Real DevSpaces and Cloud Labs. Not simulations.
SkillNyx Foundry hands you a genuine, disposable environment for every session — a real Docker container, a real Kubernetes namespace, or a real AWS-API sandbox. Write code in a real VS Code IDE, run real servers, and prove it with auto-graded challenges. Everything is destroyed the moment you're done.
Foundry catalogue
Real, right now
Genuine infrastructure, every session.
No mocked terminals, no scripted output. Foundry's runtime is the real thing underneath.
Real containers, not simulations
Every DevSpace is a genuine, isolated Docker container — capabilities dropped to zero by default, no host access, destroyed automatically the moment your session ends.
Real Kubernetes, real kubectl
Kubernetes labs run on an actual cluster with your own RBAC-scoped namespace and ServiceAccount — real kubectl output, not a scripted transcript.
Real AWS CLI, zero AWS bill
Cloud Labs run against a genuine AWS-API-compatible sandbox (LocalStack) — the real aws CLI syntax for S3 and DynamoDB, with no account or cost involved.
What's inside the catalogue.
50 blueprints across sandboxes, real IDEs, live servers and structured challenges.
8 real VS Code IDEs
code-server — the same open-source engine behind GitHub Codespaces and Gitpod — with a real language toolchain for .NET, Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, Java, PHP and Ruby.
Real servers, live in your browser
Jenkins, Grafana and JupyterLab run as genuine authenticated web apps proxied straight into your space, alongside real Postgres, Redis, MongoDB, MySQL, MariaDB and Kafka.
Auto-graded challenges
Structured tasks with real automated checks — file existence, port listening, HTTP assertions — scored the moment you finish, not by self-report.
Six curated tracks, ordered for real progress.
Not new content — a real, curated sequence through blueprints that already exist, each step building on the last.
DevOps Foundations
From a real Linux shell to a real Kubernetes deployment.
Cloud Practitioner (AWS)
Real AWS CLI workflows, no AWS account required.
AI Engineering
From local embeddings to real agent tooling — BYOK where it counts.
Data Science Starter
From a Python shell to a real, in-browser JupyterLab notebook.
Backend Databases
Real SQL and NoSQL servers — not tutorials that pretend.
CI/CD & Observability
Ship code through a real pipeline, then watch it with a real dashboard.
Disposable by design.
Every space is destroyed automatically when your session expires. Nothing persists, nothing to clean up, no host filesystem or Docker socket ever reaches your browser.
Expert tier
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Foundry is available to Expert subscribers. Unlock all 50 real environments, every track, and every auto-graded challenge.