Development · intermediate
Rust Programming for Systems & Cloud
Learn Rust from the ground up with a focus on real-world systems and cloud applications. Master ownership, the borrow checker, async Rust with Tokio, and build REST APIs with Axum — then deploy cloud-native services using the AWS SDK for Rust, Docker, and WebAssembly.
- 9 hours
- 17 lessons
- 4 modules
- updated May 2026
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Read a full lesson and answer 3 questions from the Module 1 quiz. No account needed.
Ownership, Borrowing, Lifetimes, and Pattern Matching
4 modules, 17 lessons
Module 1 is free — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz.
- readOwnership, Borrowing, Lifetimes, and Pattern Matching25 min
- videoUnderstanding Ownership in Rust20 min
- hands-onHands-On: Ownership, Borrowing, and Pattern Matching20 min
- quizModule 1 Quiz: Ownership, Borrowing & Pattern Matching10 min
Built by the CloudaQube team
No celebrity instructor — here is exactly what goes into the course instead.
- 01 5 guided hands-on walkthroughs you run in a real environment.
- 02 4 module quizzes — every answer comes with an explanation.
- 03 Last updated May 2026.
- 04 Any module can become a hands-on lab in Labs Studio.
What you'll be able to do
- 01 Explain Rust's ownership model and how the borrow checker enforces memory safety at compile time
- 02 Identify when to use traits, generics, and lifetimes to write reusable and correct systems code
- 03 Build a REST API with Axum and Tokio using async/await and structured error handling
- 04 Apply the AWS SDK for Rust to interact with S3, Lambda, and other cloud services
- 05 Evaluate trade-offs between Rust and other languages for performance-critical cloud workloads
- 06 Demonstrate building and containerising a production Rust service with multi-stage Docker builds
- — Proficiency in at least one other programming language (Python, Go, Java, or C++)
- — Basic understanding of memory concepts (stack vs heap, pointers)
- — Familiarity with the Linux command line and a terminal-based workflow
Before you start
How long does it take?
About 9 hours of lessons, videos and hands-on walkthroughs across 4 modules.
What’s free?
Module 1 in full — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz — with no card required. Any paid plan (from $8.99/mo) unlocks all 4 modules, and starts with a 14-day free trial.
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No card required. Unlock every module from $8.99/mo when you’re ready.