ECSC 325.200 202320

ECSC 325 - Web Server Administration

Spring 2023 - Section 200


Week 1 - January 18, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 1 - Intro and Overview

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 1 - 40 points - Due Jan 25

  • Textbook: Introduction

  • Textbook: Chapter 1 - Technical Summary of Linux Distro's


Week 2 - January 23 & 25, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 2 - Overview and Infrastructure

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 2 - 35 points - Due Feb 1

  • Textbook: Chapter 11 - TCP/IP

  • Textbook: Chapter 12 - Network Config


Week 3 - January 30 & February 1, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 3 - Infrastructure and Labs

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 3 - 35 points - Due Feb 8

  • Textbook: Chapter 9 - Linux Kernel

  • Textbook: Chapter 10 - Knobs & Dials, Virtual File Systems


Week 4 - February 6 & 8, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 4 - Users, Groups, Boots, & the CLI

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 4 - 40 points - Due Feb 15

  • Textbook: Chapter 2 - Installing Linux

  • Textbook: Chapter 3 - Command Line

  • Textbook: Chapter 4 - Managing Software


Week 5 - February 13 & 15, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 5 - Apache Install & Config & Stuff

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 5 - 45 points - Due Feb 22

  • Textbook: Chapter 5 - Managing Users and Groups

  • Textbook: Chapter 6 - Booting & Shutting Down


Week 6 - February 20 & 22, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 6 - Server Configs & Virtual Hosts

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 6 - 35 points - Due Mar 1

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 7 - 46 points - Due Mar 1

  • Putty and Tunnel Help Document

  • Textbook: Chapter 16 - DNS


Week 7 - February 20 & March 1, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 7 - Email & Reviews

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 8 - 50 points - Due Mar 15

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 9 - 50 points - Due Mar 22

  • ECSC 325 Midterm Review

  • Textbook: Chapter 7 - File Systems

  • Textbook: Chapter 8 - Core System Services


Week 8 - March 6 & 8, 2023

  • Spring Break - No Class


Week 9 - March 13 & 15, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 9 - File transfer services & stuff

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 10 - 50 points - Due Mar 29

  • Textbook: Chapter 18 - Apache

  • Textbook: Chapter 19 - SMTP


Week 10 - March 20 & 22, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 10 - Virtualization & the cloud

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 11 - 40 points - Due Apr 5

  • Textbook: Chapter 20 - POP & IMAP


Week 11 - March 27 & 29, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 11 - More Cloud, Network and Disk Updates

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 12 - 50 points - Due Apr 12

  • Textbook: Chapter 20 - FTP


Week 12 - April 3 & 5, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 12 - Network and File System Reviews, Data Centers

  • Textbook: Chapter 13 - Netfilter Firewall


Week 13 - April 10 & 12, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 13 - Security and Authentication

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 13 - 50 points - Due Apr 19

  • Textbook: Chapter 14 - Local Security


Week 14 - April 17 & 19, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 14 - LDAP, Security, Clouds...

  • ECSC 325 Assignment 14 - 150 points - Due May 2

  • ECSC 325 Assignment AWS - 50 bonus points - Due May 2

  • Textbook: Chapter 15 - Network Security


Week 15 - April 24 & 26, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 15 - More about Clouds...

  • Final - Hands On Assignment - Due May 3!


Week 16 - May 1 & 3, 2023

  • ECSC 325 Week 16 - OS Interoperability, Some Clouds, Final Review...

  • Final Review