Containers Playgrounds

Remote sandbox environments for learning and experimenting without worrying about setup and cleanup. Run anything on vanilla Linux VMs, get a fresh Docker host or Kubernetes cluster in seconds, publish ports, collaborate via sharing terminal sessions, SSH from the command line, and more.

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Official Collection

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

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Playground on Containers

Docker

A Linux server with Docker engine pre-installed.

This playground was prepared for you by the iximiuz Labs team.

Playground on Containers

Podman

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

This playground was prepared for you by the iximiuz Labs team.

Playground on Containers

contaiNERD CTL

nerdctl, containerd, and BuildKit packed together for true nerds.

This playground was prepared for you by the iximiuz Labs team.

Playground on Containers

Incus

Incus is an actively improved community fork of LXD. Do you need systemd inside your containers? Give Incus a try!

This playground was prepared for you by the iximiuz Labs team.

Playground on Networking, Containers

Docker Swarm

A three-node swarm accompanied by an ephemeral registry for ease of experimentation. Batteries included!

This playground was prepared for you by the iximiuz Labs team.

Playground on Networking, Containers

Basecamp Kamal

Kamal is a simple but handy tool to deploy containerized web apps on good old VMs.

This playground was prepared for you by the iximiuz Labs team.

Playground on Containers, CI/CD, Generative AI

Dagger

A 4-in-1 playground (Docker, Podman, containerd, and Kubernetes hosts) to experiment with Dagger - a powerful development workflow automation engine.

This playground was prepared for you by the iximiuz Labs team.

Playground on Containers, Security

minT(oolkit)

Don't change anything in your container image and minify it by up to 30x making it secure, too!

Independent Authors

Playgrounds from outstanding independent authors proudly hosted by iximiuz Labs.

This playground was carefully crafted by an independent author and proudly hosted by iximiuz Labs.

Playground on Containers, CI/CD

Dagger

Márk Sági-Kazár

by Márk Sági-Kazár

A playground to experiment with Dagger - a powerful development workflow automation engine.

Community Collection

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

This playground was created by an iximiuz Labs user and is provided with no warranty.

Playground on Containers, 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.

This playground was created by an iximiuz Labs user and is provided with no warranty.

Playground on Linux, Networking, Containers

Uncloud Cluster

Anton Ovchinnikov

by Anton Ovchinnikov

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

This playground was created by an iximiuz Labs user and is provided with no warranty.

Playground on Linux, Containers

Docker on Btrfs

by Ivan Velichko

Hands-on Docker on Btrfs: experiment with native snapshots, compression, and checksums; inspect setup, grow the filesystem live, and back up/restore images and containers.

This playground was created by an iximiuz Labs user and is provided with no warranty.

Playground on Containers, Kubernetes, Security

Kind Cluster: Mutating Admission Policies

A playground to demonstrate dynamic admission control through native support for mutating resources during the admission phase through mutating admission policies.

This playground was created by an iximiuz Labs user and is provided with no warranty.

Playground on Containers, Kubernetes, Security

Kind Cluster: Structured AuthN + AuthZ Config

A playground to demonstrate access control through Kubernetes structured authentication and structured authorization configuration.

This playground was created by an iximiuz Labs user and is provided with no warranty.

Playground on Containers, Kubernetes, Security

Kind Cluster: OIDC AuthN

A playground to demonstrate access control through OIDC authentication for Kubernetes.