Notes from the IT desk of a small city hall.
Running IT for a city means the help desk, the network, the council chamber AV and the public records request about all of it. These are the lessons I've learned doing that work, written for the people doing it somewhere else.
Latest entries
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CH-0003
Moving SALTO Space to a new server, and the port that wouldn't let go
Moving our door access server to Windows Server 2025 with the database left in place: no official guide, a stale URL reservation and a firewall surprise.
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CH-0002
How I scrub a story before it goes up
The checklist I run on every post so a real incident can be shared without exposing the city, its people or its network: delay, generalize, redact, strip.
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CH-0001
Why I'm writing about city hall IT
Public sector IT has its own rules: public records, council votes, fiscal years and residents who can't wait. What this blog covers, and why it's anonymous.