AB Lab Server Bash

This script uses a bash script with user provided variables to deploy the AlphaBravo lab servers used for training.

Requirements

• 2x Ubuntu Server 20.04+ on AMD64 compatible machine
• 1x 1vCPU and 1G RAM (Proxy)
• 1x 8vCPU and 16G RAM (Lab Server)
• SSH Access and key to lab servers

Recommendations

If you do not have local VMs or a corporate account you can deploy the labs to, we recommend a few lower cost providers you can use for your training lab servers. Some links may be referral links that gives AlphaBravo credits when you sign up for a new account.

• Hetzner - https://hetzner.cloud/?ref=JRGtolHM4Qdb
• Contabo - https://contabo.com/en/
• DigitalOcean - https://m.do.co/c/c391b7f3c086
• Linode - https://www.linode.com/

Local Server Setup

You can use a platform like VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation to deploy VMs on your local machine. The tool uses a locally generated self signed certificate so it does not need to be internet connected.

You will need to configure SSH access to these nodes and have a key handy. Instructions here: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-ssh-keys-on-ubuntu-20-04

• VirtualBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/
• VMWare Workstation: https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-player.html

Cloud Server Setup

You can use any cloud host you like for the servers. It does not need to be publically exposed, but does need internet access (egress) to download the materials to the hosts. AWS, GCP, Azure, Hetzner, Contabo, DigitalOcean, Linode, etc should all work.

Make sure you add an SSH public key to the platform and use the related private key to access the systems with the install script.

What is deployed?

1x Proxy Server

• TLS/SSL Certs
• HAProxy to route traffic to lab server

1x Lab Server

• VSCode server accessible via web browser for lab excercises
• Rancher UI for working with Kubernetes Clusters
• Portainer UI for working with local Docker containers
• AlphaBravo custom lab materials for training
• RKE, K3s, RKE2, K3d and more for use with training

Installation

1. Clone repo
2. cd ab-lab-server-bash
3. Copy vars.sh.tmpl to vars.sh - cp vars.sh.tmpl vars.sh
4. Modify vars.sh with your own variables (server IPs, passwords, key path, etc)
5. Run chmod +x deploy.sh
6. Run ./deploy.sh
7. When the script completes, details about how to access your environment will be output on the screen and saved to server-details.txt file.

About Alphabravo

AlphaBravo provides products, services, and training for Cybersecurity, Kubernetes, Cloud, and DevSecOps. AlphaBravo is a Rancher training and services partner.

Contact AB today to learn how we can help you.

• Web: https://alphabravo.io
• Email: info@alphabravo.io
• Phone: 301-337-8141