DevOps Playgrounds

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

Playground on  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.

Playground on  Containers

Docker

A Linux server with Docker engine pre-installed.

Playground on  Linux

Ubuntu 26.04

A vanilla Ubuntu 26.04 server.

Playground on  Generative AI, 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.

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.

Playground on  Kubernetes

Kubernetes Cluster (K3s)

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

Playground on  Containers

Podman

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

Playground on  Networking

MiniLAN (Ubuntu)

Four refined Ubuntu VMs connected into a single network.

Playground on  Linux, Programming

ShellGym

Try ShellGym - an interactive Linux command-line trainer - in a ready-made Ubuntu VM: daemon running, web UI open, sample learning path loaded.

Playground on  Kubernetes, Programming

Kubernetes Client (Go)

A collection of mini-programs demonstrating Kubernetes client-go usage and a loaded IDE. Handy if you need to write a controller or two.

Playground on  Containers

contaiNERD CTL

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

Playground on  Containers

Incus

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

Playground on  Programming

Python

The latest Python 3.x, pyenv, uv, Docker, VS Code, and a bunch of extensions.

Playground on  Programming

Go(lang)

A fresh Go version and a loaded VS Code (or Vim) is all you need.

Playground on  Programming

Node.js

The latest Node.js, NVM, Docker, VS Code, and a bunch of extensions.

Playground on  Programming

Zig

Get started with Zig in no time using an in-browser VS Code with handy addons preinstalled.