Documentation for a project only you know

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What do I write down before going on holiday?

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The three things that break, how to tell which one it is, and who to call when it is none of them. Architecture diagrams are pleasant; runbooks are what get used at two in the morning.

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How do I transfer ownership of a service properly?

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Have the new owner run the next two deploys and the next incident while you watch. Documents transfer facts, not judgement, and judgement is most of what ownership is.

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How long does this usually take in practice?

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An afternoon to do it properly the first time, then minutes when it recurs. Most of the first afternoon goes into discovering which of the defaults do not match your situation.