When you’re starting a brand new position as a System Administrator, what should you focus on? In this video, Jay gives you his thoughts on the first five things every new SysAdmin should take a look at.
System Administrators keep your computers computing, your printers printing, your servers serving – all while keeping critical systems online. You may not always see them in action, but behind the scenes they route communications, deploy critical servers, and secure protected information. On System Administrator Appreciation Day, we recognize all of those brilliant individuals that manage the world’s infrastructure.
Learn Linux TV would like to thank TuxCare for sponsoring this production! As part of this event, they are partnering with ADMIN Magazine to offer a free PDF filled with useful tips and tricks for the busy SysAdmin. Click the image to download – it’s only available for a limited time.
System76 just refreshed their legendary Launch Keyboard with a Prism Black finish and doubleshot PBT keycaps — but is it worth $285 in 2026?
In this review I cover everything sysadmins and Linux enthusiasts need to know about the System76 Launch Configurable Keyboard: the open source hardware design, the milled aluminum chassis made in Denver, the Keyboard Configurator app, the split spacebar, 4-layer customization, and more!
In this video, I explore how AI can be used for System Administration by integrating Claude Code. I walk through a real experiment where I tested AI against my infrastructure automation workflow to see how useful AI really is for sysadmins.
Is AI a blessing or a curse? Check out the video to learn more about this experiment as well as my findings.
In this tutorial we build an automated Linux backup using rsync and a systemd timer.
In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll create a reliable rsync backup script, test it safely using dry-run mode, and automate it using a systemd service and timer so your backups run automatically. You’ll also learn how to prevent silent backup failures by adding a mount check, and how to integrate healthchecks.io so you get alerts if your backup script fails.
This tutorial is perfect for Linux users, sysadmins, and homelab enthusiasts who want a simple, reliable, and transparent backup solution without relying on heavy backup software.
Discover the power of Netdata AI in this in-depth overview! 🚀 In this video, we explore how Netdata’s built-in artificial intelligence transforms infrastructure monitoring by summarizing system health, explaining alerts, detecting anomalies, and troubleshooting issues in real time. You’ll see practical examples of Netdata AI in action, plus a sneak peek at upcoming features that will make monitoring faster and smarter.
Whether you’re a Linux system administrator, DevOps engineer, or just curious about AI-driven monitoring tools, this tutorial will show you how Netdata AI can simplify infrastructure management and help you respond to alerts more effectively.
Thanks to Netdata for sponsoring this tutorial. Check out Netdata to level-up infrastructure monitoring!
Not all Linux users are able to use their primary platform all the time. At work, a situation such as corporate mandates can force you to use another operating system. For those of you that use a Mac to perform your System Administrator duties, this video counts down 13 apps that you might want to consider.
Netdata, a solution that was covered on the channel in the past, has a brand new ability – support for Systemd’s journal! This enables administrators to better keep track of their servers, making viewing, exploring and analyzing Systemd journal logs easier than before. In this video, Jay will give you an overview of Netdata’s latest innovation!
Systemd is a powerful and complex init system for Linux servers, and some of its features can be a bit challenging to learn. In this video, Jay goes over systemd timers, a feature of systemd that’s often overlooked. You’ll learn how systemd timers are different from cron jobs, how to set them up, and more!
Thanks to Akamai for sponsoring today’s video! Check out Akamai’s Connected Cloud to launch your very own Linux server, with $60 in free starter credit!
System Administrator Appreciation Day is a special day of recognition that occurs on the last Friday of July each year. SysAdmin Day is intended to bring recognition to all the hard work that System Administrators perform to keep our systems running. In this video, I discuss SysAdmin Day (as well as many other topics surrounding the line of work) with Joao Correia from CloudLinux, and Brian from Admin Magazine. This was an awesome discussion, so don’t miss out!
I had a chance to sit down with Joao Correia from CloudLinux and Brian Osborn from Admin Magazine to talk about System Administrators Appreciation Day, System Administration in general, and why we need to help our Admins feel more appreciated it.
Linux is one of the best decisions you can make for your computer — but knowing where to start is the hard part. This guide walks you through everything: choosing a distribution, installing it, and using it confidently every day. Check it out and start your journey!
