Linux 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.

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

Playground on Linux

Ubuntu 24.04

A vanilla Ubuntu 24.04 server.

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

Playground on Linux, 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.

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

Playground on Linux

Debian Trixie

A vanilla Debian Trixie (stable) server.

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

Playground on Linux

Debian Bookworm

A vanilla Debian Bookworm (oldstable) server.

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

Playground on Linux

Debian Forky

A vanilla Debian Forky (testing) server.

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

Playground on Linux

Fedora Linux

A vanilla Fedora Linux server, for RHEL fans.

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

Playground on Linux

Alpine Linux

A lightweight Alpine Linux server.

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

Playground on Linux

Ubuntu 22.04

A vanilla Ubuntu 22.04 server.

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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 Linux

Nix on Ubuntu

Márk Sági-Kazár

by Márk Sági-Kazár

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

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

Playground on Linux

OpenSearch

Márk Sági-Kazár

by Márk Sági-Kazár

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

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

Playground on Linux, Cloud

etcd Cluster

Márk Sági-Kazár

by Márk Sági-Kazár

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

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

Playground on Linux, Cloud

etcd store

Márk Sági-Kazár

by Márk Sági-Kazár

A distributed, reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system.

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

Playground on Linux

ClickHouse Cluster

Márk Sági-Kazár

by Márk Sági-Kazár

A multi-node cluster for exploring scaling capabilities of ClickHouse.

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

Playground on Linux

ClickHouse

Márk Sági-Kazár

by Márk Sági-Kazár

A fast, open-source, column-oriented, analytical database.

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 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, Networking, Observability

Ubuntu eBPF

by Başar Subaşı

Experimental playground with out of the box eBPF support through BTF

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.