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@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ in case of problems during an upgrade.
 [LimeSurvey latest stable release page]: https://account.limesurvey.org/stable-release
 [admin interface]: https://survey.torproject.org/admin
 
+## Pager playbook
+
+<!-- information about common errors from the monitoring system and -->
+<!-- how to deal with them. this should be easy to follow: think of -->
+<!-- your future self, in a stressful situation, tired and hungry. -->
+
 ## Disaster recovery
 
 In case of a disaster restoring both `/srv` and the PostgreSQL database on a
@@ -69,9 +75,134 @@ new server should be sufficient to get back up and running.
 
 # Reference
 
+## Installation
+
+<!-- how to setup the service from scratch -->
+
+## SLA
+
+<!-- this describes an acceptable level of service for this service -->
+
 ## Design
 
 This service runs on a standard Apache/PHP/PostgreSQL stack.
 
 Self-hosting a LimeSurvey instance allows us to better safeguard user-submitted
 data as well as allowing us to make it accessible through an onion service.
+
+<!-- how this is built -->
+<!-- should reuse and expand on the "proposed solution", it's a -->
+<!-- "as-built" documented, whereas the "Proposed solution" is an -->
+<!-- "architectural" document, which the final result might differ -->
+<!-- from, sometimes significantly -->
+
+<!-- a good guide to "audit" an existing project's design: -->
+<!-- https://bluesock.org/~willkg/blog/dev/auditing_projects.html -->
+
+<!-- things to evaluate here:
+
+ * services
+ * storage (databases? plain text files? cloud/S3 storage?)
+ * queues (e.g. email queues, job queues, schedulers)
+ * interfaces (e.g. webserver, commandline)
+ * authentication (e.g. SSH, LDAP?)
+ * programming languages, frameworks, versions
+ * dependent services (e.g. authenticates against LDAP, or requires
+   git pushes) 
+ * deployments: how is code for this deployed (see also Installation)
+
+how is this thing built, basically? -->
+
+## Issues
+
+<!-- such projects are never over. add a pointer to well-known issues -->
+<!-- and show how to report problems. usually a link to the -->
+<!-- issue tracker. consider creating a new Label to regroup the -->
+<!-- issues if using the general tracker. see also TPA-RFC-19. -->
+
+There is no issue tracker specifically for this project, [File][] or
+[search][] for issues in the [team issue tracker][search] with the
+label ~Survey.
+
+ [File]: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/tpa/team/-/issues/new
+ [search]: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/tpa/team/-/issues?label_name%5B%5D=Survey
+
+## Maintainer, users, and upstream
+
+<!-- document who deployed and operates this service, who the users -->
+<!-- are, who the upstreams are, if they are still active, -->
+<!-- collaborative, how do we keep up to date, -->
+
+## Monitoring and testing
+
+<!-- describe how this service is monitored and how it can be tested -->
+<!-- after major changes like IP address changes or upgrades. describe -->
+<!-- CI, test suites, linting, how security issues and upgrades are -->
+<!-- tracked -->
+
+## Logs and metrics
+
+<!-- where are the logs? how long are they kept? any PII? -->
+<!-- what about performance metrics? same questions -->
+
+## Backups
+
+<!-- does this service need anything special in terms of backups? -->
+<!-- e.g. locking a database? special recovery procedures? -->
+
+## Other documentation
+
+<!-- references to upstream documentation, if relevant -->
+
+# Discussion
+
+<!-- the "discussion" section is where you put any longer conversation -->
+<!-- about the project that you will not need in a casual -->
+<!-- review. history of the project, why it was done the way it was -->
+<!-- (as opposed to how), alternatives, and other proposals are -->
+<!-- relevant here. -->
+
+<!-- this at least partly overlaps with the TPA-RFC process (see -->
+<!-- policy.md), but in general should defer to proposals when -->
+<!-- available -->
+
+## Overview
+
+<!-- describe the overall project. should include a link to a ticket -->
+<!-- that has a launch checklist -->
+
+<!-- if this is an old project being documented, summarize the known -->
+<!-- issues with the project. --> 
+
+## Security and risk assessment
+
+<!--
+
+ 5. When was the last security review done on the project? What was
+    the outcome? Are there any security issues currently? Should it
+    have another security review?
+
+ 6. When was the last risk assessment done? Something that would cover
+    risks from the data stored, the access required, etc.
+
+-->
+
+## Technical debt and next steps
+
+<!--
+
+ 7. Are there any in-progress projects? Technical debt cleanup?
+    Migrations? What state are they in? What's the urgency? What's the
+    next steps?
+
+ 8. What urgent things need to be done on this project?
+
+-->
+
+## Proposed Solution
+
+<!-- Link to RFC -->
+
+## Other alternatives
+
+<!-- include benchmarks and procedure if relevant -->