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Practical guidance on DevOps, SRE, FinOps, observability, and Linux operations—written by the engineers who ship and operate products every day.

Dec 25, 2025

File Permissions & Ownership in Linux (chmod, chown, chgrp, alias)

How rwx permissions work, numeric vs symbolic chmod, changing ownership with chown/chgrp, and using aliases for quick commands.

#Linux #Permissions #CLI #Security #DevOps
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Dec 25, 2025

Mastering Vim: Concepts, Modes, Movement, and Everyday Workflows

A practical deep dive into Vim: modes, movement, editing, registers, macros, search/replace, windows/buffers, and customization.

#Vim #Editor #CLI #Productivity #Linux
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Dec 25, 2025

Handy Shell Tools: base64, less, head, tail, and I/O Redirection

How to encode/decode with base64, page through files with less, preview logs with head/tail, and use input/output redirection.

#Linux #CLI #Shell #Basics
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Dec 25, 2025

OSI Layers and IP Address Classes: A Quick Primer

A clear rundown of the 7 OSI layers and the classic IPv4 address classes.

#Networking #OSI #IP #Fundamentals
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Dec 25, 2025

File Structure & User Management (With Paths Refresher)

Linux directory layout, absolute vs relative paths, and a quick revision of user management commands like usermod.

#Linux #File System #User Management #CLI #Paths
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Dec 25, 2025

Linux User Management: Basics and Core Commands

What accounts and groups are, and how to add/remove users with useradd/adduser, groupadd, and userdel.

#Linux #User Management #Admin #CLI
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Dec 25, 2025

Understanding Malware Types + Handy FS Tools (tree, ncdu)

What viruses, malware, trojans, spyware, and worms are; a quick note on the GNU project; plus two useful file-system tools: tree and ncdu.

#Security #Malware #Linux #CLI #Fundamentals
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Dec 25, 2025

Linux File System & Essential Commands: A Quick Guide

Intro to the Linux file system layout and core commands like ls, pwd, cd, mkdir, touch, cp, mv, echo, wc, rmdir, history, cat.

#Linux #CLI #Basics #DevOps #Shell
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Dec 25, 2025

Kernel Basics: How the Linux Kernel Works

What the kernel is, what it does, and how it manages hardware, processes, memory, and IO.

#Kernel #Linux #Operating Systems #Fundamentals
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Dec 25, 2025

Foundations: Software, DevOps, Containers, Servers, and How Code Flows

A beginner-friendly overview of software types, DevOps, containers, servers, network flow, programs/code/instructions.

#Fundamentals #DevOps #Containers #Networking #Programming
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Dec 25, 2025

Dockerfile Syntax: Writing Lean, Secure Images the Right Way

A practical guide to Dockerfile instructions, order, and best practices for small, secure, repeatable images.

#Docker #Containers #DevOps #CI/CD #Security
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Dec 25, 2025

Running Commands Inside Docker Containers: Practical Guide

How to exec into containers, run one-off commands, and inspect container state safely.

#Containers #DevOps #CI/CD
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Dec 25, 2025

Dockerfile Instructions: A Practical Cheat Sheet

A concise walkthrough of common Dockerfile instructions—what they do and how to use them safely.

#Docker #Containers #DevOps #CI/CD
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Dec 25, 2025

Git and DevOps: Integrating Version Control with CI/CD

How Git underpins DevOps workflows and how to wire version control cleanly into your CI/CD pipelines for faster, safer releases.

#Git #DevOps #CI/CD #Automation #Releases
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Dec 25, 2025

Git Merge Strategies: How to Choose the Right Approach

A practical look at Git merge strategies—fast-forward, recursive, ours/theirs, squash, rebase—and when to use each for clean history and safe releases.

#Git #Version Control #DevOps #Collaboration
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Dec 25, 2025

Helm 101: A Gentle Intro to Kubernetes Package Management

What Helm is, why it matters, and how to install charts, manage releases, and customize deployments.

#Helm #Kubernetes #DevOps #Packaging
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Dec 25, 2025

Deploy Prometheus & Grafana with Helm: Observability in Minutes

How to install Prometheus and Grafana on Kubernetes using Helm, wire up scraping, secure access, and get dashboards running quickly.

#Observability #Prometheus #Grafana #Helm #Kubernetes #DevOps
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Dec 25, 2025

What Is DevSecOps? Security Built Into Every Release

DevSecOps folds security into DevOps so teams ship fast without leaving gaps. Here’s what it is, why it matters, and how to practice it.

#DevSecOps #Security #DevOps #CI/CD #Compliance
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Dec 25, 2025

CI/CD Explained: How Teams Ship Fast Without Breaking Things

What CI/CD means, why it matters, and how continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment fit together.

#DevOps #CI/CD #Automation #Releases
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Dec 25, 2025

Deployment Automation: Making Releases Boring (in a Good Way)

Why deployment automation matters, what to automate, and how to build confidence so releases feel routine instead of risky.

#DevOps #CI/CD #Automation #Releases
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Dec 25, 2025

Version Control Systems: A Practical Guide for Teams

Understand what version control systems are, why teams use them, and how centralized vs. distributed models (like Git) work in practice.

#Git #Version Control #DevOps
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