Week 054 — Lost Location Map and Docker SSL

Two parallel problems this week, and neither is fully resolved.

Week of December 1, 2025

Progress

The lost location map was the primary feature work. A loadMap function was implemented and parameterized for reuse. The map renders — but the coordinates are wrong. The lost location is being loaded as 0, 0 instead of null when there's no data, which causes the map to show something in the Atlantic Ocean rather than nothing.

Docker SSL configuration was the other thread. The SSL config file was failing to load due to a syntax error introduced by Grok — an extra port assignment at the top of the file. Once removed, the config loaded. But the certificate itself is self-signed, and browsers don't trust self-signed certificates by default. Getting the machine to trust the cert is the next step, and the mechanics of doing that were still being researched.

The Hard Part

The SSL issue is subtle: what worked when setting up macbaby.local a year ago isn't documented well enough to reconstruct cleanly in a container environment. Every environment change raises questions about what was done before and why it worked.

Next Week

Fix the 0, 0 map issue. Continue SSL resolution.