Certifications

ProLUG

Certified System Administrator

Overview

In 2024 ProLUG started offering a comprehensive 16-week System Administration course with a verifiable certificate of completion. The course represents 140 contact hours covering practical topics.

Topics / Tools Covered

Shell Commands Vi/Vim Essential CLI tools Storage, LVM, RAID Managing Users & Groups Firewalls Patching & package management Shell Scripting Docker Kubernetes System Monitoring Benchmarking Testing System Hardening Ansible automation Troubleshooting Incident Response

Cohorts

C1 Fall Intake Sep 14 - Jan 14, 2024 C2 Spring Intake - March 22, 2025
Join Repository Course Books

ProLUG

Certified Security Engineer

Overview

In 2025 ProLUG started offering a comprehensive 10-week Linux Security Engineering course with a verifiable certificate of completion. The course represents 80 contact hours covering practical topics.

Topics / Tools Covered

Build Standards and Compliance Securing the Network Connection User Access and System Integration Bastion Hosts and Airgaps Updating Systems and Patch Cycles Monitoring and Parsing Logs Monitoring and Alerting Configuration drift and remediation Certificate and Key Management Final Project

Cohorts

C1 Spring Intake - March 22, 2025 C2 Fall Intake - September 20, 2025
Join Repository Course Books

ProLUG

Certified Automation Engineer

Overview

In 2025 ProLUG started offering a comprehensive 16-week Linux Automation course with a verifiable certificate of completion. The course represents 140 contact hours covering practical topics.

Topics / Tools Covered

Automation Tools Automation Mindset Inventory Maintenance API Interactions Software Package Deployment Updating and Patching Systems Network Device Configuration User and Permission Configuration System Checkout and Reporting Automated System Hardening Docker Build Pipelines Kubernetes Build Pipelines Key and Certificate Deployments Troubleshooting Final Project and Presentations

Cohorts

C1 Fall Intake - September 20, 2025
Join Repository Course Books