Building a Lab

Your training grounds

Some must have tools to train! Keep your swords sharp and play, build, and destroy!

Tool	Category	Note	Info Link
Computer Hardware	Hardware	Buy refurbished! You'll get more bang for your buck.	Dell Referbished: https://www.dellrefurbished.com/ Lenovo Referbished: https://www.lenovo.com/us/outletus/en/laptops/
Computer Hardware	Hardware	Buy a raspberry pi or intel NUC	Raspberry pi: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/
PFSense/OpenSense	Networking	Finding the hardware to put it on can be pricey. Both can be run in a virtual environment(VE) but it can be tricky to get all function working in a VE	https://shop.netgate.com/products/1100-pfsense
Proxmox Ve	Virtual Environment	A hypervisor OS. Get a feel of what working with data centers. Need dedicated hardware.	https://www.proxmox.com/en/
Pi-Hole	DNS	Control your DNS! Block those in-game ads on your phone ;)	https://pi-hole.net/
Cloud Hosting	Cloud	Most cloud providers offer free credits or a free tier. This is often enough to build a lab scenario that mimics real world operations. The average monthly cost for the cheapest cloud hosted server is around 8 USD.	Vultr: https://www.vultr.com/coupons/ AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/free/
Cloud Lab	Infrastructure as Code	Spin up a lab to test a specific use case or training and destroying like it was never there.Looking around 3 USD (Use free credits! )	https://www.doazlab.com/