Francesco Colista
System Network Administrator
Greater Rome Metropolitan Area Italy
Summary
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Top SchoolFrancesco Colista is a seasoned System Network Administrator with 17+ years designing and managing resilient network and server infrastructures across Linux and Windows Server environments. As an Alpine Linux core developer and Technical Steering Committee member, he brings deep expertise in minimal, secure Linux systems and contributes upstream to a widely used lightweight distribution. His background spans system integration, VoIP, and telecom-focused networking, grounded in early technical training in electronics and telecommunications. Known for practical, security-minded solutions, he also maintains packages in the Arch AUR ecosystem—demonstrating a commitment to open source toolchains that power production systems. Based in the Greater Rome area, he combines long-term operational experience with ongoing community leadership in Linux distributions.
16 years of coding experience
Windows Operating System Internals, Windows Operating System Internals at David Solomon Expert SeminarsHigh School, Electronic and Telecommunication, High School, Electronic and Telecommunication at I.T.I.S. Heinrich Hertz
Italian, English
Stackoverflow
113reputation
3kreached
3answers
3questions
Github Skills (200)
encrypt10
vulnerability-management10
shodan10
certbot10
act10
alpine-linux10
openvas10
mozjpeg10
python10
coredns10
graylog10
gns310
ssl10
vulnerability-scanners10
security10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
fcolista/apkfile
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:10 releases, 17 commits, 49 pushes in 8 months
fcolista/alpine-metasploit
Feb 2023 - Mar 2023
Docker Image for Metasploit based on Alpine Linux
Contributions:10 commits, 33 pushes, 7 branches in 1 month
docker-imagelinuxalpine-linuxdockermetasploit
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