo "🧹 Cleaning up..."
+apt autoremove -y && apt autoclean -y
+
+echo "🚫 Removing rc.local to prevent rerun..."
+rm -f /etc/rc.local
+rm -f $SCRIPT_PATH
+
+echo "✅ Post-upgrade steps complete."
+EOF
+
+chmod +x $SCRIPT_PATH
+
+# ---- Set rc.local to run after reboot ----
+cat << EOF > /etc/rc.local
+#!/bin/bash
+bash $SCRIPT_PATH
+exit 0
+EOF
+
+chmod +x /etc/rc.local
+
+echo ""
+echo "🚀 Starting do-release-upgrade..."
+sleep 3
+do-release-upgrade
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/validate_zfs.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/validate_zfs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..114ed02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/validate_zfs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# CONFIG
+ZFS_BASE="/mnt/zfs_minio"
+BUCKETS=(
+  "assets-azuracastassets"
+  "assets-genesisassets"
+  "assets-genesislibrary"
+  "assets-genesisarchives"
+  "assets-mastodon"
+)
+SAMPLE_COUNT=5
+USER="minio-user"
+GROUP="minio-user"
+
+# COLORS
+GREEN="\033[0;32m"
+RED="\033[0;31m"
+YELLOW="\033[1;33m"
+NC="\033[0m"
+
+echo "🔍 Validating migrated MinIO buckets..."
+echo
+
+for bucket in "${BUCKETS[@]}"; do
+  OLD_PATH="${ZFS_BASE}/${bucket}"
+  NEW_BUCKET=$(echo "$bucket" | tr '_' '-')
+  NEW_PATH="${ZFS_BASE}/${NEW_BUCKET}"
+
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}=== Bucket: $bucket → $NEW_BUCKET ===${NC}"
+
+  if [[ ! -d "$OLD_PATH" || ! -d "$NEW_PATH" ]]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}❌ Missing directory: ${OLD_PATH} or ${NEW_PATH}${NC}"
+    echo
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  # 1. File count check
+  old_count=$(find "$OLD_PATH" -type f | wc -l)
+  new_count=$(find "$NEW_PATH" -type f | wc -l)
+  echo "📦 File count: $old_count (old) vs $new_count (new)"
+
+  [[ "$old_count" -eq "$new_count" ]] && \
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✅ File count matches${NC}" || \
+    echo -e "${RED}❌ File count mismatch${NC}"
+
+  # 2. Sample checksum
+  echo "🔐 Verifying checksums for $SAMPLE_COUNT random files..."
+  mismatch=0
+  samples=$(find "$OLD_PATH" -type f | shuf -n "$SAMPLE_COUNT" 2>/dev/null)
+
+  for file in $samples; do
+    rel_path="${file#$OLD_PATH/}"
+    old_sum=$(sha256sum "$OLD_PATH/$rel_path" | awk '{print $1}')
+    new_sum=$(sha256sum "$NEW_PATH/$rel_path" | awk '{print $1}')
+
+    if [[ "$old_sum" != "$new_sum" ]]; then
+      echo -e "${RED}❌ Mismatch: $rel_path${NC}"
+      ((mismatch++))
+    else
+      echo -e "${GREEN}✔ Match: $rel_path${NC}"
+    fi
+  done
+
+  [[ "$mismatch" -eq 0 ]] && \
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✅ All sample checksums match${NC}" || \
+    echo -e "${RED}❌ $mismatch checksum mismatch(es) found${NC}"
+
+  # 3. Ownership check
+  ownership_issues=$(find "$NEW_PATH" ! -user "$USER" -o ! -group "$GROUP" | wc -l)
+  [[ "$ownership_issues" -eq 0 ]] && \
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Ownership is correct${NC}" || \
+    echo -e "${RED}❌ $ownership_issues ownership issues in $NEW_PATH${NC}"
+
+  echo
+done
+
+echo -e "${YELLOW}📊 Validation complete. Review any ❌ issues before going live with MinIO.${NC}"
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/verify_minio.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/verify_minio.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..affe981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/verify_minio.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# CONFIG
+ZFS_PATH="/assets/"
+MINIO_USER="minio-user"
+EXPECTED_BUCKETS=(
+  "assets_azuracast"
+  "assets_archives"
+  "assets_genesisassets"
+  "assets_genesislibrary"
+  "assets_mastodon"
+  "assets_teamtalkdata"
+)
+
+echo "=== Verifying ZFS MinIO Layout in $ZFS_PATH ==="
+
+for BUCKET in "${EXPECTED_BUCKETS[@]}"; do
+  BUCKET_PATH="$ZFS_PATH/$BUCKET"
+  echo "- Checking: $BUCKET_PATH"
+  
+  if [ -d "$BUCKET_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "  ✅ Exists"
+    OWNER=$(stat -c '%U' "$BUCKET_PATH")
+    if [ "$OWNER" == "$MINIO_USER" ]; then
+      echo "  ✅ Ownership correct: $OWNER"
+    else
+      echo "  ❌ Ownership incorrect: $OWNER"
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "  ❌ Missing bucket directory!"
+  fi
+done
+
+echo ""
+echo "If MinIO is already running, run the following to confirm bucket visibility:"
+echo "  mc alias set local http://localhost:9000 genesisadmin MutationXv3!"
+echo "  mc ls local/"
diff --git a/miscellaneous/bash/zfs_bootstrap.sh b/miscellaneous/bash/zfs_bootstrap.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c1ed297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miscellaneous/bash/zfs_bootstrap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# CONFIGURATION
+ORIG_MINIO_PATH="/assets"
+NEW_ZFS_PATH="/zfs/disk1"
+MINIO_BUCKETS=(
+  "assets_azuracast"
+  "assets_archives"
+  "assets_genesisassets"
+  "assets_genesislibrary"
+  "assets_mastodon"
+  "assets_teamtalkdata"
+)
+MINIO_USER="minio-user"
+MINIO_SERVICE="minio"
+
+echo "=== Step 1: Preparing new ZFS path ==="
+mkdir -p "$NEW_ZFS_PATH"
+
+for BUCKET in "${MINIO_BUCKETS[@]}"; do
+  CLEAN_NAME="${BUCKET/assets_/}"  # Remove 'assets_' prefix
+  SRC="$ORIG_MINIO_PATH/$BUCKET/"
+  DEST="$NEW_ZFS_PATH/$CLEAN_NAME/"
+
+  echo "=== Step 2: Rsyncing $BUCKET → $CLEAN_NAME ==="
+  rsync -a --info=progress2 "$SRC" "$DEST"
+
+  echo "=== Step 3: Fixing ownership for: $CLEAN_NAME ==="
+  chown -R "$MINIO_USER:$MINIO_USER" "$DEST"
+done
+
+echo "=== Step 4: Update MinIO service (manual step) ==="
+echo "Set ExecStart in minio.service to:"
+echo "  /usr/local/bin/minio server $NEW_ZFS_PATH --console-address \":9001\""
+
+echo "=== Step 5: Reload and restart MinIO ==="
+echo "Run:"
+echo "  systemctl daemon-reload"
+echo "  systemctl restart $MINIO_SERVICE"
+
+echo "=== Step 6: Validate with mc ==="
+echo "Run:"
+echo "  mc alias set local http://localhost:9000 genesisadmin MutationXv3!"
+echo "  mc ls local/"
+
+echo ""
+echo "✅ All buckets (including teamtalkdata) are now synced to the ZFS backend."
+echo "To roll back, revert minio.service ExecStart and restart MinIO."