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diff --git a/topics/systems/fallback.gmi b/topics/systems/fallback.gmi
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--- a/topics/systems/fallback.gmi
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Fallbacks
 
-We will run fallback servers using Arun's Guix machine configuration.
+We will run fallback servers using Arun's Guix machine configuration. Outside the system container there are a few dependencies, particularly MariaDB and a number of file directories.
 
 # Tags
 
@@ -11,14 +11,31 @@ We will run fallback servers using Arun's Guix machine configuration.
 
 # Tasks
 
-Prepare backups to copy to the new machines:
+## Prepare backups to copy to the new machines
 
-* [.] Copy backup from tux01 to balg01
-* [.] Copy backup from tux01 to tux04
-* [ ] Copy backup from tux01 to tb
+Note that copying from the new machines is 10x faster.
+
+* [X] Copy backup from tux01 to balg01
+* [X] Copy backup from tux01 to tux04
+* [.] Copy backup from balg01 to tb
 * [ ] Make sure CRON works on tux01 for balg01
-* [ ] Make sure CRON works on tux01 for tux04
+* [X] Make sure CRON works on tux01 for tux04
 * [ ] Make sure CRON works on tb
 * [ ] Create borg-borg on tux04
 * [ ] Create borg-borg on tb
-* [ ] Add CRON `borg prune' on tux01
+* [ ] After borg-borg add CRON `borg prune' on tux01
+
+## Update guix
+
+* [X] Make sure guix is on a large partition (200Gb)
+* [X] Update guix in /usr/local/guix-profiles
+* [X] Disable default guix on Debian
+* [X] Reboot
+* [X] Update nftables
+
+Having issues with sdd drive.
+
+## Install mariadb
+
+* [X] Extract DB from backup on a fast partition
+* [ ] Install mariadb using guix