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New docs/PHASE2B_ADMIN_AND_PLATFORM_DATA.md covers the Platform API split, Postgres schema and migration guarantees/rollback, the session cookie architecture (including the whoami-routing-bug fix), the admin portal, the API/security boundary, known limitations, and Phase 3+ future work. Updates ENGINEERING_SOP.md §8, LAB_ARCHITECTURE.md, README.md, and platform/README.md to reflect Platform API as the sole Provisioner caller and Postgres as authoritative for identity/progress as of Phase 2B.
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<img src="frontend/public/logo.svg" alt="KubeKosh" height="96" />
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# KubeKosh — RootNode Academy Edition
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**A browser-based Kubernetes lab for hands-on learners.**
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Real K3s. Real `kubectl`. Instant validation. No cloud account, no local cluster.
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[](LICENSE)
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[](#)
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[](https://k3s.io)
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[](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/)
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[](https://github.com/ced4568)
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</div>
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---
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> **Attribution.** This is a branded, modified fork of the excellent
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> [`zeborg/kubekosh`](https://github.com/zeborg/kubekosh), licensed under Apache 2.0.
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> RootNode Academy adds custom scenarios, branding, and multi-student deployment tooling on
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> top of the upstream project. Original copyright and license notices are preserved in
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> [`LICENSE`](LICENSE). Modified files are marked per Apache 2.0 §4. Full credit to
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> the original author for the core platform.
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---
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## What It Is
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KubeKosh runs a real single-node [K3s](https://k3s.io) cluster inside one Docker
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container and pairs it with a browser terminal and automated scenario validation.
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A learner opens a tab, gets a live cluster, runs real `kubectl`, and clicks **Validate**
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to check their work against actual cluster state.
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In the RootNode Academy curriculum this is the **capstone rung** — the Kubernetes & DevOps
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track that sits on top of the Linux / Git / Docker foundations. It is aimed at the
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advanced learner (roughly 14+), not the absolute beginner.
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---
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## Quick Start
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**Prerequisite:** [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/)
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```bash
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docker run -itd --name kubekosh --privileged -p 7554:80 ced4568/kubekosh:latest
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```
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Open **http://localhost:7554** and wait ~30s for the *Cluster Ready* indicator to turn green.
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> `--privileged` is required — K3s needs kernel namespaces and cgroups.
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> **Do not expose this container directly to the public internet.** It is a teaching
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> sandbox. Multi-student exposure is handled by the deployment layer below, not by
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> publishing the raw container.
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### Persist Progress
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```bash
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docker run -itd --name kubekosh --privileged -p 7554:80 \
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-v <host_dir>:/data ced4568/kubekosh:latest
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```
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Progress is stored in SQLite at `/data/progress.db`. Mount a host directory to `/data`
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to keep progress across restarts — one volume per student.
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### Build From Source
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```bash
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docker build -t kubekosh .
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# multi-platform
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docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 -t kubekosh .
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```
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---
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## What's Inside
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| Bundle | Focus | Exam Mode |
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| ------ | ----- | --------- |
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| 🌱 Kubernetes Basics | Core concepts | 60 min |
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| 🧑✈️ Kubernetes Administrator | CKA | 120 min |
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| 🛠️ Kubernetes Developer | CKAD | 120 min |
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| 🛡️ Kubernetes Security | CKS | 120 min |
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**Scenario types**
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- **Task** — hands-on challenge in the live terminal; **Validate** auto-checks cluster state.
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- **MCQ** — multiple choice with a detailed explanation on submission.
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Custom RootNode Academy scenarios live alongside upstream ones in `scenarios/data/` and are
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grouped into bundles in `scenarios/bundles/`. See [`scenarios/SCHEMA.md`](scenarios/SCHEMA.md).
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---
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## Architecture
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```mermaid
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flowchart TD
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subgraph Container["Single Docker Image (--privileged)"]
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NGINX["nginx :80 — reverse proxy"]
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FE["Frontend<br/>React + Vite + xterm.js"]
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BE["Backend<br/>Node / Express + node-pty (WebSocket PTY)"]
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K3S["K3s<br/>single-node in-container cluster"]
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DB[("SQLite<br/>/data/progress.db")]
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NGINX --> FE
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NGINX --> BE
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BE -->|kubectl / PTY| K3S
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BE --> DB
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end
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Student["Learner browser"] -->|:7554| NGINX
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```
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| Component | Technology |
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| --------- | ---------- |
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| Frontend | React + Vite, `xterm.js` |
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| Backend | Node.js / Express, `node-pty` WebSocket PTY |
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| Cluster | K3s (single-node, in-container) |
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| Proxy | nginx on port `80`, mapped to host `7554` |
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| Storage | SQLite (`better-sqlite3`) at `/data/progress.db` |
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Everything runs inside one image managed by `scripts/entrypoint.sh`.
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---
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## Multi-Student Deployment (RootNode Academy addition)
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The upstream project assumes one learner, one container — this image is still exactly that,
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unmodified except for a node-pty build fix (see `docs/PHASE2A_GATEWAY_AND_STUDENT_FLOW.md` §1).
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RootNode Academy multiplies it into a real platform via separate provisioning and gateway
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layers rather than changing the image itself:
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- `platform/provisioner/` — Postgres-backed environment registry, per-student Docker
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networking, firewall-enforced egress, idle reaper (`docs/PHASE1_PLATFORM_FOUNDATION.md`).
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- `platform/api/` — lightweight Platform API: students, cohorts, curriculum, progress,
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scenario attempts, student/admin sessions, instructor/admin control plane. No k3s, no
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`--privileged` (`docs/PHASE2B_ADMIN_AND_PLATFORM_DATA.md`).
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- `platform/gateway/` — the only student-facing path to a Lab: resolves identity from a
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server-controlled session cookie (not a client-suppliable header/param), proxies
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HTTP/WebSocket into that one student's container, never a raw container IP/port
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(`docs/PHASE2A_GATEWAY_AND_STUDENT_FLOW.md`, session model in
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`docs/PHASE2B_ADMIN_AND_PLATFORM_DATA.md` §3).
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- The student flow (roster login → curriculum dashboard → Launch Lab → Lab session →
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Reset/Recreate) lives in `frontend/src/platform/`; the instructor/admin portal
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(cohorts, students, classroom "Prepare Labs," environment controls) lives in
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`frontend/src/admin/` at the `/admin` route — both small additions alongside the existing,
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unmodified Lab UI, not a rewrite of it.
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**Never publish the raw privileged container** — front it with isolation (that's what the
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Gateway is). The one-container `docker run --privileged -p 7554:80 ...` command above stays
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supported for local development and scenario authoring; it is not how this gets deployed to
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real students.
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Key properties of the platform (not this image):
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- One container **per student**, its own Docker network, its own firewall chain — never a
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shared cluster between learners. Verified with two simultaneous students: separate clusters,
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separate progress, no cross-access.
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- Progress/identity live outside the disposable container, in the Platform API's own
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PostgreSQL (authoritative as of Phase 2B) — destroying or recreating a student's Lab never
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loses their academic record. Verified with a full class-sized (3-student) cohort workflow:
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provision, complete different scenarios, reset one student's Lab, destroy all Labs after
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class — progress survives every step.
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- Instructors manage cohorts, students, curriculum assignment, and classroom Lab prep
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(provision an entire cohort before class, verify readiness, destroy Labs after) from
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`/admin` — no manual database, Docker, or Kubernetes access needed.
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- CPU/memory/PID/storage limits are enforced per container, config-driven.
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- Egress is restricted to an allowlisted proxy at the firewall layer, not left open.
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- Idle/abandoned environments are automatically cleaned up, and a student can launch a fresh
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one and keep going without losing progress.
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Production topology and what's built vs. not yet: `docs/LAB_ARCHITECTURE.md`,
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`docs/PHASE1_PLATFORM_FOUNDATION.md`, `docs/PHASE2A_GATEWAY_AND_STUDENT_FLOW.md`.
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## Repository Layout
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```
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scenarios/
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├── data/ # one JSON file per scenario -> <scenario-id>.json
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├── bundles/ # one JSON file per bundle -> <bundle-id>.json
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└── SCHEMA.md # full schema reference
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backend/ server.js # Express API + WebSocket PTY
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frontend/ src/ # React + Vite SPA
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scripts/ entrypoint.sh # container startup (k3s -> API -> nginx)
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nginx.conf # reverse-proxy config
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```
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---
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## Authoring Scenarios
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Each scenario is one JSON file in `scenarios/data/`; each bundle is one JSON file in
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`scenarios/bundles/`. See [`scenarios/SCHEMA.md`](scenarios/SCHEMA.md) for the full schema.
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**Task checklist**
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- `validation.commands` — idempotent `kubectl` only
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- `setup_commands` / `teardown_commands` — `kubectl` or native Ubuntu only
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**MCQ checklist**
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- `correct_option` must match an `options[].id`
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- always include an `explanation`
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Hot-reload while authoring (no rebuild):
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```bash
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docker run --rm -itd --privileged -p 7554:80 --name kubekosh \
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-v $PWD/scenarios:/app/scenarios ced4568/kubekosh:latest
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curl -X POST http://localhost:7554/api/cache/reload
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```
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---
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## License
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Apache 2.0 — see [`LICENSE`](LICENSE). Original work © the `zeborg/kubekosh` authors.
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Modifications © RootNode Academy / Chase Dumphord (ced4568). |