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IT BIBLE LABS

Learning paths

A path puts labs in the order to do them, from the basics to the real work. Finish every lab on a path to earn a certificate you can share.

  • 5 labsbeginner

    Cisco switching

    Configure a Cisco switch from the first login to secured ports and VLANs carried across a trunk. Then find and fix a dead port and a VLAN that will not carry traffic.

    2.2 hours270 points

  • 3 labsbeginner

    Google Cloud starter

    Learn the gcloud command line, then create a virtual machine and control who can reach your storage.

    80 min150 points

  • 5 labsbeginner

    Help desk fundamentals

    Work the queue like an agent: triage tickets, reset passwords safely, find the cause of a problem and write replies people can use.

    2.3 hours250 points

  • 2 labsintermediate

    Help desk on the job

    Go past the basics: onboard new starters and close a leaver's access, and handle security reports from a harmless email to a password typed into a fake page.

    65 min100 points

  • 6 labsbeginner

    Linux server foundations

    Install a Debian server, manage its users and permissions, and set up its network, then build an Ubuntu server of your own. Along the way, fix a "Permission denied" and a server that cannot reach out.

    2.5 hours270 points

  • 6 labsintermediate

    Microsoft 365 administration

    Run a tenant: create users and licenses, build groups and teams, manage mail, tidy up and lock things down. Then work out why a shared mailbox will not send.

    2.9 hours440 points

  • 4 labsbeginner

    MikroTik routing

    Set up a MikroTik router, split the office into VLANs, then protect it with a firewall and publish a server. Then find out why the whole office lost its internet.

    2.3 hours230 points

  • 4 labsintermediate

    Security analyst starter

    Read the evidence: spot a phishing email, read a server log and sign-in logs, then respond to an incident without overreacting.

    1.6 hours225 points

  • 7 labsintermediate

    Troubleshooting

    Work faults the way a technician does: ask before you act, read the evidence, find the one root cause and fix it without breaking anything else. Start with a user ticket, then track down faults on Linux, Microsoft 365, Cisco switches and a MikroTik router.

    2.8 hours400 points