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- 0254 Automate three servers with Ansible: roles, templates, Vault and safe dry runs Build a real Ansible project for two web servers and one database server: inventory groups, SSH keys, roles, templates, handlers, an encrypted… Intermediate · Guided project · Linux, macOS Article Ansible · Keys & config 15 Oct 2026
- 0255 Build a monitoring stack with Prometheus, node_exporter and Grafana on one Linux server Install Prometheus and node_exporter as systemd services, scrape and query host metrics with PromQL, then add Grafana with a dashboard and an… Intermediate · Guided project · Linux Article Prometheus & Grafana · Services & systemd 15 Oct 2026
- 0256 Manage infrastructure as code with Terraform: from first file to plans on pull requests Learn the full Terraform workflow without a cloud account: variables, a module, outputs, state, plan, apply and destroy, a backend for shared… Beginner · Guided project · Linux, macOS, Windows Article GitHub Actions · Terraform 15 Oct 2026
- 0257 Run PostgreSQL properly on a Linux server: install, lock down, back up, monitor and patch Set up PostgreSQL 18 from the official repository for one application: a dedicated role and database, SCRAM logins from one app server… Intermediate · Guided project · Linux Article Backup & restore · Install & connect · Roles & administration 15 Oct 2026
- 0258 Build a MySQL 8.4 source-replica pair with GTIDs and rehearse a manual failover Set up GTID replication between two MySQL 8.4 servers, provision the replica with the clone plugin, then stop the source, promote the… Advanced · Guided project · Linux Article Administration · Replication 15 Oct 2026
- 0259 Speed up a slow database query with a Redis cache: cache-aside in Python, measured and locked down Put Redis in front of a slow query in a small Python app: cache-aside reads, TTLs with jitter, invalidation on writes, an… Intermediate · Guided project · Linux Article Administration & persistence · Basics 15 Oct 2026
- 0260 Design and build a library database in SQLite: tables, keys, joins, reports and backups Model books, members and loans, create tables with keys and constraints, load sample data, write join and aggregate reports, add indexes checked… Beginner · Guided project · Any system Article Joins · Queries 15 Oct 2026
- 0247 Build a Proxmox VE home lab: from bare metal to your first restored backup Install Proxmox VE on one spare machine, switch to the free update repository, create a VM and an LXC container, then schedule… Beginner · Guided project · Linux Article Backup & restore · Installation & first steps · VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
- 0248 Run your first KVM virtual machine with libvirt and virt-install Turn a Linux desktop or server into a KVM host: check CPU support, install libvirt, use the default NAT network, create a… Beginner · Guided project · Linux Article Basics 15 Oct 2026
- 0249 Set up and harden a fresh Linux server in one afternoon Take a new Ubuntu, Debian or Rocky/Alma server from first login to a safer baseline: sudo admin, SSH keys only, firewall, automatic… Beginner · Guided project · Linux Article Networking & firewalls · Packages & updates · Users, sudo & hardening 15 Oct 2026