# MIT 6.824 Distributed Systems course

7 Hacker News commenters recommended MIT 6.824 Distributed Systems course and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free MIT lectures and assignments on distributed systems, recommended for learning Raft and core concepts.

## Why people recommend it

- Covers core distributed systems concepts (2 comments): "I finished the assignments in that course and that covers all the important aspects like processes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46394707)) "I have learnt more about Distributed Systems just by "auditing" this course." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48908718))
- Hands-on assignments worth completing (2 comments): "I finished the assignments in that course and that covers all the important aspects like processes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46394707)) "Try doing the assignments from MIT 6.5840 Distributed Systems course" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49709606))
- Highly recommended overall (2 comments): "It is an amazing course though!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45813789)) "Highly recommend this course." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49709599))

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## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.824/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "MIT 6.824 Distributed Systems course", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mit-6-824-distributed-systems-course/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).