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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
0411 CORS explained, and how to fix the browser error The browser blocks a request from one origin to another unless the server allows it with Access-Control headers. Fix it in the… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system, Browser Article Making requests · Web servers & reverse proxies 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
0381 pre-commit hooks: catch mistakes before they are committed Install the pre-commit framework, configure hooks for whitespace, YAML and JSON syntax, large files, leaked private keys, Python linting and shellcheck, run… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Pipelines, runners & hooks · Setup 15 Oct 2026
0386 Install Node.js on Linux, macOS and Windows Get Node.js and npm on any desktop OS. Use a version manager (nvm or fnm) when you work on several projects, or… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Installing languages & tools · Node.js 15 Oct 2026
0387 Install Python on Linux, macOS and Windows Install a current Python 3 with pip and venv on each desktop OS, check the version, and avoid the classic traps: python… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Environments & packages · Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
0388 Install Go on Linux, macOS and Windows Install the Go toolchain from the official downloads or a package manager, set PATH so the go command and installed tools are… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
0389 Install Java (OpenJDK) on Linux, macOS and Windows Install a current long-term-support OpenJDK with the compiler included, make java and javac available on the command line, and switch between versions… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
0390 Install Git on Linux, macOS and Windows Install Git from your package manager, Xcode's command line tools or the Windows installer, confirm the version, and do the one-time configuration… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Installing languages & tools · Setup 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
0392 Install Visual Studio Code on Linux, macOS and Windows Install VS Code from Microsoft's packages, Homebrew or winget, get the code command working in the terminal, and add the extensions you… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Command-line tools · Installing languages & tools 15 Oct 2026
0393 Install PostgreSQL on Linux, macOS and Windows Install the PostgreSQL server and the psql client on each desktop OS, start the service, connect as the postgres superuser and create… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Install & connect · 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
0395 Install Rust on Linux, macOS and Windows Install Rust the official way with rustup, which brings rustc, cargo and future updates, make sure a C linker is present, and… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Installing languages & tools 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
0225 Oracle Data Pump: export and import schemas with expdp and impdp Data Pump moves schemas, tables or whole databases between Oracle databases as dump files. Set up a directory object, export with expdp… Intermediate · Step by step · Linux, Windows Article Administration · Backup with RMAN 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
0074 pandas basics: read a CSV, filter rows and summarize with groupby Load a CSV into a pandas DataFrame, inspect it, filter rows with conditions, and compute totals per group, with the SQL equivalent… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Article Data analysis · Files & automation 15 Oct 2026
0053 Set up SSH keys: ssh-keygen, ssh-copy-id and ~/.ssh/config SSH keys let you log in to servers and push to Git hosts without typing a password. Create an ed25519 key, install… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Keys & config 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
0067 Your first SQL queries: SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, LIMIT and GROUP BY Read data from a table, keep only the rows you want, sort them, take the first few, and summarize groups with COUNT,… Beginner · Step by step · Any system Article Queries 15 Oct 2026
0038 The pull request workflow on GitHub A pull request asks to merge your branch into another one, with review and automated checks in between. This is the whole… Beginner · Step by step · Any system Article Pull requests 15 Oct 2026
0039 A minimal GitHub Actions workflow that runs your tests Add one YAML file under .github/workflows and GitHub runs your tests on every push and pull request. Here is a small, explained… Intermediate · Step by step · Any system Article GitHub Actions 15 Oct 2026