Challenge on Linux
Hello CFML
Create a CFML page at /opt/coldfusion2025/cfusion/wwwroot/hello.cfm that outputs "Hello, ColdFusion!" and the current server date. The page must return HTTP 200 and contain the string "Hello, ColdFusion!".
Materials by Alejandro Mercado
All materials
Aggregate Cluster Logs with Loki and Alloy
Build the logging pillar on a Rancher cluster: install Grafana Loki to store logs and Grafana Alloy to ship them from every node, then wire Loki into the Grafana you already run for metrics and prove a LogQL query returns your cluster's logs. This is the same pipeline Rancher's Logging app packages.
Challenge on Kubernetes
Rate-Limit a Route with a Kong Plugin
Kong is already installed and routing a workload. Turn it from a plain ingress controller into an API gateway: attach a rate-limiting plugin to the route so the gateway rejects requests over the limit with HTTP 429.
Challenge on Kubernetes
Install Kong from the Rancher Catalog and Route a Workload
Add the Kong Helm repository to Rancher's Apps, install the Kong ingress controller, and route a workload through the Kong gateway. This is the everyday platform-app workflow: add a repo, install a tool, and wire your workloads into it.
Challenge on Kubernetes
Install Kong from the Rancher Catalog and Route a Workload
Add the Kong Helm repository to Rancher's Apps, install the Kong ingress controller, and route a workload through the Kong gateway. This is the everyday platform-app workflow: add a repo, install a tool, and wire your workloads into it.
Challenge on Kubernetes
Back Up the Rancher Management State
Protect a Rancher installation against disaster. The Rancher Backup operator and a ResourceSet are already in place - create a Backup and confirm the operator produces a completed archive of the management state, the first step of any real recovery plan.
Course on Programming
ColdFusion 2025: Foundations
Hands-on ColdFusion 2025 training from CFML basics to REST APIs and security. No local setup required — everything runs in a pre-configured lab environment with Adobe ColdFusion 2025 and CommandBox/Lucee 7 ready on first boot.
Managing Kubernetes with Rancher
Learn to deploy, manage, and scale Kubernetes clusters efficiently using Rancher and Rancher Fleet. This course takes you from installing Rancher on K3s to multi-cluster GitOps, CI/CD, observability, and day-2 operations.
This playground was created by an iximiuz Labs user and is provided with no warranty.
Hungry Minds — ColdFusion 2025 Production & AI
Multi-VM advanced training environment: CF dev + CF prod + Ollama AI node. Course content by Alejandro Mercado / Hungry Minds.
This playground was created by an iximiuz Labs user and is provided with no warranty.
Hungry Minds — ColdFusion 2025 Foundations
ColdFusion 2025 Developer Edition + Lucee 7 on Ubuntu 24.04. Course 1: Foundations (Modules 1-4). Course content by Alejandro Mercado / Hungry Minds.