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Should I get a CompTIA or other certificate to gain more selfhosting knowledge? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by notdoreen@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum

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I have been on this sub and playing around with selfhosting for almost two years now but I feel like I've barely scratched the surface.

I often feel inadequate when I see people on this sub discussing what I consider to be advanced networking terms and technologies, especially when discussing remote access.

Will getting a certification like Network+ help me feel more comfortable managing my homelab?

If not, can someone recommend any resources I should look into to get good at being my own sysadmin?

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[–] Icannotfindnow@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for asking the question. I am in the same boat. I am decent with the hardware and container stuff. Then I get totally lost the second reverse proxies, tunnels, and firewalls come up. I have been stumbling my way through most of the network stuff but I think some basic networking knowledge might help me also. I am Interested to see if anyone links some good courses, YT channels, or videos.