DevOps Playgrounds

Remote sandboxes for learning and experimentation — fresh Linux VMs, Docker hosts, or Kubernetes clusters in seconds.

Playground on  Linux, Networking

iptables Container Port Lab

Two plain Linux hosts - no Docker - for building a container out of a network namespace and publishing its port with nothing but nat rules. Companion playground for the tutorial "If you don't understand iptables, you are cooked - Part 2".

Playground on  Linux, Networking

iptables NAT Router Lab

Two VMs: no-internet sits on a private LAN with no route out; have-internet is dual-homed with real internet access. Turn have-internet into a NAT router for the tutorial "If you don't understand iptables, you are cooked - Part 1".