DevOps Playgrounds

Remote sandbox environments for learning and experimentation β€” without setup or cleanup. Launch fresh Linux VMs, Docker hosts, or Kubernetes clusters in seconds, publish ports, share terminal sessions, and connect over SSH.

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Playgrounds crafted by iximiuz Labs for efficient hands-on learning and safe experimentation.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Kubernetes

Kubernetes Cluster

A multi-node Kubernetes cluster provisioned with kubeadm, allowing you to choose your preferred container runtime and networking plugin. Perfect for CKA, CKAD, and CKS preparation.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Containers

Docker

A Linux server with Docker engine pre-installed.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Linux

Ubuntu 26.04

A vanilla Ubuntu 26.04 server.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Generative AI,Β Programming

Coding Agent Base

Get a disposable agentic coding environment in seconds. Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and Opencode pre-installed and ready to use.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Linux,Β Networking

FlexBox

Your perfect base playground. Create purpose-built sandbox environments by choosing up to five VMs with custom root filesystems and organizing them into any number of local networks.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Kubernetes

Kubernetes Cluster (K3s)

A multi-node K3s cluster with a load balancer, Helm, and more.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Containers

Podman

A Linux server with Podman, a daemonless Docker alternative, pre-installed.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Networking

MiniLAN (Ubuntu)

Four refined Ubuntu VMs connected into a single network.

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Independent Authors

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Playgrounds from outstanding independent authors proudly hosted by iximiuz Labs.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Cloud,Β Programming

Restate Cluster

MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r
byΒ  MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r

A three-node Restate cluster for inspecting distributed Restate server behavior.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Cloud,Β Programming

Restate

MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r
byΒ  MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r

Durable execution runtime for services, workflows, and agents.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  CI/CD

Gitea

MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r
byΒ  MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r

Basically GiHub, but Open Source.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Kubernetes

HA Kubernetes Cluster

MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r
byΒ  MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r

A multi-node, highly available Kubernetes cluster provisioned with kubeadm.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Linux

Nix on Ubuntu

MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r
byΒ  MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r

Experiment with the Nix package manager, a powerful tool for reproducible and isolated software environments, on Ubuntu.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Linux

OpenSearch

MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r
byΒ  MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r

OpenSearch is an open-source, enterprise-grade search and observability suite that brings order to unstructured data at scale.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Kubernetes

Kubernetes the Hard Way

MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r
byΒ  MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r

A manually assembled Kubernetes cluster, inspired by Kelsey Hightower's "Kubernetes the Hard Way" tutorial.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Linux,Β Cloud

etcd Cluster

MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r
byΒ  MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r

A multi-node etcd cluster for exploring clustering and coordination features.

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Community Collection

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Playgrounds contributed by the community members sharing their knowledge and expertise.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Kubernetes,Β IaC,Β CI/CD

GitOps Bootstrap

Başar Subaşı
by  Başar Subaşı

A sandbox where you can experiment with different k8s stacks all you want!

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Linux,Β Networking,Β Programming

ClickHouse Keeper Cluster

Karuppiah Natarajan
byΒ  Karuppiah Natarajan

A C++ coordination service designed to replace Apache ZooKeeper

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Containers

Podman with Docker Compose

Shan Desai
byΒ  Shan Desai

Podman Playground with Docker Compose for better Developer Experience. Docker Compose: v5.3.1

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Linux,Β Networking,Β Observability

USE Practice

Adam Leskis
byΒ  Adam Leskis

Practice Linux USE-method investigations against randomized host-level scenarios. Run `use-practice` to see what the options are, and put some load on the system to practice your USE methodology investigation skills. It already has the use-tool (https://github.com/lpmi-13/use-tool) installed, so you can begin with that, or just run a free-form investigation.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Linux

SilverStack Dev Machine

Muhammad Ibtisam
byΒ  Muhammad Ibtisam

A fully provisioned DevOps workstation on Ubuntu 24.04 - every tool pre-installed, every alias pre-wired, zero setup required.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Kubernetes,Β Security

Kata Containers Demo

Ivan Velichko
byΒ  Ivan Velichko

A Kubernetes cluster with the Kata Containers runtime preinstalled.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Linux

Run Omakub and use it via XRDP

Arjun Dandagi
byΒ  Arjun Dandagi

A ubuntu server configured to run omakub

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Containers,Β Programming

Coder Development Environment

A fully configured Coder instance running on Ubuntu 24.04 with Docker support. Uses a custom OCI image with pre-installed Coder and Docker.

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Vendor Materials

Playgrounds prepared by software vendors to help you learn and experiment with their products and services.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Cloud,Β Kubernetes,Β Observability

VictoriaMetrics on Kubernetes

MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r
byΒ  MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r

VictoriaMetrics Operator on a multi-node Kubernetes cluster.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Cloud,Β Observability

VictoriaMetrics Cluster

MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r
byΒ  MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r

A multi-node VictoriaMetrics cluster with vminsert, vmselect, and vmstorage components.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Cloud,Β Observability

VictoriaMetrics

MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r
byΒ  MΓ‘rk SΓ‘gi-KazΓ‘r

A fast, cost-effective, and scalable time-series database and monitoring solution.

PlaygroundΒ onΒ  Linux,Β Networking,Β Containers

Uncloud Cluster

Anton Ovchinnikov
byΒ  Anton Ovchinnikov

A multi-node Uncloud cluster with a standalone control node. About Uncloud: https://github.com/psviderski/uncloud