Challenge, Medium, on
Make a Filesystem Mount Survive a Reboot
Discover that a simple mount command doesn't survive a reboot and learn how to make mount points persistent using /etc/fstab or systemd.
Submissions: 128/249
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.
Challenge, Easy, on
Mount an Existing Directory at a New Location (bind mount)
Practice mapping existing directories to new paths using Linux bind mounts and see the core tech behind container volumes in action.
Submissions: 376/521
Challenge, Hard, on
Split a Drive into Multiple Partitions And Format Them as Ext4 and Btrfs
Create two partitions on a blank disk: one smaller ext4 for service logs and the rest btrfs for service data. Mount both and prove they work.
Submissions: 146/268
Challenge, Medium, on
Create a GUID Partition Table (GPT) on a Blank Drive
Practice creating a fresh GPT partition, formatting it as ext4, and mounting it on the filesystem tree.
Submissions: 169/301
Challenge, Easy, on
Create an Ext4 Filesystem on an Unformatted Drive
Practice formatting drives in Linux: identify the drive, format it as ext4, mount it, and verify the filesystem works as expected.
Submissions: 331/431
Challenge, Easy, on
Mount a Drive with Existing Data and Read Its Contents
CTF-style challenge: discover an unmounted device, mount it, and read the flag file from it.
Submissions: 502/671