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Several people in this thread stating they are working on solutions to assist others learning modern cloud/devops stacks. I’ll throw my name in the hat too. I have a single node home lab running enterprise cloud/devops software stack. I have been working on a project to deploy on-prem cloud (OpenStack) in disconnected environment. I’ve had to learn how to build and host all of the infrastructure required to do this without the luxury of internet access. I realized the same thing can be simulated very cheap in a modern computer with enough cores and memory to run the stack as a single bare metal host. My build cost $1300 2 years ago but the knowledge gained has paid me back 5 figures worth of raises in my career in 16 months.

Having my own personal CloudBox has allowed me to experiment and fail fast. I am ahead in experience and knowledge than the rest of my team as a result. I have a tool they do not. I realize it would be better if we all had a tool like this.

So that’s the pitch, a single node “cloud in a box’, the CloudBox for IT students or professionals to learn any aspect of IT.

Now I just need lots more time to actually turn my prototype into a product.