Automation, Orchestration, and Scripting for CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006)

What you'll learn

Designed for system administrators, DevOps professionals, and IT practitioners, this course blends theoretical concepts with hands-on exercises to enhance your Linux administration capabilities. In this course, Automation, Orchestration, and Scripting for CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006), you will gain essential skills for automating, managing, and optimizing Linux systems using modern tools and best practices. The course begins with an introduction to automation and orchestration, covering Ansible, Puppet, OpenTofu, and deployment orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker Swarm. You will then explore shell scripting, learning techniques such as parameter expansion, command substitution, loops, conditionals, and regular expressions to streamline Linux administration tasks. Next, you will delve into Python for Linux administration, covering virtual environments, built-in modules, and scripting fundamentals while following PEP 8 best practices. You will also learn how to implement version control with Git, mastering essential commands like commit, merge, rebase, and stash to efficiently manage source code. Finally, the course explores AI best practices in Linux administration, focusing on common AI use cases, responsible implementation, and prompt engineering techniques to enhance automation workflows. By the end of this course, you will have the expertise to automate Linux system tasks, implement efficient version control strategies, and apply AI responsibly. By the end of this course ensures you will be well-prepared for modern Linux environments.