Python & Bash Automation · Ghana Revenue Authority · 2015 – 2022

Linux fleet automation for national tax systems

50%+ less manual work

Patching, log rotation, backups and agent rollout scripted for 100+ servers.

Problem

100+ Linux servers behind mission-critical tax and revenue platforms relied on manual maintenance.

Solution

Automated patch management, log rotation, backup scheduling and monitoring agent deployment using Bash and Python, with Git-based version control for configs and scripts.

Architecture

Git repo
Bash / Python
Patch
Backup
Log rotation
100+ hosts

Tools

Bash

Python

RHEL

CentOS

Ubuntu

Outcome

Manual workload reduced by more than 50%, with 24/7 availability maintained.

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