An Unusual Career Path
My journey into the world of system administration actually started with… games — more precisely, esports. That was the first time I came across concepts like server, Linux, and package ;-)
THE JOURNAL
Notes, projects and things learned along the way.
My journey into the world of system administration actually started with… games — more precisely, esports. That was the first time I came across concepts like server, Linux, and package ;-)
Day to day, I focus on ensuring high availability and reliability of services, driving automation, and bridging the gap between developers and operations (DevOps). I work with both cloud solutions and on-premise environments, always matching technology to the needs of each project.
This entry can be treated as a kind of New Year’s resolution (hopefully ones I’ll actually follow through with), refreshed on January 1.
For the standalone Rocket.Chat application, I created a very simple installer/updater. It shuts down, kills the process, downloads the latest release, installs it, and restarts. That’s it. No bells and whistles, just a quick way to keep Rocket.Chat up to date on Linux.
A simple Bash script for continuous sync between directories (local or remote). I use this often to watch changes (e.g. in config files or logs) and push them (e.g. via rsync / ssh) to a remote repository or backup location.