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 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.

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Independent Authors

Playgrounds from outstanding independent authors proudly hosted by iximiuz Labs.

Playground on  Cloud, Programming

Restate Cluster

Márk Sági-Kazár
by  Márk Sági-Kazár

A three-node Restate cluster for inspecting distributed Restate server behavior.

Playground on  Cloud, Programming

Restate

Márk Sági-Kazár
by  Márk Sági-Kazár

Durable execution runtime for services, workflows, and agents.

Playground on  CI/CD

Gitea

Márk Sági-Kazár
by  Márk Sági-Kazár

Basically GiHub, but Open Source.

Playground on  Kubernetes

HA Kubernetes Cluster

Márk Sági-Kazár
by  Márk Sági-Kazár

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

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.

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.

Playground on  Kubernetes

Kubernetes the Hard Way

Márk Sági-Kazár
by  Márk Sági-Kazár

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

Playground on  Linux, Cloud

etcd Cluster

Márk Sági-Kazár
by  Márk Sági-Kazár

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

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Community Collection

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

Playground on  Linux, Networking, Observability

USE Practice

Adam Leskis
by  Adam Leskis

Practice Linux USE-method investigations against randomized host-level scenarios. It already has the [use-tool](https://github.com/lpmi-13/use-tool) installed, so you can begin with that, or just run a free-form investigation.

Playground on  Linux

SilverStack Dev Machine

Muhammad Ibtisam
by  Muhammad Ibtisam

A fully provisioned DevOps workstation on Ubuntu 24.04 - every tool pre-installed, every alias pre-wired, zero setup required.

Playground on  Kubernetes, Security

Kata Containers Demo

Ivan Velichko
by  Ivan Velichko

A Kubernetes cluster with the Kata Containers runtime preinstalled.

Playground on  Linux

Run Omakub and use it via XRDP

Arjun Dandagi
by  Arjun Dandagi

A ubuntu server configured to run omakub

Playground on  Containers, Programming

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  Linux

PostgreSQL 18.4 on Ubuntu 26.04 (customized)

Karuppiah Natarajan
by  Karuppiah Natarajan

PostgreSQL 18.4 Playground with Ubuntu 24.04 OS (customized)

Playground on  Linux, Networking, Observability

Ubuntu eBPF

Başar Subaşı
by  Başar Subaşı

Experimental playground with out of the box eBPF support through BTF

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.

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Vendor Materials

Playgrounds prepared by software vendors to help you learn and experiment with their products and services.

Playground on  Cloud, Kubernetes, Observability

VictoriaMetrics on Kubernetes

Márk Sági-Kazár
by  Márk Sági-Kazár

VictoriaMetrics Operator on a multi-node Kubernetes cluster.

Playground on  Cloud, Observability

VictoriaMetrics Cluster

Márk Sági-Kazár
by  Márk Sági-Kazár

A multi-node VictoriaMetrics cluster with vminsert, vmselect, and vmstorage components.

Playground on  Cloud, Observability

VictoriaMetrics

Márk Sági-Kazár
by  Márk Sági-Kazár

A fast, cost-effective, and scalable time-series database and monitoring solution.

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