Labs¶

Every lab is a realistic scenario: you get a goal, a broken or empty environment, and validation steps. Work through them after the matching tutorial modules.

Linux¶

Lab	Difficulty	Time
Linux App Server from Zero	advanced	90 min
Firewall and Server Hardening	intermediate	45–60 min
Install Linux and First Boot	beginner	45–60 min
Linux Ops Toolkit	intermediate	60–75 min
Performance Troubleshooting and Service Recovery	intermediate	55–70 min
Linux Production Incident Triage	intermediate	60 min
Manage Services and Analyse Logs	intermediate	50–60 min
Configure SSH Secure Access	beginner	40–50 min
Configure Linux Storage	intermediate	50–70 min
Users, Groups, and Permissions	beginner	45–55 min

Shell Scripting¶

Lab	Difficulty	Time
Automate Software Installation	intermediate	40–50 min
Automate SSH Tasks	intermediate	50–60 min
Build a Backup Utility	intermediate	50–60 min
Build a Deployment Script	advanced	55–70 min
Create Your First Script	beginner	30–40 min
Create a Linux Operations Toolkit	advanced	60–75 min
Monitor CPU & Memory	intermediate	40–50 min
Monitor Disk Usage	beginner	35–45 min
Shell Ops Script Hardening	intermediate	50 min
Parse JSON with jq	intermediate	40–50 min
Parse YAML with yq	intermediate	40–50 min
Rotate Logs	intermediate	40–50 min
Build a Service Health Checker	intermediate	45–55 min
Build an SSL Certificate Monitor	intermediate	45–55 min
Build a User Management Script	intermediate	45–55 min

Networking¶

Lab	Difficulty	Time
DNS and Firewall Site-Down Triage	intermediate	55 min
Networking Edge Failover	advanced	75 min

Python¶

Lab	Difficulty	Time
Python AWS EC2 Inventory	intermediate	50–60 min
Python Azure Resource Inventory	intermediate	50–60 min
Python Certificate Expiry Monitor	intermediate	45–55 min
Python CI/CD Automation Tool	advanced	55–70 min
Python Docker Cleanup Tool	intermediate	50–60 min
Python GCP Inventory	intermediate	50–60 min
Python GitHub Repository Auditor	intermediate	50–60 min
Python JSON Validator	beginner	35–45 min
Python Kubernetes Deployment Validator	intermediate	45–55 min
Python Kubernetes Health Checker	intermediate	50–60 min
Python Linux Health Checker	beginner	45–55 min
Python Log Analyser	beginner	45–50 min
Python REST API Monitoring Service	intermediate	50–60 min
Python Secrets Scanner	intermediate	45–55 min
Python Slack Notification Bot	intermediate	40–50 min
Python Terraform Wrapper	intermediate	50–60 min
Python YAML Config Validator	beginner	40–45 min

Git¶

Lab	Difficulty	Time
Git History and PR Recovery	intermediate	45 min

Docker¶

Lab	Difficulty	Time
Docker Compose Stack Recovery	intermediate	55 min

Kubernetes¶

Lab	Difficulty	Time
Kubernetes Deployment Triage	intermediate	70 min

AWS¶

Lab	Difficulty	Time
AWS IAM and VPC Reachability Triage	advanced	70 min
Secure EC2 via SSM and S3	advanced	75 min

CI/CD¶

Lab	Difficulty	Time
Docker Build, Scan, and Deploy Gate	advanced	75 min
CI/CD Pipeline Failure Triage	intermediate	60 min

Terraform¶

Lab	Difficulty	Time
Terraform Plan Review Workflow	intermediate	50 min