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Hello World!
Hi there! This blog is a place where I can share my professional experiences and some of my useful tips or cheatsheet as a Linux system administrator. You will find small blogposts about how to do some simple tasks and some for complex ones. You can either read my blog posts or if you’ve read…
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Adventures in LVM: A Tale of Disk Extension 🚀
Ever found yourself running out of disk space on your Linux system? 😱 Well, grab a coffee ☕ and let me tell you about my recent adventure extending a logical volume using LVM (Logical Volume Management). It’s less scary than it sounds, I promise! 🤞 The Initial Problem 🤔 Our story begins with a simple…
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The Real Multi-Server DevOps Guide – No Cap FR FR 💅
Welcome to my blog! With Grok now free for everyone, I experimented with it to help me word this post in Gen Z slang. It’s so funny and cringe-worthy. XD. Yo fam! Just a Gen Z dev out here messing around with servers and making this guide because why not? Finna deploy some containers and…
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How to Install Jenkins on Ubuntu/Debian: A Fun and Easy Guide!
Hey there! Want to automate your workflows and build awesome projects with Jenkins? You’re in the right place! In this guide, we’ll install Jenkins, set it up, and get you ready to conquer the CI/CD world—all while having a bit of fun. 🎉 Prerequisites Before we dive into Jenkins, we need to ensure we have:…
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CI/CD: Making Software Delivery as Smooth as Butter 🧈
I’ve been learning about a DevOps Bootcamp, so here’s a bit about what I learned on CI/CD with an easy-to-understand blog. Imagine you’re a chef in a super-busy kitchen, and your goal is to keep serving up delicious dishes (software updates) to your customers (users). You want to deliver meals fast, make sure they taste…
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A Fun Git Guide: From ‘git init’ to ‘git push’ 🚀
Whether you’re starting your first project or working on a collaborative masterpiece, Git is your trusty assistant. Let’s break down some essential commands and a few nifty extras, complete with explanations and little tricks to make Git your new favourite tool! 🧙 Starting Out with git init Think of git init as creating a magical…
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Linux Interview Questions 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering the Essentials – Part 3 (Questions 25-36)
Continuing from the previous set, here are more essential Linux questions and topics that commonly arise in interviews, with practical use cases, troubleshooting tips, and best practices. Q25: How do you declare a variable in a shell script? Answer: Common Use Cases: Q26: What do $?, $#, and $ represent in shell scripting? Answer: Special…
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Linux Interview Questions 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering the Essentials – Part 2 (Questions 13-24)
Continuing from the previous set, here are more essential Linux questions and topics that commonly arise in interviews, with practical use cases, troubleshooting tips, and best practices. Q13: What is an inode in Linux? Answer: An inode is a data structure containing metadata about a file, like permissions and ownership: Use Case: Understand file structure…
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Linux Interview Questions 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering the Essentials
This guide is something new, taking a unique spin from my usual posts. Here, I dive deeper into essential Linux interview questions to help both beginners and seasoned pros navigate these core concepts with ease. I’ll explain each topic, offering both basic and advanced use cases, common pitfalls, best practices, and even troubleshooting tips where…
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How to Supercharge Your System with Swap Space (No Rocket Science Required!)
Hey there, techies and tinkerers! Ever find your system slowing to a crawl when you open just one more tab or fire up another app? That’s where swap space can help, like a secret storage stash for your RAM. Adding swap is a quick, easy way to give your system some extra breathing room. First…
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Why I Moved My WordPress Site to Hetzner: A Cost-Effective Alternative to Hosting at Home
Let’s talk about home servers. Running my WordPress site on my own PC was a fantastic experience in terms of control and performance, but electricity bills in Mauritius are no joke! I loved the speed my home setup provided, but with the costs adding up, I knew I had to find a more budget-friendly solution.…
