Most IT jobs list Linux as required. Most courses never teach you to actually use it. FirstBoot does — starting at $0.
7
Structured Phases
40+
Lessons & Labs
$0
To Start Learning
3
Cert Pathways
Not a video course. Not a textbook. A hands-on environment where you learn by doing — on the same tools you'll use on the job.
You'll work in the same Linux environment you'd SSH into on your first day of work — not a watered-down simulation.
Finish a task, hit submit, and know instantly whether you got it right — no waiting for an instructor to review your work.
You'll have a group to learn with, an instructor keeping things on track, and a leaderboard to keep you honest.
Life gets busy. Go through every phase on your own schedule — your progress is always saved and waiting for you.
By the end, you'll have the skills that CompTIA Linux+, LFCS, and LPIC-1 exams test for — and the confidence to prove it.
You'll never wonder what to learn next. Each phase builds on the last, from your first command to managing a real server.
7 phases. Zero assumed knowledge. One career-ready outcome.
Computers, OS concepts, and the terminal
Your first VM, shell commands, filesystem
File ops, grep, nano, pipes and redirection
chmod, sudo, user management
apt, systemd, logs, disk usage
IP, DNS, SSH keys, ufw firewall
Bash scripts, cron, capstone project
CompTIA Linux+, LFCS, and LPIC-1 preparation included
Early members get full access as each phase ships.
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