The Linux Bootcamp built on real virtual machines

The Linux Camp runs an online Linux bootcamp where every lab boots a real Linux virtual machine in your browser in about one second. It is self-paced, costs $25 per month with no long commitment, and covers 79 published lessons across 8 training tracks: from your first terminal session through Linux networking, Bash redirection, and BMC server management. You start free: the first track is free.

How this bootcamp works

No videos pretending to be practice and no simulated terminals. Each lab gives you a real machine with a real shell. You type the commands, the machine changes state, and your progress is verified automatically from the commands you actually ran. Break the box freely: delete the wrong file, kill the wrong process, reboot it, and start clean in a second.

Lessons assume zero IT experience at the start. Every term is defined the first time it appears, every command is shown with the output you will actually see, and every error message you are likely to hit is explained.

What you will learn

Pricing, honestly

Regular membership is $25 per month, or $239.88 billed yearly ($19.99 per month equivalent). It covers the published standard lessons, their lab environments, and videos. Live camp prices and GPU credits are separate. Planned courses and unpublished chapters are not available content.

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Start free

The Linux Foundations track (35 lessons) is free. Go straight to the training tracks.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Linux bootcamp cost?

Regular membership for published standard lessons and labs is $25 per month, or $239.88 billed yearly ($19.99 per month equivalent). Live camp prices and GPU credits are separate. Review current prices and trial eligibility on the pricing page.

Is there a free Linux bootcamp?

You can start here free: the first track is free and runs on real VMs like everything else. Access to published standard lessons and labs is $25 per month.

Is this bootcamp online or in person?

Online and self-paced. The machines run in your browser, so there is nothing to install. A separate live, instructor-led program also exists; see Live Linux Camps.

How long does the bootcamp take?

Self-paced. Most members doing a few labs a day reach comfortable command-line fluency in 4 to 8 weeks. Nothing expires, so you can go faster or slower.

Do I need any experience to start?

No. The Linux Foundations track assumes zero IT experience and defines every term the first time it appears. You type your first real command in the first lab.

How is this different from a Udemy course?

A video course shows you someone else typing. Here every lab boots a real Linux virtual machine in about one second, you do the work yourself, and the machine verifies your progress from the commands you actually ran.

What skills do I leave with?

Working command of the Linux command line, files and permissions, processes, networking basics, and, in the deeper tracks, Linux networking, Bash redirection, and BMC, IPMI and Redfish server management.

Do you mean Apple Boot Camp?

No. Apple Boot Camp is dual-boot software for Macs. This page is about a hands-on training program for the Linux operating system. If you want to run Linux on a Mac, our labs run in the browser, so a Mac works perfectly without dual-booting.