Linux Ops Automation

This repository contains practical Linux automation scripts commonly used by Systems and DevOps Engineers to monitor system health, manage disk usage, clean logs, and analyze operational data.

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What This Project Demonstrates

• Linux system health checks
• Disk usage monitoring and alerting
• Log file cleanup automation
• Basic log analysis using Python
• Containerized execution of ops scripts using Docker

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Scripts Included

Bash Scripts

• health_check.sh
  Displays hostname, uptime, disk usage, memory usage, and top CPU processes.

• disk_alert.sh
  Checks disk usage and exits with an alert if a threshold is exceeded.

• log_cleanup.sh
  Deletes old log files based on retention period.

Python Script

• log_parser.py
  Parses log files and summarizes INFO, WARN, and ERROR occurrences.

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Tech Stack

• Linux
• Bash
• Python
• Docker

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Repository Structure

linux-ops-automation/

• bash/
  • health_check.sh
  • disk_alert.sh
  • log_cleanup.sh
• python/
  • log_parser.py
• Dockerfile
• README.md

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Run Locally

Run bash scripts: bash bash/health_check.sh bash bash/disk_alert.sh 80 bash bash/log_cleanup.sh /var/log 7

Run Python script: python python/log_parser.py /var/log/syslog

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Run with Docker

Build image: docker build -t linux-ops-automation:local .

Run container: docker run --rm linux-ops-automation:local

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Why This Repository Matters

This project reflects real-world Linux operational tasks performed in production environments. It demonstrates scripting, automation, and troubleshooting skills expected from Systems and DevOps Engineers.

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Author
Fathima Gousiya
DevOps / Systems Engineer
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/Fathima-gousiya