SomNOG8 Workshops: Systems and Services

7 Dec 2025, 08:00 → 9 Dec 2025, 17:50 Africa/Mogadishu

Somali national university (SNU)

Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

Track 2: Systems and Services

The Somali Network Operators’ Group (SomNOG) is proud to announce the Systems and Services track as part of SomNOG7. As a cornerstone of our commitment to capacity building within the ICT sector, this track offers hands-on workshops designed to equip participants with the skills necessary for configuring and operating large-scale Internet services on Linux systems.

Throughout the three-day workshop, participants will delve into practical exercises aimed at enhancing their proficiency in managing Internet services effectively. From server configuration to service optimization, attendees will gain invaluable insights into the intricacies of deploying and maintaining robust Internet infrastructures.

Who Should Attend?

This track is tailored for technical staff currently involved in providing Internet services or those aspiring to enter this field. Whether you're responsible for the establishment or provisioning of basic Internet services, this workshop will provide you with the essential knowledge and tools to excel in your role.

Prerequisites

Participants should possess a foundational understanding of Unix/Linux servers, including familiarity with Mail servers, DNS servers, Web servers, and similar services. Additionally, a basic knowledge of networking concepts is required to fully engage with the workshop content.

Join us for an immersive learning experience that will empower you to elevate your skills and contribute to the advancement of Somalia's digital landscape.

Sunday, 7 December

1 Introduction to Systems and Services track

Speaker: Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

2 Getting familiar with the CLI and text editing

Speaker: Ismail Mumin (TabaarakICT)

09:40 Tea Break

3 Managing file permissions users, groups, process, scripts & cron jobs, and packages

Managing file permissions users and groups
process, scripts cron jobs, and
package management using apt and rpm

Speakers: Ismail Mumin, Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN), abdifitaah abdullahi Mohamed

12:00 Prayer and Lunch break

4 Networking Concepts and Configuration

Netplan and Static IP Configuration

Speakers: Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN), Omar Hassan (NIRA)

Monday, 8 December

5 DNS Concepts

Speaker: Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

09:40 Tea Break

6 Configuring a forwarding and an authoritative DNS Server

12:00 Prayer and Lunch break

7 Web server concepts& Installing a Web server

Nginx as reverse Proxy

Speakers: Ismail Mumin (TabaarakICT), Omar A. Hassan (SomaliREN)

15:00 Prayers and Tea Break

8 Setting up a slave and DNS server delegations

Speakers: Ismail Mumin (TabaarakICT), Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

Tuesday, 9 December

9 Completion of DNS and Webserver Challenge

Speakers: Ismail Mumin (TabaarakICT), Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

10 LDAP and RADIUS

Speaker: Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

09:40 Tea Break

11 Email Services Fundamentals& Installing Postfix Server

Speakers: Ismail Mumin (TabaarakICT), Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

12:00 Prayer and Lunch Break

12 Security and Monitoring Tools

Using WAZUH for Security Information & Event Management (SIEM)
Nmap for Network Scanning
Dirbuster Directory Brute forcing

13 Virtualization, Automation, and Cloud Computing Concepts

Virtualization Concepts
Automation Tools Using Terraform
Cloud Computing Fundamentals

Speakers: Mr Abdi fitah Abdullahi Mohamed, Ismail Mumin, Omar Hassan

15:30 Prayer and Tea Break

14 General discussions, Closing, Certification and Evaluation

Speaker: All