# LinuxCert.Guru

> Auto-graded hands-on labs and timed mock exams for RHCSA, RHCE, LFCS, LPIC-1 and CompTIA Linux+, on real Linux machines in your browser. Nothing to install. Start with a free lab, no card needed.

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## Overview

LinuxCert.Guru is an online learning platform offering hands-on labs and mock tests for Linux certification preparation: RHCSA (EX200), RHCE (EX294), LFCS, LPIC-1 (Exam 101 and Exam 102) and CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005). Labs are browser-based, run on real machines, and are auto-graded with 24/7 access. It is a practice platform, not a video course: the format is task-based labs, downloadable PDF slides, mock tests and, for RHCSA, a separate proctored-style Mock Exam reviewed by a person. There are no video lectures; learning labs have video walkthroughs and mock-test labs have PDF solutions.

- Home: https://linuxcert.guru/
- Pricing: https://linuxcert.guru/pricing/
- Testimonials: https://linuxcert.guru/testimonials/ (230+ verified reviews, 4.8/5 average rating, learners in 15 countries, first-try pass is the most-cited outcome)
- What's New: https://linuxcert.guru/whats-new/
- Log in / sign up: https://linuxcert.guru/login/ and https://linuxcert.guru/signup/ (Google sign-in, email and password, or a passwordless email link)

LinuxCert.Guru is an independent exam-prep provider and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat, RHCSA and RHCE are trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. The site does not sell certification exams; you book EX200 or EX294 with Red Hat, and the other exams with their vendors.

## How the labs work

1. Open a lab. Pick any lab and a real RHEL or Linux machine boots in your browser in seconds. Nothing to install, nothing to configure; a computer and an internet connection are all you need.
2. Do the tasks. Each lab is a set of exam-style tasks. You work in the terminal exactly as you would on exam day.
3. Get graded, repeat. Submit and every task is checked against the machine's real state, not a multiple-choice answer, and you see which tasks passed. Replay as often as you like, then take the mock tests. When you want a verdict, sit the full RHCSA Mock Exam.

Details:

- The RHCSA labs run on RHEL 10 machines, the release the current EX200 exam is written for.
- Mock tests are timed and scored the same way as labs, with questions taken from past exams and solved inside the lab environment with auto-grading and a live score.
- Every course awards a Certificate of Completion. On the RHCSA course it is awarded on completing above 80% of labs and mock-test scores; the RHCE, LFCS, LPIC-1 and Linux+ courses also issue a Certificate of Completion at 80% progress.
- Progress tracking is built in: labs, mock tests and quizzes are tracked on your dashboard.
- Free labs run on the same real machines as paid ones, with no card and no time limit.
- Premium Plus users can extend the duration of learning labs.
- Free RHCSA Skill Check: https://linuxcert.guru/?name=skill-check. 10 tasks across 5 objectives (Users & Groups, Storage & LVM, SELinux, Networking, Permissions) in a simulated terminal with a ~10 minute time limit, then a section-by-section score and an answer key. It is a practice diagnostic in a simulated shell, not a real machine and not a certification-grade exam. It asks only for an email address, not an account.

## Courses

### RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator)

- URL: https://linuxcert.guru/rhcsa/
- Exam: EX200
- Plan: Premium, Premium+ or RHCSA Fast Track
- What you get: 45 hands-on, auto-graded, browser-based sandbox labs; 5 mock tests with solutions; downloadable PDF slides covering the full syllabus; manuals and videos; a Certificate of Completion; the free 10-minute Skill Check.
- Syllabus: two sections, Red Hat Administration RH124 and RH134, covering accessing and managing Linux file systems; creating, editing and managing text files from the command line; adding, modifying and managing local users and groups; securing files and directories with permissions and ACLs; configuring SSH for secure remote access; monitoring processes, managing services and analyzing system logs; configuring advanced storage solutions and network security settings; SELinux; containers.
- Also available for RHCSA only: the proctored-style RHCSA Mock Exam (see below).

### RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer)

- URL: https://linuxcert.guru/rhce/
- Exam: EX294
- Plan: Premium+
- What you get: 20+ hands-on, auto-graded, browser-based Ansible labs on live Red Hat machines; 2 mock tests with solutions that mirror the EX294 format; downloadable PDF slides; manuals and videos; a Certificate of Completion.
- Syllabus: setting up and managing remote hosts with Ansible; creating and managing playbooks; working with files, directories and permissions; configuring services such as Apache and managing firewall rules; executing shell scripts and scheduling jobs on remote systems; task control and optimizing playbooks with roles; variables, facts and advanced Ansible features.
- Prerequisite: RHCE builds on RHCSA-level Linux administration skills. Completing RHCSA, or having equivalent experience, is recommended first.

### LFCS (Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator)

- URL: https://linuxcert.guru/lfcs/
- Exam: LFCS (Linux Foundation; vendor-neutral, distinct from distribution-specific credentials)
- Plan: Premium+
- What you get: 20 hands-on, auto-graded, browser-based Linux labs on live Linux machines; mock exams with solutions, completed in the lab environment with an auto-graded score; downloadable PDF slides; manuals and videos; a Certificate of Completion.
- Syllabus: managing files, directories and permissions; configuring and managing Linux services and daemons; storage devices, filesystems and partitions; users, groups and authentication; networking and firewall rules; writing and executing shell scripts; managing processes, services and system resources.
- Prerequisite: basic familiarity with the Linux command line is helpful; the course builds from the fundamentals up.

### LPIC-1 (Linux Professional Institute Certification, level 1)

- URL: https://linuxcert.guru/lpic-1/
- Exams: LPIC-1 Exam 101 and Exam 102 (vendor-neutral)
- Plan: Premium+
- What you get: 10 hands-on labs; 10 auto-graded topic quizzes, one at the end of each module; 2 full-length mock exams structured to mirror the official Exam 101 and Exam 102 format; downloadable PDF slides; manuals and videos; a Certificate of Completion.
- Syllabus, Exam 101: system architecture and hardware settings; installing Linux and managing bootloaders; GNU and Unix commands; files, directories and permissions; partitions, filesystems and their integrity.
- Syllabus, Exam 102: users, groups and permissions; basic shell scripts and the shell environment; network settings, DNS clients and troubleshooting; system logging and job scheduling; essential system security and open-source licensing.
- Labs practise tasks such as runlevels, RPM and DEB package management, editing configuration files, writing scripts and configuring network interfaces.

### CompTIA Linux+

- URL: https://linuxcert.guru/linux-plus/
- Exam: XK0-005 (vendor-neutral)
- Plan: Premium+
- What you get: hands-on, browser-based labs; 4 auto-graded topic quizzes; 1 full-length practice exam aligned to XK0-005 that mirrors the structure and complexity of the real exam; downloadable PDF slides; manuals and videos; a Certificate of Completion.
- Syllabus, aligned to the four XK0-005 domains: System Management (software, storage, processes, startup and runlevels, RPM and DEB package managers, hard and symbolic links, performance monitoring); Security (file permissions, access controls and authentication, iptables and firewalld, SSH, VPN, SELinux/AppArmor, vulnerability mitigation); Scripting, Containers and Automation (Bash scripting, cron and systemd timers, Git, Docker images and volumes); Troubleshooting (journalctl and syslog, boot failures, file systems, network connectivity, misconfigured services).
- Prerequisite: some familiarity with the Linux command line is helpful.

## RHCSA Mock Exam

URL: https://linuxcert.guru/?name=rhcsa-mock-exam

A full 3-hour exam on real RHEL machines, built from the RHCSA objectives. Two nodes, a running clock, no pausing. Submit your work and a person reviews it: you get a detailed report with feedback on every task within 72 hours.

- Price: one (1) attempt for $49. Sold separately from the Free, Premium and Premium+ plans; the RHCSA Fast Track plan includes 1 attempt. Purchase requires a Premium or Premium+ plan (free-plan users are asked to upgrade first).
- Format: based on RHCSA objectives, conducted in a real-like virtual lab. Inside the exam RHEL machine's GUI you open VirtualBox to reach the two virtual machines, Node 1 and Node 2. The real Red Hat exam does not use VirtualBox.
- Timing: 3 hours. The lab auto-submits when time runs out. Once launched it cannot be paused, restarted or re-launched, and the voucher is consumed on launch. Start whenever it suits you.
- Regions: the exam machine can be started in Iowa, Los Angeles, Berlin, Delhi or Singapore.
- Rules: attempt independently, no external help, restricted internet, time limit applies. A stable connection is mandatory.
- Grading: answers are manually reviewed, with a feedback report within 72 hours. A sample report is available for download from the Mock Exam page.
- Not an official Red Hat certification. Attempts are non-refundable under any circumstances and non-transferable.

The five in-course RHCSA mock tests (included with the course) are different from this product: they are auto-graded inside the labs and included in the plan.

## Pricing

URL: https://linuxcert.guru/pricing/. All prices are in USD. Payment is by card through Stripe; subscriptions are managed from a billing portal on your dashboard and can be cancelled at any time. Yearly billing is shown as 50% off the monthly rate. The pricing page describes paid plans as "Unlimited Lab Plays @ $0.60/day".

### Free

- $0
- Play all Free labs
- Browser-based access
- Access duration: unlimited

### Premium (Most popular)

- $29/month, or $200/year (list price shown as $39/month and $400/year; the yearly rate works out to $16.67/month)
- Everything in Free
- All 45 RHCSA labs
- Unlimited lab plays
- Discord support
- Access duration: subscription

### Premium+ (Most value for money; all paths)

- $39/month, or $250/year (list price shown as $49/month and $500/year; the yearly rate works out to $20.83/month)
- Everything in Premium
- All 20+ RHCE labs
- All 10 LPIC-1 labs and quizzes
- Linux+ learning paths and tests
- All 10 LFCS labs and preparation content
- Access duration: subscription

### RHCSA Fast Track (Bestseller)

- $99 for 2 months, one-time
- All 45 RHCSA labs
- Unlimited lab plays for 2 months
- 1 RHCSA Mock Exam attempt included
- No Discord support and no RHCE/LFCS/LPIC-1/Linux+ paths
- Access duration: 2 months

Plan comparison, from the pricing page's table:

| | Free | Premium | Premium+ | RHCSA Fast Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access free labs | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Browser-based access | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| RHCSA learning path and labs | no | yes | yes | yes |
| Discord support | no | yes | yes | no |
| RHCE learning path and labs | no | no | yes | no |
| LPIC-1 learning path and labs | no | no | yes | no |
| Linux+ learning path | no | no | yes | no |
| LFCS learning path and labs | no | no | yes | no |
| RHCSA Mock Exam included | no | no | no | yes |
| Access duration | Unlimited | Subscription | Subscription | 2 months |

Notes:

- The RHCSA Mock Exam is not covered under the Free, Premium or Premium+ plans and has to be purchased separately ($49 per attempt); RHCSA Fast Track includes 1 attempt.
- Enterprise and teams: for Enterprise plans and invoice-based billing (minimum 10 annual subscribers), write to support@linuxcert.guru.
- Refunds are prorated for the unused part of your plan, after the payment-gateway fee is deducted, so no refund is for the full amount paid. Mock Exam attempts are non-refundable. See Policies below.

## Free tier

Without paying you get:

- Every lab marked Free, on the same real machines as the paid labs, with no card and no time limit. The homepage features these free labs:
  - Manage Local Users and Groups (RHCSA, RH124): https://linuxcert.guru/?name=rh124-manage-local-users-groups
  - LVM Management (RHCSA): https://linuxcert.guru/?name=rhcsa-lvm-management1
  - Introduction to Ansible (RHCE): https://linuxcert.guru/rhce/?name=rhce-ansible-introduction
  - Ubuntu Basics (Linux, on a real Ubuntu machine): https://linuxcert.guru/?name=linux-ubuntu-base
- The free 10-minute RHCSA Skill Check: https://linuxcert.guru/?name=skill-check
- The RHCSA Cram Guide, a free PDF download from the homepage form (https://linuxcert.guru/#free-guide): 28 pages covering every EX200 objective, written for RHEL 9 with the RHEL 10 differences called out, including a 20-task mock exam with a verification key and a one-page night-before cheat sheet. No account needed, just an email address.
- Browsing the full lab catalog on each course page.

Premium unlocks all 45 RHCSA labs with unlimited plays; Premium+ adds every other certification path.

## Comparison pages

URL: https://linuxcert.guru/compare/

Factual side-by-side pages comparing LinuxCert.Guru with other ways to prepare for the RHCSA, on price, hands-on labs, grading, mock exams and refunds. Each page also lists where the other option is the better choice. Competitor details are checked against the vendor's own site on the date shown on each page (currently 2026-09-19) and can change without notice. LinuxCert.Guru is not affiliated with any vendor named on those pages.

- Red Hat Training: https://linuxcert.guru/compare/red-hat-training/
- Udemy RHCSA courses: https://linuxcert.guru/compare/udemy/
- Sander van Vugt's RHCSA courses: https://linuxcert.guru/compare/sander-van-vugt/

The LinuxCert.Guru column on those pages states: hands-on lab platform; Free tier, Premium $29/month or $200/year, Premium+ $39/month or $250/year, RHCSA Fast Track $99 for 2 months, Mock Exam $49 per attempt; 45 RHCSA labs on real RHEL 10 machines in the browser plus RHCE, LFCS, LPIC-1 and Linux+ tracks; every task checked against the machine's real state on submit; five in-course mock tests plus the separate 3-hour, two-node RHCSA Mock Exam reviewed by a person with a report within 72 hours; no video lectures; no setup, a lab boots in the browser in seconds.

## Blog

- Index: https://linuxcert.guru/blogs-list/
- Post URLs: https://linuxcert.guru/blog/{post-id}/
- RSS feed: https://linuxcert.guru/rss.xml

Guides, exam tips and news for the RHCSA, RHCE, LFCS, LPIC-1 and Linux+ certifications, written by the LinuxCert.Guru team. Each post links to the hands-on lab that practises what the post explains, and lists related posts.

## What's New

URL: https://linuxcert.guru/whats-new/

A changelog of new labs, exam content and platform features, newest first. It lists the most recently launched labs across all five courses by launch date, plus highlights: video walkthroughs for all learning labs and PDF solutions for mock-test labs; the RHCSA Mock Exam; Discord and email support; RHCSA GUI labs (resetting the RHEL password and using Cockpit); progress tracking; Extend Lab for Premium Plus users; and live chat with the support team between 9 AM and 9 PM SGT.

## Policies

### Refund / cancellation policy

URL: https://linuxcert.guru/refund-policy/

Refunds are prorated for the unused part of your plan, after the payment-gateway fee is deducted. Every refund follows the same three rules, whichever plan you bought and whenever you ask:

1. The payment-gateway fee is deducted first. The payment provider keeps a processing fee on every payment and does not return it when a payment is refunded, so that fee is deducted from the amount paid before anything else is calculated.
2. The remainder is prorated. You are refunded the share of the remaining amount that corresponds to the unused part of the period you paid for, counted from the day the request is received to the end of that period. The same applies to a monthly plan, a yearly plan, a renewal and the two-month RHCSA Fast Track.
3. No refund is for the full amount paid. Because the gateway fee is always deducted and the days already used are always counted, a refund is never 100% of the payment, even if you ask on the day you bought.

Worked example from the policy: on a $200 yearly plan, if the gateway fee on that payment was $6 and you ask with 300 of the 365 days unused, the refund is ($200 - $6) x 300 / 365, about $159.45. The exact gateway fee depends on your card and country and is confirmed with you before processing.

- Cancelling: you can cancel a subscription at any time from the billing portal on your dashboard. Cancelling stops the next renewal; access continues until the end of the paid period. Cancelling does not issue a refund on its own; request one separately and it is calculated by the rules above.
- Exceptions: RHCSA Mock Exam attempts are non-refundable and non-transferable once purchased, whether bought on their own or included in a plan. Plans bought under an Enterprise or team agreement follow the refund terms in that agreement.
- How to request: email support@linuxcert.guru with the date of purchase, the plan purchased and your reason. Allow up to 2 business days. Refunds go back to the original payment method where possible, and partial-period refunds are calculated to the day.

### Terms and conditions

URL: https://linuxcert.guru/terms/

Last updated Aug 12th 2026. The conditions that govern use of LinuxCert.Guru and any purchase from it; "we" means LINUXCERT GURU, whose registered/operational office is Web3verse Innovation Labs Pte Ltd, 152 Beach Road, #23-02 Gateway East, Singapore 189721. They cover content changes without notice, no warranty on accuracy or suitability, use at your own risk, copyright and trademarks, linking, declined transactions, and restate the refund policy above.

### Privacy policy

URL: https://linuxcert.guru/privacy-policy/

Effective 1st Jan 2024. Explains what is collected (name, phone number and email address you provide; payment details when you buy; usage and device information collected automatically), how it is used (delivering and managing the service, accounts and support, transactions, technical and promotional emails, analytics), that data is shared only with trusted partners such as payment processing and web hosting, how to deactivate an account or unsubscribe from promotional email (support@linuxcert.guru), and the security measures taken. Cookie consent (essential, analytics, marketing) is managed from the "Cookie settings" link in the site footer.

## Support and contact

URL: https://linuxcert.guru/contact-us/

- Email: support@linuxcert.guru
- Discord community: https://discord.gg/4CNV58w8mA (Discord support is included in the Premium and Premium+ plans)
- Response time: usually within 1 business day
- Live chat with the support team: 9 AM to 9 PM SGT
- Enterprise and teams: 10+ seats, invoice billing available

## Company

URL: https://linuxcert.guru/about-us/

LINUXCERT GURU (LinuxCert.Guru) is operated by Web3verse Innovation Labs Pte Ltd, Singapore. Its stated mission is to democratize access to high-quality practice and preparation material for the RHCSA and RHCE certifications through byte-size, hands-on labs, and its vision is a global community of learners prepared for the challenges of tomorrow. Why choose us, in the company's own words: hands-on exercises, auto-graded tasks, unlimited plays, mock tests, commitment to excellence, and Discord support.

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Last updated: 2026-09-27