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.

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Official Collection

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

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 24.04

A vanilla Ubuntu 24.04 server.

Playground on  Generative AIProgramming

Coding Agent Base

Get a disposable agentic coding environment in seconds. Claude Code, Gemini CLI, OpenAI Codex, Opencode, and Plandex pre-installed and ready to use.

Playground on  LinuxNetworking

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.

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Independent Authors

Playgrounds from outstanding independent authors proudly hosted by iximiuz Labs.

Playground on  CI/CD

Gitea

Basically GiHub, but Open Source.

Playground on  Kubernetes

HA Kubernetes Cluster

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

Playground on  Linux

Nix on Ubuntu

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

Playground on  Linux

OpenSearch

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

Playground on  Kubernetes

Kubernetes the Hard Way

A manually assembled Kubernetes cluster, inspired by Kelsey Hightower's "Kubernetes the Hard Way" tutorial.

Playground on  LinuxCloud

etcd Cluster

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

Playground on  ContainersCI/CD

Dagger

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

Playground on  Kubernetes

kubeadm

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

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Community Collection

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

Playground on  Linux

Full Ubuntu Desktop Experience in web

Access your remote server’s full desktop directly from the browser using Apache Guacamole, eliminating the need for a local RDP client 💻🌐

Playground on  KubernetesSecurity

OWASP K8s Vulnerable Cluster

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

Playground on  ContainersProgramming

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.

Playground on  LinuxNetworkingContainers

Uncloud Cluster

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

Playground on  LinuxNetworkingObservability

Ubuntu eBPF

Experimental playground with out of the box eBPF support through BTF

Playground on  KubernetesCI/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.

Playground on  LinuxContainers

Docker on Btrfs

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.

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

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