4.1 Linux administration

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• 0102 Proxmox VE storage types: local, LVM-thin, ZFS, NFS and Ceph Proxmox VE stores disks, ISOs, templates and backups in storage pools defined in /etc/pve/storage.cfg. Learn the main storage types, what local and… Intermediate · Concept · Linux Article Disks, LVM & filesystems · Storage 15 Oct 2026
• 0103 Proxmox VE networking: Linux bridges (vmbr0) and VLANs Guests reach the network through Linux bridges such as vmbr0, defined in /etc/network/interfaces. Learn the default setup, VLAN-aware bridges, VLAN tags for… Intermediate · How-to · Linux Article Installation & first steps · Networking & firewalls 15 Oct 2026
• 0165 Write a systemd service unit for your own app Turn any long-running program into a proper service: create a unit file, run it as an unprivileged user, restart it on failure… Intermediate · How-to · Linux Article Services & systemd 15 Oct 2026
• 0166 Replace a cron job with a systemd timer A systemd timer runs a service on a schedule like cron, but logs every run to the journal, can catch up missed… Intermediate · How-to · Linux Article Services & systemd 15 Oct 2026
• 0167 Fix: Job for nginx.service failed because the control process exited with error code systemctl prints this when a service's start command exits with an error. The real reason is in journalctl; for nginx it is… Intermediate · Fix · Linux Article Networking & firewalls · Services & systemd 15 Oct 2026
• 0168 Server health check script: disk, memory and failed units A dependency-free bash script that checks disk and inode usage, available memory, load, failed systemd units and pending reboots, and exits non-zero… Intermediate · Reference · Linux Script Disks, LVM & filesystems · Services & systemd 15 Oct 2026
• 0169 Add a new disk: partition, format and mount it by UUID Find a new disk with lsblk, partition it with parted, create an ext4 or XFS filesystem and mount it permanently through /etc/fstab… Intermediate · How-to · Linux Article Disks, LVM & filesystems 15 Oct 2026
• 0170 LVM explained: physical volumes, volume groups and logical volumes LVM puts a flexible layer between disks and filesystems, so you can grow volumes, add disks and take snapshots without repartitioning. Intermediate · Concept · Linux Article Disks, LVM & filesystems 15 Oct 2026
• 0173 Set a static IP address: nmcli on RHEL vs netplan on Ubuntu RHEL, Rocky and AlmaLinux configure networking with NetworkManager (nmcli); Ubuntu Server uses netplan YAML. Here is the same static IP setup in… Intermediate · How-to · Linux Article Networking & firewalls 15 Oct 2026
• 0175 Open ports with firewalld and ufw firewalld (RHEL, Rocky, AlmaLinux) and ufw (Ubuntu) are friendly front ends to the kernel firewall. Allow SSH first, then open only the… Intermediate · How-to · Linux Article Networking & firewalls 15 Oct 2026
• 0193 Linux logs reference: journalctl, journald storage, logrotate and centralized logging Read and filter systemd journal logs, keep their disk use in check, rotate classic log files with logrotate, and understand when to… Intermediate · Reference · Linux Article Linux administration · Logs 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 · Tutorial · Linux Article Prometheus & Grafana · Services & systemd 15 Oct 2026
• 0265 Turn a one-liner into a robust bash script: strict mode, options, logging, traps, locking and a schedule Grow a find-and-gzip one-liner step by step into a dependable bash script with strict mode, getopts, usage text, logging, error traps, dry-run,… Intermediate · Tutorial · Linux, macOS Article Services & systemd · Shell scripting 15 Oct 2026