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Detect production failure\n2. Stop affected services\n3. Restore BLUE recovery environment\n4. Validate application and network functionality\n5. Return services to production\n\n---\n\n## 🖥️ Example Environment Naming\n\n```text\nlinux-dev-red\nlinux-stage-yellow\nlinux-prod-green\nlinux-dr-blue\n```\n\n---\n\n## ⚙️ Supported Platforms\n\n* VMware Workstation\n* VMware ESXi\n* VirtualBox\n* Proxmox VE\n* KVM/QEMU\n* Hyper-V\n* Cloud Virtual Machines (AWS, Azure, GCP)\n\n---\n\n## 🎯 Use Cases\n\n### Linux Administration\n\nPractice system deployment, testing, and recovery procedures.\n\n### Infrastructure Engineering\n\nImplement structured environment promotion workflows.\n\n### Disaster Recovery Planning\n\nDevelop repeatable rollback and business continuity strategies.\n\n### DevOps Learning\n\nUnderstand environment separation and deployment lifecycles.\n\n### Home Lab Operations\n\nOrganize virtual machines using an enterprise-inspired framework.\n\n---\n\n## 📚 Skills Demonstrated\n\n* Linux Administration\n* Virtualization\n* Disaster Recovery\n* Change Management\n* Infrastructure Planning\n* Environment Promotion\n* Business Continuity\n* System Documentation\n* DevOps Fundamentals\n* Operational Readiness\n\n---\n\n## 🚀 Future Enhancements\n\n* Automated Snapshot Scheduling\n* VMware Snapshot Automation\n* Proxmox Backup Integration\n* Infrastructure-as-Code Examples\n* AWS EC2 Recovery Workflow\n* Recovery Validation Scripts\n* Automated Health Checks\n\n---\n\n## Project Goal\n\nThis project demonstrates how a simple visual framework can improve change management, deployment confidence, and disaster recovery preparedness across virtualized environments.\n\nWhether used in a home lab or a production environment, the objective remains the same:\n\n**Develop Safely → Validate Thoroughly → Deploy Confidently → Recover Quickly**\n\n---\n\n### License\n\nSee the LICENSE file for additional information.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftcdoverlord%2Fcolor-coded-vm-recovery","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Ftcdoverlord%2Fcolor-coded-vm-recovery","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftcdoverlord%2Fcolor-coded-vm-recovery/lists"}