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- 0412 Deploy a static site: from folder to a URL Take a folder of HTML, CSS and JavaScript and publish it at your own domain with HTTPS on a small Linux server… Beginner · Guided project · Linux, macOS Article Deploying sites · Web servers & reverse proxies 15 Oct 2026
- 0379 Your first GitHub Actions workflow: run tests on every push Build a working GitHub Actions pipeline from nothing: a small Python project with a test, a workflow file that runs pytest on… Beginner · Guided project · Any system Article GitHub Actions · Pipelines, runners & hooks 15 Oct 2026
- 0340 Build and run a small Python web app in a container Write a tiny Flask app, give it a Dockerfile, build the image, run it with a published port, make a change and… Beginner · Guided project · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Basics · Docker basics · Images & registries 15 Oct 2026
- 0261 Build a Python command-line to-do app: from empty folder to installable command Create a small to-do tool in Python with argparse and JSON storage, test it with pytest and package it with pyproject.toml so… Beginner · Guided project · Any system Article Environments & packages · Files & automation · Testing 15 Oct 2026
- 0262 Make your first pull request: Git and GitHub from first commit to merged change A complete beginner's path through Git and GitHub: set up Git, make commits, ignore files, use branches, push to GitHub, open a… Beginner · Guided project · Any system Article Branching & rebasing · Pull requests · Setup 15 Oct 2026
- 0264 Build an accessible, responsive event page: semantic HTML, Grid and a form with clear errors Build a one-page event site from scratch with semantic HTML, a mobile-first Flexbox and Grid layout, an accessible sign-up form with error… Beginner · Guided project · Browser Article Accessibility · Layout 15 Oct 2026
- 0247 Build a Proxmox VE home lab: from bare metal to your first restored backup Install Proxmox VE on one spare machine, switch to the free update repository, create a VM and an LXC container, then schedule… Beginner · Guided project · Linux Article Backup & restore · Installation & first steps · VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
- 0248 Run your first KVM virtual machine with libvirt and virt-install Turn a Linux desktop or server into a KVM host: check CPU support, install libvirt, use the default NAT network, create a… Beginner · Guided project · Linux Article Basics 15 Oct 2026
- 0249 Set up and harden a fresh Linux server in one afternoon Take a new Ubuntu, Debian or Rocky/Alma server from first login to a safer baseline: sudo admin, SSH keys only, firewall, automatic… Beginner · Guided project · Linux Article Networking & firewalls · Packages & updates · Users, sudo & hardening 15 Oct 2026
- 0251 Learn Kubernetes on your laptop with kind: from first cluster to Ingress Build a throwaway Kubernetes cluster in Docker with kind, deploy a web app with config, secrets and probes, scale it, roll out… Beginner · Guided project · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Concepts · Workloads & services 15 Oct 2026
- 0256 Manage infrastructure as code with Terraform: from first file to plans on pull requests Learn the full Terraform workflow without a cloud account: variables, a module, outputs, state, plan, apply and destroy, a backend for shared… Beginner · Guided project · Linux, macOS, Windows Article GitHub Actions · Terraform 15 Oct 2026
- 0260 Design and build a library database in SQLite: tables, keys, joins, reports and backups Model books, members and loans, create tables with keys and constraints, load sample data, write join and aggregate reports, add indexes checked… Beginner · Guided project · Any system Article Joins · Queries 15 Oct 2026