Challenges

Focused hands-on problems designed to help you hone your DevOps or Server Side skills. Some challenges are more educational, while others are based on real-world scenarios. The platform provides hints and feedback for each challenge, including automated solution checks.

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Challenges crafted by iximiuz Labs to help you master DevOps and Server Side topics.

This challenge was prepared for you by the iximiuz Labs team.

Challenge, Easy, on Linux

Mount an Existing Directory at a New Location (bind mount)

by Ivan Velichko

Practice mapping existing directories to new paths using Linux bind mounts and see the core tech behind container volumes in action.

storage mount filesystem

This challenge was prepared for you by the iximiuz Labs team.

Challenge, Easy, on Linux

Create an Ext4 Filesystem on an Unformatted Drive

by Ivan Velichko

Practice formatting drives in Linux: identify the drive, format it as ext4, mount it, and verify the filesystem works as expected.

storage filesystem ext4 mkfs

This challenge was prepared for you by the iximiuz Labs team.

Challenge, Easy, on Linux

Mount a Drive with Existing Data and Read Its Contents

by Ivan Velichko

CTF-style challenge: discover an unmounted device, mount it, and read the flag file from it.

storage mount drive filesystem