Templates

This page describes templates that allow you to build tracks quickly.

What are templates?
Templates are track skeletons based on commonly used sandbox types, containing predefined components like containers, challenges, and tabs. Using templates speeds up your track building. Because after creating from a template, you only have to complete the track.
What templates does Instruqt provide?
You can apply the following templates:
Template
Content
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AWS Cloud Account
Link an AWS cloud account to your sandbox
Use the cloud client Docker container
Use the AWS CLI and UI from our learn environment
Limit usage of the cloud account using IAM and SCP policies
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Sandbox container
Lightweight Linux system
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Sandbox virtual machine
Provision virtual machine sandbox host using a predefined Compute Engine image
Use the Docker daemon on the sandbox host to build and run container images
Add check and solve scripts
Add simple assets (a Dockerfile) to the sandbox host
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Helm chart
A virtual machine with a kubernetes cluster
Helm already installed on the machine
NGINX ingress controller pre-installed on the kubernetes cluster
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Kubernetes
Provision a single node k3s cluster on a virtual machine
Deploy a webserver (NGINX) on Kubernetes
Use a service tab to expose the web server through the Instruqt UI
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Multi-node Kubernetes cluster
Provision a multi-node k3s cluster
Use a predefined Instruqt image with k3s
Pass parameters to a sandbox host using environment variables
Use the track setup script to block loading the track until all services are up
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VSCode & TypeScript
Add IDE code editor features to an Instruqt track
Use a code server container to serve a VSCode IDE
Run a unit test suite in a check script
How to apply a template
The How-to guide Create a track from a template explains applying templates.

Template	Content
AWS Cloud Account	Link an AWS cloud account to your sandbox Use the cloud client Docker container Use the AWS CLI and UI from our learn environment Limit usage of the cloud account using IAM and SCP policies
Sandbox container	Lightweight Linux system
Sandbox virtual machine	Provision virtual machine sandbox host using a predefined Compute Engine image Use the Docker daemon on the sandbox host to build and run container images Add check and solve scripts Add simple assets (a Dockerfile) to the sandbox host
Helm chart	A virtual machine with a kubernetes cluster Helm already installed on the machine NGINX ingress controller pre-installed on the kubernetes cluster
Kubernetes	Provision a single node k3s cluster on a virtual machine Deploy a webserver (NGINX) on Kubernetes Use a service tab to expose the web server through the Instruqt UI
Multi-node Kubernetes cluster	Provision a multi-node k3s cluster Use a predefined Instruqt image with k3s Pass parameters to a sandbox host using environment variables Use the track setup script to block loading the track until all services are up
VSCode & TypeScript	Add IDE code editor features to an Instruqt track Use a code server container to serve a VSCode IDE Run a unit test suite in a check script

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