Swift Lessons: Linux System Administration
Discover a wide range of topics and in-depth lessons designed to help you build a solid understanding of Linux System Administration.
Core Linux Fundamentals
Shell Scripting & Command-Line Tools
Server Administration & Configuration
- Introduction to Linux Server Administration
- SSH and Key Management
- Hosting Web Servers on Linux
- Database Servers on Linux
- Swap Space Management
- Automating Tasks with cron
- Logging and Monitoring Servers
- Backup and Restore Strategies
- Automation Tools for Linux Servers
- High Availability Clusters
- LDAP Integration on Linux
Virtualization & Containerization
- Virtualization on Linux
- KVM and QEMU Basics
- Linux Containers (LXC)
- Docker Introduction
- Docker Commands & Usage
- Docker Compose
- Dockerfile Best Practices
- Introduction to Kubernetes
- Kubernetes Installation
- Deploying Apps on Kubernetes
- Kubernetes Networking
- Kubernetes Storage
- LXD Containers
- VirtualBox on Linux
- Vagrant Basics
- Proxmox VE Introduction
- Docker Swarm
- Container Security Best Practices
- Optimizing Container Performance
- Containerization Case Studies
- OpenStack on Linux
Networking & Security
- Networking Basics in Linux
- Firewall Configuration
- DNS Configuration on Linux
- Securing SSH
- SSL/TLS on Linux Servers
- VPN Setup on Linux
- Linux Security Fundamentals
- Introduction to SELinux
- AppArmor Basics
- System Hardening Techniques
- Advanced SELinux Configuration
- Linux Secure Boot
- IDS/IPS on Linux
- Advanced Networking Techniques
- Disk Encryption on Linux
- nftables Basics
- WireGuard VPN
Deployment & Automation
- Introduction to Linux Deployment
- Continuous Integration on Linux
- CI/CD Pipelines on Linux
- Ansible Basics
- Advanced Ansible Techniques
- Introduction to Chef
- Puppet Basics
- Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
- Zero-Downtime Deployments
- Deployment Rollback Strategies
- Blue-Green Deployments on Linux
- Canary Releases on Linux
- GitOps for Linux Servers
- CI Tools on Linux
- Automation Case Studies
- Monitoring and Alerting on Linux
- Auto-Scaling on Linux
- DevOps on Linux Platforms
- Integrating Linux with Cloud Services
- Deployment Case Studies
- DevOps Integration on Linux
- Deploying Apps on Kubernetes
- Linux on Major Cloud Providers
- Immutable Server Patterns
- Deployment Case Studies
- CI/CD Case Studies on Linux
Advanced Topics & Future Trends
- Advanced Linux Topics
- Kernel Tuning and Optimization
- LTS Releases and Upgrades
- Continuous Delivery Pipelines
- Immutable Infrastructure
- Serverless on Linux
- Edge Computing with Linux
- Machine Learning on Linux Servers
- Blockchain on Linux
- Linux for IoT Devices
- High-Performance Computing (HPC)
- eBPF on Linux
- MicroVMs on Linux
- Future of Automation on Linux
- Future Trends in Linux
- Hosting AI/ML Workloads on Linux
- Bare-Metal Automation
- Functions as a Service on Linux
- Observability in Linux Systems
- Autoscaling on Linux Clusters
- Cluster Management Tools
- Serverless Frameworks on Linux
- Digital Transformation with Linux
- The Future of Linux & SysAdmin