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 ## 14:16 - Fix: NPM health check needs /api/schema not /api; Ghost HTTP check removed due to HTTPS redirect
 - **Type:** fix
 - **Tags:** monitoring, n8n, homelab, fix, nginx-proxy-manager, ghost, http-checks
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+## 14:16 - Decision: Home Assistant (VM 109) monitoring deferred - HAOS has no SSH by default
+- **Type:** decision
+- **Tags:** monitoring, home-assistant, homelab, decision, haos, ssh