Initial commit: local_machine docs and scripts

.gitignore

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+# --- macOS ---
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+
+# --- IDE / Editor ---
+.idea/
+*.iml
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.project
+.settings/
+*.sublime-*
+
+# --- Cursor ---
+.cursor/
+
+# --- Env and secrets ---
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+*.pem
+*.key
+*.crt
+*.p12
+*secret*
+*credentials*
+# VPN/WireGuard configs with private keys (only under connectivity/vpn)
+docs/connectivity/vpn/*.conf
+**/vpn/*.conf
+
+# --- Python ---
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+.Python
+venv/
+.venv/
+env/
+*.egg-info/
+.eggs/
+dist/
+build/
+.mypy_cache/
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+
+# --- Node ---
+node_modules/
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+.npm
+.yarn-integrity
+
+# --- Logs and temp ---
+*.log
+*.tmp
+*.temp
+*.bak
+*.backup
+*.cache
+.cache/
+
+# --- OS junk ---
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+Desktop.ini
+
+# --- Archives (optional; uncomment if you don't want to track zips) ---
+# *.zip
+# *.tar.gz
+# *.rar
+
+# --- Local overrides (keep repo-agnostic) ---
+*.local
+*.local.*