Build real engineeringprojects

Learn System Engineering and Analytical Thinking through modern DevOps. Work hands-on with Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and CI/CD. Build skills through guided labs, test them through production-style troubleshooting challenges, and connect everything through real engineering projects.

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AWS Cloud Engineering

A guided path from cloud foundations to running the News Scraper on EKS.

IAM and access
VPC networking
EKS deployment
Guided hands-on lab Live

Build the VPC foundation

Learn the concept, run the command, and inspect the real AWS resource.

Plan 10.0.0.0/24
Create the VPC
Verify DNS settings
Production-style challenge Live

Traffic cannot reach the app

Investigate routes, security controls, and evidence instead of following steps.

Inspect the symptom
Find the broken path
Prove the repair
Real engineering project Live

News Scraper on AWS

Connect every skill into a deployment you can demonstrate and explain.

Containers published
EKS workloads healthy
Evidence ready
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Projects: the XLabs destination

Finish with work that looks like real engineering.

Projects combine the skills from labs and challenges into phased implementation work: read the brief, set up the workspace, complete technical tasks, validate outcomes, and collect evidence.

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AI + DevOps
Intermediate
6-8 hours
8 phases

AI Image Classifier Productionization

Take a developer-built AI app through Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, validation, and production-style delivery evidence.

Project outcome

A deployable AI application with repeatable build, runtime configuration, Kubernetes manifests, and release evidence.

DockerKubernetesCI/CDSmoke testing
Kubernetes Delivery
Intermediate
8-10 hours
12 phases

News Scraper Production Readiness

Turn a full-stack news scraper into a Kubernetes-ready service with persistence, health checks, rollout safety, and CI/CD.

Project outcome

A multi-service deployment path with database readiness, runtime config, troubleshooting evidence, and release controls.

KubernetesMongoDBHealth checksGitHub Actions

Labs teach the individual skills. Challenges test your readiness. Projects ask you to connect everything into one delivery workflow.

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Project-ready learning path

Everything before projects has a job.

Labs teach. Challenges test. Projects prove. Hubs, labs, and challenges are the preparation layer that helps you build enough understanding to complete real production-style projects.

1

Pick a skill path

Choose the hub that prepares you for the project work you want to do.

2

Learn and practice

Use theory and guided labs to build the command-level understanding.

3

Test readiness

Solve challenges when you need to prove the skill without hand-holding.

4

Complete projects

Bring the skills together in phased engineering work with validation and evidence.

The goal is not to finish more content. The goal is to become ready for engineering work you can explain and validate.

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Execution Modes

Choose Your Learning Environment

Run hands-on labs locally on your machine or in our cloud infrastructure. Both options give you real hands-on experience with production-grade tools.

Local Execution

Run labs on your own machine with Docker

Unlimited usage on your hardware
Full control over your environment
Works offline after initial setup
Use your own resources (CPU, RAM)
Quick setup with one command:
curl -sSL https://xlabs.dev/install.sh | bash

Cloud Execution

Run labs on our high-performance servers

No setup required, instant start
Access to cloud resources
High-performance cloud servers
Cloud infrastructure, 24/7 availability
Automatic maintenance & updates
May need to wait for available resources
Start immediately:
Just click "Start Lab" → Choose Cloud

Ready to Get Started?

Choose your preferred setup or try both to see what works best for you.