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BP ACADEMY LABS

Hands-on labs — VMs, containers, servers and clusters

Private environments on BOSS Pacific infrastructure in Sydney. Root access, browser terminal or SSH, reset to a clean state every 24 hours and removed at the end of your rental. Break things — that's what they're for.

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Linux Container (LXC), 24 hours

A private Debian Linux container (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB disk) with root access — ideal for the Linux, Bash, Git, PostgreSQL and web courses. Resets every 24 hours.

$9.90 inc GST

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Linux Virtual Machine, 24 hours

A full Debian or Ubuntu virtual machine (2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB disk) with its own kernel — practise storage, LVM, systemd, firewalls and networking. Resets every 24 hours.

$16.50 inc GST

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Docker Container Sandbox, 24 hours

A Linux machine with Docker ready to go — for the CI/CD, Python, React and AI Agents courses. Resets every 24 hours.

$9.90 inc GST

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PostgreSQL Sandbox, 24 hours

PostgreSQL with a sample business database loaded — for the SQL, PostgreSQL and Data Science courses. Resets every 24 hours.

$9.90 inc GST

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Ubuntu Desktop VM (browser), 24 hours

A graphical Ubuntu desktop in your browser with VS Code, Python and Node.js installed — ideal for the programming and web courses. Resets every 24 hours.

$20.90 inc GST

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Odoo 19 Sandbox, 24 hours

A private Odoo 19 Community database with demo data and admin access — practise everything in the Odoo course. Resets every 24 hours.

$20.90 inc GST

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Windows Server VM, 24 hours

A Windows Server 2025 evaluation VM (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk) with remote desktop — for Active Directory, DNS, file shares and Microsoft 365 hybrid practice. Resets every 24 hours.

$27.50 inc GST

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Asterisk PBX Sandbox, 24 hours

An Asterisk server with two test extensions and a softphone guide — build dialplans, IVRs and queues from the VoIP course. Resets every 24 hours.

$20.90 inc GST

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Proxmox VE Nested Lab, 24 hours

A single Proxmox VE node with its own web interface — create VMs, containers, storage and backups exactly as in the Proxmox course. Resets every 24 hours.

$31.90 inc GST

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Kubernetes (k3s) 3-Node Cluster, 24 hours

A three-node k3s Kubernetes cluster with kubectl access — deploy containers, services and ingress from the CI/CD and DevOps material. Resets every 24 hours.

$31.90 inc GST

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Performance Server VM (8 vCPU / 32 GB), 24 hours

A large Linux server (8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe) for data science, databases and heavier workloads. Resets every 24 hours.

$53.90 inc GST

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Proxmox + Ceph 3-Node Cluster, 24 hours

Three nested Proxmox nodes with disks for Ceph — build a cluster, create OSDs and pools, fail a node and watch it heal. Resets every 24 hours.

$64.90 inc GST

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Lab Pass — 30 days, any one lab type

Thirty days of one lab type of your choice (excluding the Ceph cluster), reset to clean every 24 hours — the best value while you work through a course. Resets every 24 hours.

$86.90 inc GST

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Prices include GST. Labs are for learning only — no public services, mining, bulk email or scanning. Environments are provisioned after payment and login details are emailed to you.