This curriculum is designed to fill a gap in the existing literature about system administration. Many existing resources focus solely on theory, and others focus too specifically on the nuances of system utilities and services. Anyone who is interested in technology can benefit from learning about system administration. This curriculum highlights practical sysadmin skills, common architectures that you’ll encounter, and best practices that apply to automating and running systems at any scale, from one laptop or server to 1,000 or more.