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Network Fundaments by learntocloud.guide

gabgregg — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:30:32 +0000

I completed my network fundamentals with mastery on azure nsg, setting up firewalls from local vm, allowing specific traffics throughout the system.

Learning new things is fun and challenging since this time I have to act fast because of the fees running on labs while doing the capstone. With guidance from AI, it feels easy to experiment and discover functions such as route tables, DNS config, NAT gateway and NSG. I can't share my solution publicly but I have my ol' reliable notes to remind me of steps I should be focused upon. Anyways, I'm excited to learn the next phase which is all about python and ai programming.

LINUX-CTF CAPSTONE BY Learntocloud.guide

gabgregg — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:26:25 +0000

Been a while since I updated here, here's an update about my cloud learning journey. I started to learn cloud on learntocloud.guide by gps last month with their renovated website, I like how the program engages you to learn via experimenting or working on it instead of handing out answers, I've been winging learning cloud via different resources that at a time overwhelms me, but this website gives me a sense of direction on what should I focus on and not to re-learn things over. Before I do this capstone project, I am reading linux basics for hackers and that book gave me a guide to solve the challenges prepared on learntocloud.guide.

The challenge itself is pretty good exercise because in January I've been following linuxupskillchallenge.org handled by livialima. The project has been fun as I solved multiple challenges starting off finding hidden files to going through embedded archives. Surprisingly, it only took an hour to complete. With the help also of AI I am able to navigate towards problems that I am not familiar. The next one will be learning networks which is also vital on being a cloud engineer. Since I am done with this project I will be trying to hand out resumes as I learn more into the cloud.

WEEK 1: Linux + bash

gabgregg — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:17:45 +0000

Since this is a continuation of my tech shenanigans this year, I've already installed linux via VM on oracle. I remember using archlinux as a distro which makes it challenging as heck! but its fun to move from one point to another, but in the end I ended up installing ubuntu and it made my linux journey fairly easy. I do refresh myself on linux terminal commands focusing on file organization and also refreshing my knowledge in git. I tried to do the OverTheWire bandit game which I made it past level 12 and I am stuck currently, hopefully I can finish the bandit mode but for now i am focused on what should I need to learn to be a cloud engineer.

from nothing to something

gabgregg — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:40:52 +0000

After a year of unsuccessful attempts of being involved to aeronautical engineering roles. I've decided to take my curiosity and skills to studying the cloud.

Why the cloud? Honestly, I'm not sure also. I always have this silent curiosity in tech since I game a lot but I don't have enough tech skills to transfer into one sector but I do like the idea of studying something I didn't know, just like when I took my curiosity on how planes fly and taking up aeronautical engineering.

Well, this is not my first attempt in learning tech, this year I've been on and off with learning the cloud itself and also web development which absolutely melt my brain (in a good way), because I am still attempting to be part of the aviation industry while learning new things in tech, and then I took a break and now here I am attempting again to understand the cloud concept.

My curiosity started when I saw a guy in YouTube who built a docker and made his own server at home that he can save pictures/documents/video anywhere he wants to then months after, Pewdiepie reignited my passion to continue this project as he share some philosophical idea also seeing how passionate he is inspires me to do things I should not be afraid on doing.

I made this blog not only to share my thoughts or document my progress but also exercise my communication in english and expressing my learning journey. Maybe I will do blogs like this weekly (I hope so ??).

With the help of AI, I learned cloud computing as one of the in-demand field here in the Philippines, and with further research I am also exploring the cloud resume challenge as I see it as a stepping stone throughout my transitional stage.

Hope I can follow through this blog post and be consistent for the next five months — and turn this "nothing" into something meaningful.