Challenges

Focused hands-on problems designed to help you hone your DevOps or Server Side skills. Some challenges are more educational, while others are based on real-world scenarios. The platform provides hints and feedback for each challenge, including automated solution checks.

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Challenges crafted by iximiuz Labs to help you master DevOps and Server Side topics.

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Challenge, Easy, on Kubernetes, Containers

Mount Static Assets from an OCI Image into a Kubernetes Pod

by Ivan Velichko

Use Kubernetes image volumes to mount a static HTML artifact into an nginx Pod without an init container or a custom nginx image.

kubernetes-101 oci-image storage container-volume

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Challenge, Medium, on Containers, Linux

Free Up Disk Space by Removing Unused Docker Volumes

by Ivan Velichko

Your Docker host has been in use for a while. Anonymous and named volumes piled up, disk space is tight, and it's time to clean stuff up.

docker container-volume filesystem

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Challenge, Medium, on Containers

Avoid Data Loss When Running Database Containers: Named vs Anonymous Volumes

by Ivan Velichko

Learn the difference between named and anonymous volumes and avoid accidental data loss when upgrading a database container.

docker container-rootfs container-volume

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Challenge, Medium, on Containers

Docker Volumes: Upgrade a Containerized App Without Losing Data

by Ivan Velichko

Learn how to persist the application's on-disk state using a volume so you can replace a container with a newer version while keeping existing data intact.

docker container-rootfs container-volume