Become a Pioneer!

Free 4-Week Sysadmin Course

Be an independent pioneer on the Internet and run your own servers: FREE OpenBSD sysadmin course with FREE VPS for four weeks.

Claim Your VPS Homestead Today!

What You'll Learn

You'll learn how to set up your own:

Virtual Private Network (VPN) to browse the web anonymously
Mail server
Webserver and web apps
Chat network on IRC (including bots)
File sharing server
Firewall
Custom subdomains (domain registration price not included)

How to Apply

Create a free shell account and finish the unix101 tutorial.
Join us over on IRC on one of our servers on #shell

To qualify, you must provide one of four verification methods:

Get a referral from a friend who is trusted by IRCNow staff
Provide a photo ID
Show us your personal social media/website/blog
Provide us with work portfolio/resume

Upgrade

At the end of the four free weeks course, you can:

Purchase the VPS at $5USD/month. Proceeds go towards supporting a free network
Volunteer as staff to keep the VPS free of charge