01Chapter 1: Introduction to Linux Administration

02Chapter 2: Linux Distributions, Installation, and First Boot

03Chapter 3: Terminal Basics and Command Line Navigation

04Chapter 4: Filesystem Hierarchy and File Operations

05Chapter 5: Users, Groups, Permissions, and Ownership

06Chapter 6: Text Editors, Shells, and Command Help

07Chapter 7: Package Management on Debian and Red Hat Systems

08Chapter 8: Processes, Jobs, Signals, and Resource Control

09Chapter 9: systemd, Boot Process, and Service Management

10Chapter 10: Storage, Partitions, Filesystems, and Mounting

11Chapter 11: Archives, Backups, and Data Transfer Tools

12Chapter 12: Scheduling Tasks with cron, at, and Timers

13Chapter 13: Networking Fundamentals on Linux

14Chapter 14: SSH, Remote Administration, and Secure Access

15Chapter 15: Firewalls, Hardening, and Basic Security Hygiene

16Chapter 16: Logs, journald, and Troubleshooting Workflow

17Chapter 17: Bash Scripting for Linux Admins

18Chapter 18: Monitoring, Performance, and Capacity Basics

19Chapter 19: Web Servers with Nginx and Apache

20Chapter 20: Databases on Linux

21Chapter 21: DNS, Reverse Proxies, and Load Balancing Basics

22Chapter 22: Containers with Docker and Podman

23Chapter 23: Virtualization and Virtual Machines

24Chapter 24: File Sharing with NFS, Samba, and rsync

25Chapter 25: Configuration Management with Ansible

26Chapter 26: CI/CD, Git, and Deployment Workflows for Admins

27Chapter 27: Backup Strategy, Disaster Recovery, and Restore Testing

28Chapter 28: Security Auditing, Updates, and Compliance Basics

29Chapter 29: High Availability, Clustering, and Scaling Concepts

30Chapter 30: Project Planning and Server Provisioning

31Chapter 31: User Setup, SSH Hardening, and Base Automation

32Chapter 32: Deploying a Web App Stack on Linux

33Chapter 33: Monitoring, Backups, and Operations Playbook

34Chapter 34: Incident Handling, Recovery, and Next Steps

35Appendix A: Linux Commands Cheat Sheet

36Appendix B: Directory, Service, and Config Reference

37Appendix C: Common Admin Mistakes and Fixes

38Appendix D: Best Practices Summary

39Appendix E: Deeper Practice and Extra Examples

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