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Free course: VPS and Linux server administration
You'll learn to manage your own server, from your first SSH login to Docker: keys, users and sudo, updates, firewall and fail2ban, systemd and logs, a web server with https, backups with restic, monitoring and what to do when things go wrong.
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Lessons
All modules
Every lesson ends with a quiz and an exercise. Your progress is saved in this browser, and also in My courses if you're signed in.
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1
Your first server
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2
SSH and keys
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3
Users, permissions and sudo
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4
Software and updates
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5
Shielding the network
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Services and logs
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7
Domain, web server and https
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8
Backups and monitoring
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9
Docker and docker compose
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10
Staying secure
Final exam and certificate
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