I created this account to document my cloud engineering journey, develop more consistency, gain exposure, and, most importantly, gain more clarity as I move along.

I've been on this journey for a while now, but I feel like I've been moving in circles. I started with computer fundamentals, learning about the components of a computer, the boot process, the kernel, the shell, and how they all work together.

Then I moved to Linux, where I learned about the filesystem hierarchy, file manipulation, and Linux administration. I covered topics like permissions, process management, services, storage, logging, firewalls, SSH, cron scheduling, systemd timers, and a few other things.

From there, I moved to networking, learning how computers communicate with one another. I explored IP addressing, subnetting, protocols, routing, internet gateways, HTTP/HTTPS, NAT, and other networking concepts. I also learned some basic Bash scripting (not deeply yet), then moved on to Git, learning what it's all about and the problems it solves.

Now, I'm moving on to Python, aiming to learn how to build servers and automate tasks.

Remember when I said I've been moving in circles?

I've restarted Linux about three times this year and networking twice. There's just so much to learn, and retaining everything has been a challenge. You study something today, move on to another topic, and two months later, you can barely remember what a particular command does. Then you find yourself going back to relearn it.

It's frustrating, especially when you start wondering how much further you could have gone if you hadn't spent so much time revisiting the same things. But I've come to realize that constantly restarting isn't necessarily the solution either. So, I've decided to keep moving, build more, and revisit concepts as I encounter them in practice. Hopefully, with enough repetition and hands-on experience, things will gradually start clicking.

That's partly why I'm here.

I'll be documenting what I learn, what I build, the mistakes I make, and the things I struggle to understand. I'm also looking forward to connecting with people on similar journeys and learning from experienced engineers who are willing to share their insights.

If you've made it this far, thank you for reading😊