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0414 HTTP headers you should set on every site The response headers that make a site safer and faster: HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, frame protection, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy and Cache-Control, with Nginx and… Intermediate · Cheat sheet · Any system Article Making requests · Web servers & reverse proxies 15 Oct 2026
0421 grep, sed, awk and jq: the four text tools you will use every week A working reference for the four commands that handle most text on the command line: grep finds lines, sed edits them, awk… Intermediate · Cheat sheet · Linux, macOS Article jq & JSON on the command line · Modern command-line tools · Text processing 15 Oct 2026
0380 GitHub Actions cheat sheet: triggers, matrix, secrets, caching The GitHub Actions syntax you reach for most, in copy-ready blocks: event triggers and filters, build matrices, secrets and permissions, dependency caching… Intermediate · Cheat sheet · Any system Article GitHub Actions 15 Oct 2026
0346 The SSH config file: aliases, jump hosts and keys per server Reference for ~/.ssh/config: short names for servers, the right user, port and key per host, ProxyJump through a bastion, connection reuse and… Intermediate · Cheat sheet · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Keys & config · SSH 15 Oct 2026
0222 Connecting to Oracle: SQL*Plus, SQLcl, EZConnect, tnsnames.ora and the listener Clients reach an Oracle database through the listener, using an Easy Connect string or a tnsnames.ora alias. Here are the formats, the… Intermediate · Cheat sheet · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Administration · Concepts & tools 15 Oct 2026
0185 Ansible ad-hoc commands cheat sheet One-line ansible commands for quick jobs across many servers: ping hosts, run a command, copy files, manage packages, users and services, gather… Intermediate · Cheat sheet · Linux, macOS Article Ansible 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 · Cheat sheet · Linux Article Linux administration · Logs 15 Oct 2026
0157 oc cheat sheet: everyday OpenShift CLI commands The oc commands you use every day, grouped by task: login and projects, apps and builds, routes, config, debugging, permissions and admin… Intermediate · Cheat sheet · Any system Article Deploying applications · Troubleshooting 15 Oct 2026
0107 Proxmox VE command line cheat sheet: qm, pct, pvecm, pvesm and more The Proxmox VE commands you use most: qm for VMs, pct for containers, pvesm for storage, pvecm for the cluster, vzdump for… Intermediate · Cheat sheet · Linux Article Clusters & high availability · VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
0121 PCA 3.x Service CLI basics: connecting and finding your way around The Service CLI administers the Private Cloud Appliance 3.x Service Enclave. Connect with SSH on port 30006 and use list, show, help,… Intermediate · Cheat sheet · Any system Article Administration & monitoring 15 Oct 2026
0124 virsh cheat sheet: everyday libvirt commands A quick reference for virsh: list, start, stop and inspect VMs, change CPUs and memory, manage networks, storage pools and snapshots, with… Intermediate · Cheat sheet · Linux Article Basics 15 Oct 2026
0091 CSS selectors and specificity reference The selectors you will use every day, how the browser decides which rule wins when several match, and practical ways to keep… Intermediate · Cheat sheet · Browser Article References · Selectors & specificity 15 Oct 2026