System Administration

The Book of PF, 4th Edition

CMason — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:55:19 +0000

Build a more secure network with PF.

Peter N. M. Hansteen

March 2026

The Book of Kubernetes

No Starch Press — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 21:30:20 +0000

This hands-on guidebook explains the inner workings of containers, and shows how Kubernetes helps computing, networking, and storage.

Alan Hohn

August 2022

DevOps for the Desperate

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:56:52 +0000

A hands-on, no-nonsense guide for those who land in a DevOps environment and need to get up and running quickly.

Bradley Smith

June 2022

Practical Doomsday

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 18:54:55 +0000

Outlines a model for evaluating risks in your life, as well as preparing for a wide range of potential crises.

Michal Zalewski

January 2022

Kill It with Fire

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:55:47 +0000

Kill It with Fire chronicles the challenges of dealing with aging computer systems, along with sound modernization strategies.

Marianne Bellotti

March 2021

Network Programming with Go

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:24:51 +0000

Network Programming with Go teaches you how to write clean, secure network software with the programming language designed to make it seem easy.

Adam Woodbeck

March 2021

PowerShell for Sysadmins

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 23:39:12 +0000

Automate everything Windows with PowerShell. Formerly known as the boring way to do it.

Adam Bertram

February 2020

Practical Packet Analysis, 3rd Edition

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 18:18:33 +0000

Practical Packet Analysis, 3rd Ed. teaches you how to use Wireshark for packet capture and analysis.

Chris Sanders

April 2017

Wicked Cool Shell Scripts, 2nd Edition

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 01:50:29 +0000

Wicked Cool Shell Scripts, 2nd Edition is a collection of fun tools for sysadmins, web developers, and every Linux user.

Dave Taylor and Brandon Perry

October 2016

Book of GNS3

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 23:52:00 +0000

The Book of GNS3 teaches you to use GNS3 to simulate network connections and troubleshoot potential problems, all using a single computer.

Jason C. Neumann

July 2015

Network Flow Analysis

Anonymous — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:29:02 +0000

Network Flow Analysis teaches the busy network administrator how to build every component of a flow-based network awareness system, and how network analysis and auditing can help address problems and improve network reliability.

Michael W. Lucas

June 2010

TCP/IP Guide

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:17:32 +0000

The TCP/IP Guide is a must-have addition to the libraries of internetworking students, educators, networking professionals, and those working toward certification.

Charles M. Kozierok

October 2005

Book of IMAP

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:13:43 +0000

The Book of IMAP offers a detailed introduction to IMAP and POP3, the two protocols that govern all modern mail servers and clients.

Peer Heinlein and Peer Hartleben

May 2008

Linux Firewalls

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:09:44 +0000

If you're responsible for keeping a network secure, you'll find Linux Firewalls invaluable in your attempt to understand attacks and to detect and even prevent compromises.

Michael Rash

October 2007

Designing BSD Rootkits

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:54:44 +0000

Hack the FreeBSD kernel for yourself!

Joseph Kong

April 2007