Linux

Looking back at my career, one of the most rewarding chapters was the time I spent as a Linux Administration instructor at Fundación Código Libre Dominicano. This journey began in 2006, following what the foundation recognized as an “outstanding study” period where I deeply immersed myself in the world of Unix-like systems. By 2007, I transitioned from student to instructor, a role I would hold until 2012. Building the Foundation Teaching at FCLD wasn’t just about showing people how to use a terminal; it was about fostering a mindset of freedom and technical sovereignty. My students were often professionals or aspiring sysadmins looking to break away from proprietary stacks and embrace the power of the GPL. ...

Talk given at BarCamp Dominican Republic, November 2020 What Is Ansible? Ansible® is an open source, command-line IT automation tool written in Python. It can: Configure systems: install packages, manage services, edit config files Deploy software: push application releases across fleets of servers Orchestrate advanced workflows: rolling upgrades, multi-tier deployments, system updates What makes Ansible stand out is that it is agentless, it communicates with target nodes over standard protocols: OpenSSH for Linux/Unix targets WinRM for Windows targets No daemon to install, no port to open, no certificate authority to manage. If you can SSH into a server, Ansible can automate it. ...