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1. Backup Script

Script
#!/bin/bash
SOURCE="/home/ubuntu/aditya"
DESTINATION="/home/ubuntu/jaiswal/"
DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)

# Create backup directory and copy files

mkdir -p $DESTINATION/$DATE
cp -r $SOURCE $DESTINATION/$DATE
echo "Backup completed on $DATE"

Explanation
• SOURCE: The directory to be backed up.
• DESTINATION: The directory where the backup will be stored.
• DATE: Captures the current date and time to create a unique backup folder.
• mkdir -p $DESTINATION/$DATE: Creates the backup directory if it does not exist.
• cp -r $SOURCE $DESTINATION/$DATE: Copies the contents of the source directory
to the backup directory.
• echo "Backup completed on $DATE": Outputs a message indicating the completion
of the backup.
Scheduling with Cron
To run the backup script at regular intervals, use crontab -e to edit the crontab file
and add:
* * * * * /path/to/backup_script.sh
This example runs the script every minute. Adjust the schedule as needed.

2. Disk Usage Check Script

Script
#!/bin/bash
THRESHOLD=80
# Check disk usage and print a warning if usage is above the threshold
df -H | grep -vE '^Filesystem|tmpfs|cdrom' | awk '{ print $5 " " $1 }' |
while read output;
do
usage=$(echo $output | awk '{ print $1}' | cut -d'%' -f1)
partition=$(echo $output | awk '{ print $2 }')
if [ $usage -ge $THRESHOLD ]; then
echo "Warning: Disk usage on $partition is at ${usage}%"
fi
done

Explanation
• THRESHOLD: Sets the disk usage percentage threshold.
• df -H: Lists disk usage in human-readable format.
• grep -vE '^Filesystem|tmpfs|cdrom': Filters out unnecessary lines.
• awk '{ print $5 " " $1 }': Extracts the usage percentage and partition name.
• while read output: Iterates over each line of the filtered output.
• usage=$(echo $output | awk '{ print $1}' | cut -d'%' -f1): Extracts the usage
percentage.
• partition=$(echo $output | awk '{ print $2 }'): Extracts the partition name.
• if [ $usage -ge $THRESHOLD ]; then: Checks if the usage exceeds the threshold.
• echo "Warning: Disk usage on 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑡{usage}%": Prints a warning message.
3. Service Health Check Script

Script
#!/bin/bash
SERVICE="nginx"
# Check if the service is running, if not, start it
if systemctl is-active --quiet $SERVICE; then
echo "$SERVICE is running"
else
echo "$SERVICE is not running"
systemctl start $SERVICE
fi

Explanation
• SERVICE: The name of the service to check.
• systemctl is-active --quiet $SERVICE: Checks if the service is running.
• echo "$SERVICE is running": Prints a message if the service is running.
• systemctl start $SERVICE: Starts the service if it is not running.

4. Network Connectivity Check Script

Script
#!/bin/bash
HOST="google.com"
# Output file
OUTPUT_FILE="/home/ubuntu/output.txt"
# Check if the host is reachable
if ping -c 1 $HOST &> /dev/null
then
echo "$HOST is reachable" >> $OUTPUT_FILE
else
echo "$HOST is not reachable" >> $OUTPUT_FILE
fi

Explanation
• HOST: The hostname to check.
• OUTPUT_FILE: The file to write the output to.
• ping -c 1 $HOST &> /dev/null: Pings the host once, suppressing output.
• echo "$HOST is reachable" >> $OUTPUT_FILE: Writes to the output file if the host
is reachable.
 • echo "$HOST is not reachable" >> $OUTPUT_FILE: Writes to the output file if the
host is not reachable.

5. Database Backup Script

Installation
Install MySQL:
sudo apt install mysql-server
Set up MySQL password:
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY
'root';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Script
#!/bin/bash
DB_NAME="mydatabase"
BACKUP_DIR="/path/to/backup"
DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)
# Perform a database backup and save it to the backup directory
mysqldump -u root -p $DB_NAME > $BACKUP_DIR/$DB_NAME-$DATE.sql
echo "Database backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/$DB_NAME-$DATE.sql"

Explanation
• DB_NAME: The name of the database to back up.
• BACKUP_DIR: The directory where the backup will be stored.
• DATE: Captures the current date and time.
• mysqldump -u root -p $DB_NAME > $BACKUP_DIR/$DB_NAME-$DATE.sql:
Dumps the database to a SQL file.
• echo "Database backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/$DB_NAME-$DATE.sql":
Outputs a message indicating the completion of the backup.
6. System Uptime Check Script

Script
#!/bin/bash
# Print the system uptime
uptime -p

Explanation
• uptime -p: Prints the system uptime in a human-readable format.

7. Listening Ports Script

Installation
Install net-tools:
sudo apt install net-tools

Script
#!/bin/bash
# List all listening ports and the associated services
netstat -tuln | grep LISTEN

Explanation
• netstat -tuln: Lists all TCP and UDP listening ports.
• grep LISTEN: Filters the output to show only listening ports.

8. Automatic Package Updates Script

Script
#!/bin/bash
# Update system packages and clean up unnecessary packages
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get autoremove -y && apt-get
clean
echo "System packages updated and cleaned up"
Explanation
• apt-get update: Updates the package list.
• apt-get upgrade -y: Upgrades all installed packages.
• apt-get autoremove -y: Removes unnecessary packages.
• apt-get clean: Cleans up the package cache.
• echo "System packages updated and cleaned up": Outputs a message indicating
the completion of the update and cleanup.

9. HTTP Response Times Script

Script
#!/bin/bash
URLS=("https://www.devopsshack.com/" "https://www.linkedin.com/")
# Check HTTP response times for multiple URLs
for URL in "${URLS[@]}"; do
RESPONSE_TIME=$(curl -o /dev/null -s -w '%{time_total}\n' $URL)
echo "Response time for $URL: $RESPONSE_TIME seconds"
done

Explanation
• URLS: An array of URLs to check.
• for URL in "${URLS[@]}": Iterates over each URL.
• curl -o /dev/null -s -w '%{time_total}\n' $URL: Uses curl to fetch the URL and
measure the total response time.
• echo "Response time for $URL: $RESPONSE_TIME seconds": Prints the response
time for each URL.
10. Monitor System Processes and Memory Usage
Script

Script
#!/bin/bash
# Monitor system processes and their memory usage
ps aux --sort=-%mem | head -n 10

Explanation
• ps aux: Lists all running processes.
• --sort=-%mem: Sorts the processes by memory usage in descending order.
• head -n 10: Displays the top 10 processes by memory usage.