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Remote Systems & SSH

4 micro-topics in Systems & Tooling, each with the evidence that proves you have it and the written reason behind every link. Before you start, it rests on 1 other domain. Nothing in the map rests on it yet — it is a leaf.

4 topics  ·  depth 0–4 of 16  ·  3 internal links  ·  1 in  ·  0 out

Before you start

Load-bearing links first. Each one says what in this domain rests on what outside it, and why.

Filesystem

1 link

load-bearing

Connect to remote systems with SSH rests on Navigate the filesystem from the command line

A remote session drops you into a filesystem you must navigate.

What you will be able to do

In prerequisite order. Each idea names the artifact that closes it, the market demand that put it on the map, and what it stands on.

Depth 0  ·  procedural  ·  scaffolded  ·  M01 §1.8

Keep sessions alive

Uses tmux or screen across disconnects

Evidence
Resumes work after a dropped connection
Market anchor
Linux
Rests on
supporting

Connect to remote systems with SSH

Persistent sessions solve a problem you only meet after connecting.

Depth 2  ·  procedural  ·  unassisted  ·  M01 §1.8

Connect to remote systems with SSH

Authenticates and runs commands on another host

Evidence
Reaches a remote box and runs a command
Market anchor
SSH · Linux
Rests on
load-bearing

Navigate the filesystem from the command line · Filesystem

A remote session drops you into a filesystem you must navigate.

Depth 3  ·  procedural  ·  unassisted  ·  M01 §1.8

Manage SSH keys

Generates keys and uses ssh-agent

Evidence
Sets up key auth and disables password login
Market anchor
Security · SSH
Rests on
load-bearing

Connect to remote systems with SSH

Key authentication replaces the password on a connection you can already make.

Depth 4  ·  procedural  ·  unassisted  ·  M01 §1.8

Transfer files between hosts

Moves data with scp and rsync

Evidence
Syncs a directory to a remote host without re-copying
Market anchor
Linux
Rests on
load-bearing

Manage SSH keys

Secure transfer runs over the connection you authenticated.

What rests on this domain

Everything downstream that names an idea here as a prerequisite, grouped by where it lives.

Nothing in the map rests on this domain yet — it is a leaf.

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Free · Remote · 17 weeks · EIN 86-2122804