DevOps 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.

Pro Tip: Build your own playgrounds to automate repetitive setups, easily share reproducible environments with your teammates, or include in your blog posts, demos, conference talks, GitHub projects or issues.
Start Building
PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Kubernetes

HA Kubernetes Cluster

A multi-node, highly available Kubernetes cluster provisioned with kubeadm.

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Linux

Nix on Ubuntu

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

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Linux

OpenSearch

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

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Linux,Ā Cloud

etcd Cluster

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

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Containers,Ā CI/CD

Dagger

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

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Kubernetes

kubeadm

A single-machine playground to experiment with kubeadm, a tool built to provide best-practice "fast paths" for creating Kubernetes clusters.

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Linux,Ā Cloud

etcd store

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

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Security

OpenBao vs Vault

A clash of titans: OpenBao and Vault side by side for easy comparison.

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Security

Vault

Secure, store, and tightly control access to tokens, passwords, certificates, encryption keys for protecting secrets, and other sensitive data using a UI, CLI, or HTTP API.

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Security

OpenBao

An open source, community-driven fork of Vault managed by the Linux Foundation.

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Linux

ClickHouse Cluster

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

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Linux

ClickHouse

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

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Cloud,Ā Networking,Ā Kubernetes

Tailscale Homelab Access

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

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Observability

ELK Stack

This is a hands-on ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) playground enhanced with Docker and Beats to simulate real-world log and observability scenarios. It includes an Elastic Cluster (es-node-01 and es-node-02) for storing and indexing data, a test-node-03 running Docker with Filebeat, Metricbeat, and Heartbeat for log and metric collection, and kibana-node-04 for visualizing everything via Kibana UI—perfect for learning and experimentation.

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Containers

Base build with container security tools on it

This playground installs the base_container_sec_workstation.yml playbook from https://github.com/raesene/container_sec_workstation

PlaygroundĀ onĀ  Kubernetes

Getting Started with Istio

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.