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Course Overview

Systems administrators and software developers need to learn Alpine Linux. Learning Alpine Linux gives you a powerful tool for security testing, systems administration, application development, and application deployment.

This course will give you hands-on demos of setting up and using Alpine Linux. You won’t need any special equipment for this, other than a computer that’s capable of running VirtualBox virtual machines.  Optionally, you can also use a Raspberry Pi to follow along with the IoT lessons.

Upon completion of this course, you will have a good understanding of using Alpine Linux for security testing, systems administration, software development, and software deployment.

What You Will Learn

  • What Alpine Linux is, and how it differs from other Linux distros.
  • How to install and configure Alpine Linux.
  • Installing and updating software packages with the apk utility.
  • How to find and install software packages for special purposes, such as security testing, code analysis, and forensics.
  • How to use Alpine Linux as a base for Docker containers.
  • How to deploy Alpine-based Docker containers in Kubernetes.

Program Curriculum

  • Alpine Linux Basics
  • Installing Alpine Linux in a Virtual Machine
  • Installing Alpine Linux on a Raspberry Pi
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Creating and Modifying User Accounts
  • Updating the Operating System
  • Installing Packages
  • Managing Services with OpenRC
  • Configuring the Network
  • Adding a Firewall
  • Installing a Graphical Desktop
  • Upgrading to the Next Version of Alpine
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Using Security Packages from the Alpine Repository
  • Shell Scripting in Alpine
  • Installing WordPress on Alpine
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Contrasting Docker and Podman
  • Building an Alpine Container
  • Scanning Alpine Containers
  • Understanding Kubernetes
  • Orchestrating Alpine Containers with Kubernetes
  • Alpine Linux on the Cloud
  • Course Summary
  • Chapter 4 Quiz
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Instructor

Donald Tevault

Donald A. Tevault—but you can call him Donnie—got involved with Linux way back in 2006 and has been working with it ever since. He holds the Linux Professional Institute Level 3—Security certification, and the GIAC Incident Handler certification. Donnie is a professional Linux trainer, and thanks to the magic of the internet, teaches Linux classes globally from the comfort of his living room. He's also a Linux security researcher for an IoT security company.

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