Running a Computer

Look after a Linux or Mac computer from the terminal: processes and jobs, users, logs, services, health checks, scheduled jobs, backups, SSH and network checks.

Updated November 10, 2026

Chapters

• Processes and Jobs (3 topics, 4 lessons)
• System Health (3 topics, 5 lessons)
• On a Schedule (3 topics, 4 lessons)
• Other Computers (4 topics, 6 lessons)