--- title: Netlab Examples in GitHub Codespaces « ipSpace.net blog description: Netlab examples can now be run directly in GitHub Codespaces without any local setup. By copying the `.devcontainer` directory from the BGP labs repository... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-examples-in-github-codespaces-ipspace-net-blog-ktysobmyi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Netlab Examples in GitHub Codespaces « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev og:description: Netlab examples can now be run directly in GitHub Codespaces without any local setup. By copying the `.devcontainer` directory from the BGP labs repository... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-examples-in-github-codespaces-ipspace-net-blog-ktysobmyi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kTysoBmyi.png og:image:alt: Netlab Examples in GitHub Codespaces « ipSpace.net blog og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Netlab Examples in GitHub Codespaces « ipSpace.net blog **[ipSpace.net Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Netlab examples can now be run directly in GitHub Codespaces without any local setup. By copying the `.devcontainer` directory from the BGP labs repository into the netlab-examples repository, users can launch a codespace and run network labs in about a minute. The workflow involves navigating to the desired example directory, running `netlab up`, and cleaning up with `netlab down` when done. Supported container-based network devices include FRRouting, SR Linux, and VyOS (available immediately via Docker), while Arista cEOS and Nokia SR-SIM require manual installation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Which network devices can I run in GitHub Codespaces with netlab? FRRouting, SR Linux, and VyOS can be used immediately in GitHub Codespaces — they are downloaded automatically from a Docker registry when the lab starts. Arista cEOS and Nokia SR-SIM require a separate manual installation step before they can be used in a Codespaces environment. _Network engineers evaluating lab tooling options track netlab and Codespaces developments on daily.dev._ ### How do I start a specific netlab example in GitHub Codespaces? After opening the codespace (which always starts in the top-level directory), get the example's GitHub URL, extract the subdirectory path (e.g., BGP/Unnumbered), run `cd BGP/Unnumbered`, then execute `netlab up`. When finished, run `netlab down` and stop the Codespace to avoid unnecessary charges. _Engineers building reproducible network labs find workflow tips like these on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Networking Aspects of Running VMs in Containers « ipSpace.net blog](https://daily.dev/posts/networking-aspects-of-running-vms-in-containers-ipspace-net-blog-gttjndloc) · ipSpace.net Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking), [#bgp](https://daily.dev/tags/bgp) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-examples-in-github-codespaces-ipspace-net-blog-ktysobmyi) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Netlab Examples in GitHub Codespaces « ipSpace.net blog","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-examples-in-github-codespaces-ipspace-net-blog-ktysobmyi","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-examples-in-github-codespaces-ipspace-net-blog-ktysobmyi"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:51:47.243Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T08:52:26.794Z","description":"Netlab examples can now be run directly in GitHub Codespaces without any local setup. 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