LabEx Quick Start

After signing up, you’ll be prompted to join a Skill Tree. You can also join a Skill Tree at any time by visiting labex.io/learn.

Labs are hands-on learning experiences that allow you to practice your skills in a real-world environment. LabEx offers two types of labs:

• LAB: A lab is a guided learning experience that includes step-by-step instructions.
• CHALLENGE: A challenge is a hands-on learning experience that requires you to solve a problem without step-by-step instructions.

You can start a lab by clicking on the Start button.

When you start a lab, LabEx will automatically create a new Virtual Machine (VM) for you. You can follow the instructions in the lab to practice in the VM.

Each lab and challenge is associated with a set of skills. Completing a lab or challenge illuminates the corresponding skills, and lighting up the entire Skill Tree indicates proficiency in that area.

After you unlock all the skills in a Skill Tree:

• You’ll receive a Certificate of Completion.
• We will Plant a Real Tree on your behalf.

Use the skills you’ve learned to build projects. Projects are a great way to showcase your skills and share your work with others.

Projects also contains a set of skills that are related to a specific topic. Each project contains a set of labs and challenges.