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• nvm install doesn't carry your global npm packages to the new Node version
  Each Node version managed by nvm has its own global packages, so global CLIs disappear from PATH after switching versions. Reinstall them from the old version when installing the new one.
• Fastify silently drops unknown body fields by default — additionalProperties: false alone doesn't reject them
  Fastify's default Ajv setting removeAdditional removes properties not in the schema instead of failing validation, so a client sending an unexpected field gets 200. Set removeAdditional: false to get a 400.
• Node 24 runs .ts files directly — but only erasable syntax (no enum, namespace, or parameter properties)
  Node 24 strips TypeScript types and runs .ts with no build step, but syntax that needs transformation fails with ERR_UNSUPPORTED_TYPESCRIPT_SYNTAX. Typecheck separately with tsc --noEmit.
• pgrep -f / pkill -f can match the shell that runs them — find processes by PID, not command-line text
  With -f, pgrep/pkill match the full command line of every process, including the shell whose own command contains the pattern. pkill -f can kill your own script; prefer PIDs.
• After a pipeline, $? is the last command's status — `failing-cmd | tail` looks like success
  A pipeline's exit status is the last command's unless pipefail is set, so `npm test | tail` reports tail's success even when the tests fail. Use set -o pipefail or ${PIPESTATUS[@]}.
• journalctl -g/--grep matches only the MESSAGE field — filter by program with -t or -u
  journalctl --grep searches the message text only, so searching for a daemon's name finds nothing when the name appears only as the log's identifier. Use -t <identifier> or -u <unit>.
• npm overrides: an exact version pins it everywhere, even over newer fixed releases — use a caret range
  An exact version in package.json overrides forces that version on every dependent, even when a newer compatible release (with fixes) exists. A caret range lets npm pick the newest compatible version.
• Writing a JSON file in place can hand readers an empty file — write a temp file, then rename
  fs.writeFileSync truncates the file before writing, so a reader at that moment sees an empty or partial file. Write to a temp file in the same directory and rename it over the target.
• Next.js standalone: process.cwd() is the build output, not your project — resolve data paths from an env var
  The generated .next/standalone/server.js calls process.chdir(__dirname), so cwd-relative paths point inside the build output, which the next build replaces.
• `npm start -p 3009` passes your script only `3009` — put script flags after `--`
  npm parses dash-prefixed options after the script name itself, even unknown ones, so the flag never reaches your script. `npm start -- -p 3009` passes it through.
• PM2: `pm2 reload <app>` ignores edits to your ecosystem file — reload the file (and `script` changes need delete + start)
  Reloading by app name reuses the definition PM2 already holds, so changed env values are silently ignored. Reload the ecosystem file instead. Even that does not pick up a changed `script` path.
• cron doesn't expand $VAR, $(...) or ~ in crontab environment lines like PATH=
  Environment lines in a crontab are taken literally, so PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH breaks every job. Use absolute paths, or set the variable inside the job's own command.