4 Systems & infrastructure
Every entry filed under Systems & infrastructure and its subtopics.
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- You use it, and want to get better.
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- You know it well and need the details.
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7 entries match these filters
- 0405 Export the list of installed programs to CSV with PowerShell Reads the Windows uninstall registry keys and writes name, version, publisher and install date of every installed program to a CSV file.… Beginner · Step by step · Windows Script PowerShell · Windows administration 15 Oct 2026
- 0404 Find the largest folders on a drive with PowerShell Lists the biggest top-level folders under a path, with file counts and sizes in GB, so you can see where the disk… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Script PowerShell · Windows administration 15 Oct 2026
- 0347 Port check script: test a list of host:port pairs with timeouts A bash script that tries a TCP connection to each host:port you give it, waits a few seconds at most, and reports… Beginner · Cheat sheet · Linux, macOS Script DNS, IP addresses & ports · Firewalls 15 Oct 2026
- 0348 DNS check script: compare answers from several resolvers A bash script that looks up one or more names against your system resolver and three public resolvers, shows each answer with… Beginner · Cheat sheet · Linux, macOS Script DNS, IP addresses & ports 15 Oct 2026
- 0367 verify-latest-backup: alert when the newest dump is too old or too small A read-only bash check that finds the newest file in a backup directory, compares its age and size against limits, optionally tests… Beginner · Step by step · Linux Script Backups & syncing · Strategy & restore drills 15 Oct 2026
- 0335 Docker cleanup script with dry run and confirmation A bash wrapper around docker system prune that shows disk usage and lists what would be removed, supports a dry-run flag, and… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS Script Docker basics · Shell scripting 15 Oct 2026
- 0182 Your first Ansible playbook: install nginx and publish a page A complete beginner playbook that installs nginx on Debian or Ubuntu servers, starts it at boot and deploys a home page, with… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS Script Ansible 15 Oct 2026