A huge update is coming soon to iximiuz Labs 🚀 - New Linux playgrounds: Ubuntu 24.04 and Debian trixie - New container playground: Incus (LXD fork) - New feature: solve challenges using local terminal - Fresher Linux kernel with nftables support - Default non-root user for most

Nice list! And labs.iximiuz.com is a perfect place to try these ideas out 🚀

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How (and Why) to Use containerd from the Command Line containerd was extracted from Docker (many) years ago. It now exists as a separate project, and its usage is wider than Docker’s backend. For instance, containerd is the most popular Kubernetes CRI impl. Check my free

kexp was released pretty much this time last year github.com/iximiuz/kexp You can use it as a separate tool, but it’s s also embedded in every Kubernetes playground on iximiuz Labs, helping people explore and experiment with their clusters right in the browsers, the visual way.

My roundup of all things Linux, containers, and Kubernetes is out 🚀 The issue is fully dedicated to the largest-ever iximiuz Labs upgrade: - Platform UI redesign - New playgrounds - Fresh kernel with nftables support - Rootless playgrounds ...and more! newsletter.iximiuz.com/posts/ivan-on-…

10 free Linux playgrounds 🧪 If you are: - Only starting with Linux and need a safe place to practice - A seasoned platform engineer checking implementation discrepancies - A CLI developer testing your tool on different Linux distros Check this out 👉 labs.iximiuz.com/playgrounds?ca…

A tiny QoL improvement I wanted for a long time - web terminal font size change on iximiuz Labs 🚀

A (much) more major iximiuz Labs improvement - all playgrounds have gotten a default non-root user, laborant. It should allow experiments with rootless Docker, Podman, and nerdctl modes. And just in general, it's a good practice to avoid using root for everything.

Did you know that you can solve iximiuz Labs DevOps challenges from the comfort of your local terminal? ``` labctl challenge start <challenge-url> ``` Check out me trying to build, tag, and push a Docker image. Yes, I failed the `docker login` step twice and had to read my own

Hot off the press: Kubernetes 1.31 is available on iximiuz Labs. A multi-node cluster playground that boots almost instantly and has a bunch of nice batteries included 👇 Ah, and I almost forgot - it's totally free to use labs.iximiuz.com/playgrounds/k3s

Tomorrow is the first job-free Friday of my new four-day week arrangement. Guess what I'll be doing? labs.iximiuz.com 🚀

A typical day at iximiuz Labs - no images, no containers, no volumes, but 1 TB of used disk space 🤦‍♂️ And, of course, `docker system prune -af --volumes` deletes nothing. My best solution so far is to simply wipe out the /var/lib/docker folder and reboot servers often enough.

The only working way to write correct code is to write something close enough that doesn't immediately crash your production, ship it, and keep adjusting until it stops failing on edge cases. No tests can substitute seeing your code in use.

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