Kubernetes 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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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 Kubernetes, Security

OWASP K8s Vulnerable Cluster

Adam Leskis

This playground presents a k3s cluster that has randomized security vulnerabilities injected based on the OWASP Kubernetes Top 10 list for 2025. Run a scan to find what's wrong, then fix it and get another random vulnerability automatically injected. Play as long as you like!

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

Playground on Kubernetes, CI/CD

ArgoCD + Gitea

Experiment with GitOps - deploy a demo app to a Kubernetes cluster with ArgoCD, with app manifests stored in a Git repo hosted in Gitea.

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

Playground on Kubernetes

Kube-composer

Open-Source Kubernetes YAML Builder with Intuitive Web Interface and Dynamic Visualization for Developers and DevOps Engineers kube-composer.com

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

Playground on Cloud, Networking, Kubernetes

Tailscale Homelab Access

Adam Leskis

A multi-node K3s cluster to demo connecting and troubleshooting a homelab remotely via tailscale. All username/passwords are admin/admin123

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

Playground on Kubernetes

Getting Started with Istio

by Ivan Velichko

A simple K3s cluster with Istio service mesh and the sample Bookinfo app deployed. The playground is a good fit for workshops, self-paced labs, and quick experimentation with Istio and service mesh fundamentals.

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 Kubernetes

VCluster on single-node K3S

Single node k3s witch VCluster cli installed.

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.

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

Playground on Kubernetes

2048 Game (Kubernetes Edition)

by Ivan Velichko

A sample app from https://github.com/digitalocean/kubernetes-sample-apps running on an iximiuz Labs K3s cluster.