Linux Upskill Challenge - My Journey

This repository documents my learning and practice journey through the Linux Upskill Challenge - a practical course to improve Linux skills.

Goals

• Master basic and advanced Linux commands
• Understand Linux system management
• Set up and manage web servers, databases
• Practice system security skills
• Automate tasks through scripting

Repository Structure

• notes/: Detailed daily learning notes
• scripts/: Shell scripts written during the learning process
• screenshots/: Screenshots of the actions and results throughout the entire process

Learning Progress

Day	Topic	Status
1	Get to know your server	Completed
2	Basic navigation	Completed
3	Power trip!	Completed
4	Installing software, exploring the file structure	Completed
5	More or less…	Completed
6	Editing with “vim”	Completed
7	The server and its services	Completed
8	The infamous “grep” and other text processors	Completed
9	Diving into networking	Completed
10	Scheduling tasks	Completed
11	Finding things…	Completed
12	Transferring files	Completed
13	Users and Groups	Completed
14	Who has permission?	Completed
15	Deeper into repositories…	Completed
16	Archiving and compressing	Completed
17	Build from the source	Completed
18	Logs, monitoring and troubleshooting	Completed
19	Inodes, symlinks and other shortcuts	Completed
20	Scripting	Completed
21	Finish	Completed

Skills Acquired

• User and permission management in Linux
• SSH configuration and access security
• Service management with systemd
• System monitoring and troubleshooting
• Log files management and analysis
• Firewall setup with iptables/ufw

Completed Projects

1. Web Server Setup: Installation and configuration of NGINX/Apache
2. Database Server: Deployment and securing MySQL/PostgreSQL
3. Monitoring System: Setting up monitoring system with Prometheus and Grafana

References

• Linux Upskill Challenge Official
• Linux Command Line Cheat Sheet
• Bash Scripting Tutorial