4 Systems & infrastructure
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27 entries match these filters
- 0454 Scan your own code and containers in CI: Gitleaks, Semgrep and Trivy Set up a GitHub Actions workflow that runs Gitleaks, Semgrep and Trivy on every push of your own project, learn what each… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Article Pipelines, runners & hooks · Security testing & CTF 15 Oct 2026
- 0400 winget: install and update software from the command line winget is the package manager built into Windows. Search for a program, install it by id, update everything with one command and… Beginner · Step by step · Windows Article Installing languages & tools · Windows administration 15 Oct 2026
- 0401 Windows services, Task Scheduler and event logs from PowerShell Manage the three things Windows administrators touch most: query and restart services, create and inspect scheduled tasks, and search the event logs… Intermediate · Step by step · Windows Article PowerShell · Windows administration 15 Oct 2026
- 0403 Work across Windows and WSL: files, paths and running tools from both sides WSL is most useful when Windows and Linux cooperate: open Linux folders in Explorer, run Windows programs from bash, convert paths with… Beginner · Step by step · Windows Article Basics · WSL 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
- 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
- 0391 Install Docker on Linux, macOS and Windows Docker Desktop or Docker Engine? Pick the right one for your OS, install it, and confirm with docker run hello-world. Covers the… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Docker basics · Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
- 0394 Install kubectl on Linux, macOS and Windows Install the Kubernetes command-line client with curl, a package manager or winget, verify it, and point it at a cluster with a… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Concepts · Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
- 0398 Install WSL2 and Ubuntu on Windows One command installs the Windows Subsystem for Linux and Ubuntu. Then learn how to pick a distribution, check which WSL version you… Beginner · Step by step · Windows Article Windows administration · WSL 15 Oct 2026
- 0345 SSH keys: create, copy and use them Generate an ed25519 key pair, install the public key on a server with ssh-copy-id, keep the private key protected with a passphrase… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Keys & config · SSH 15 Oct 2026
- 0357 Keep secrets out of git: .env files, gitignore and what to do after a leak Load passwords and API keys from an untracked .env file, commit a safe .env.example instead, catch mistakes before they are pushed, and… Beginner · Step by step · Any system Article Housekeeping · Secrets & access 15 Oct 2026
- 0330 Write a Dockerfile: FROM, COPY, RUN, CMD and multi-stage builds How a Dockerfile turns into an image layer by layer, what the main instructions do, how to order them for fast rebuilds,… Intermediate · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Docker basics · Images & registries 15 Oct 2026
- 0331 docker compose for an app with a PostgreSQL database A compose.yaml that runs your application next to a PostgreSQL container, with a named volume for the data, a health check so… Intermediate · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Docker Compose · Install & connect 15 Oct 2026
- 0332 Tag, push and pull images with Docker Hub and other registries How image names map to registries, how to log in, tag and push an image to Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry or… Intermediate · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Images & registries 15 Oct 2026
- 0188 First Terraform configuration: variables, a module and outputs (no cloud needed) A complete Terraform project that writes local files with the hashicorp/local provider, so you can practice init, plan, apply, modules and destroy… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Script Terraform 15 Oct 2026
- 0189 Terraform remote state: backends, locking and migrating local state Move Terraform state from a local file into a shared backend such as S3 with locking, so a team can work safely.… Advanced · Step by step · Any system Article Terraform 15 Oct 2026
- 0137 Helm basics: install a chart, override values, upgrade and roll back Helm installs packaged Kubernetes apps called charts. Learn to add a repository, install a release, customize it with values files, upgrade it… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Article Helm 15 Oct 2026
- 0150 Logging in with oc and working with OpenShift projects Install the oc client, log in with a password, browser or token, then create, switch and inspect projects. Covers where oc stores… Beginner · Step by step · Any system Article Concepts · Deploying applications 15 Oct 2026
- 0151 Tutorial: deploy a small web app on OpenShift and expose it with a Route A step-by-step first deployment: create a project, build a static website from Git with Source-to-Image, publish it on an HTTPS Route, then… Beginner · Step by step · Any system Article Deploying applications 15 Oct 2026
- 0152 Build and deploy from source with oc new-app and Source-to-Image How oc new-app turns a Git repository or an image into a running app, how Source-to-Image and Docker builds are chosen, and… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Article Deploying applications 15 Oct 2026
- 0153 Expose apps with OpenShift Routes: edge, passthrough and re-encrypt TLS A Route publishes a service on a host name through the OpenShift router. Learn when to use plain HTTP, edge, passthrough or… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Article Deploying applications · Ingress & networking 15 Oct 2026
- 0154 OpenShift app configuration: environment, ConfigMaps, Secrets and persistent storage Set environment variables, load ConfigMaps and Secrets into a Deployment as variables or files, and give it persistent storage with a PersistentVolumeClaim,… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Article Config, secrets & storage · Deploying applications 15 Oct 2026
- 0117 Configure the OCI CLI for Oracle Private Cloud Appliance 3.x Point the standard OCI CLI at a PCA 3.x Compute Enclave: create an API key, write ~/.oci/config with the appliance as the… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Article Compute, networking & storage 15 Oct 2026
- 0118 Create a compute instance on PCA 3.x with the Compute Web UI or OCI CLI Launch a VM in the Private Cloud Appliance 3.x Compute Enclave: gather an image, shape, subnet and SSH key, then create the… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Article Compute, networking & storage 15 Oct 2026
- 0119 PCA 3.x networking basics: create a VCN, subnets and security lists On Private Cloud Appliance 3.x, instances need a VCN and a subnet. Create them in the Compute Web UI or OCI CLI… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Article Compute, networking & storage 15 Oct 2026
- 0120 Block volumes on PCA 3.x: create, attach and mount a data disk Add storage to a Private Cloud Appliance 3.x instance: create a block volume, attach it as paravirtualized, then format and mount it… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Article Compute, networking & storage 15 Oct 2026
- 0056 Docker Compose: run a small web app with a database Docker Compose describes several containers, their ports, volumes and environment in one compose.yaml file, then starts them all with docker compose up. Intermediate · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Docker basics · Docker Compose 15 Oct 2026