--- title: New netlab Installation Instructions « ipSpace.net blog description: The netlab (formerly netsim-tools) installation documentation has been overhauled after user feedback highlighted that the original instructions were confusing... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/new-netlab-installation-instructions-ipspace-net-blog-ghromu9wc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: New netlab Installation Instructions « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev og:description: The netlab (formerly netsim-tools) installation documentation has been overhauled after user feedback highlighted that the original instructions were confusing... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/new-netlab-installation-instructions-ipspace-net-blog-ghromu9wc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/GHROMU9WC.png og:image:alt: New netlab Installation Instructions « 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. # New netlab Installation Instructions « ipSpace.net blog **[ipSpace.net Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The netlab (formerly netsim-tools) installation documentation has been overhauled after user feedback highlighted that the original instructions were confusing and poorly structured for newcomers. The new docs are goal-focused, better organized, and include diagrams to help users understand the big picture before diving in. The update was driven by a subscriber's critique about unclear libvirt installation steps and the importance of reducing 'Time To Play' friction. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Where can I find the updated netlab installation instructions? The overhauled netlab installation documentation is available at netlab.tools/install/. The new docs are goal-focused and structured, replacing the previous organically grown instructions. They include diagrams to help users understand the overall architecture before starting, and clarify steps around optional vs. required components like libvirt. _Engineers setting up netlab for the first time track tool updates and community feedback on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [netlab 26.09: Syslog, More DNS, Netmiko « ipSpace.net blog](https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-26-09-syslog-more-dns-netmiko-ipspace-net-blog-7hzbp4smq) · ipSpace.net Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [libvirt provider « ipSpace.net blog](https://daily.dev/posts/libvirt-provider-ipspace-net-blog-jtcrzcqxc) · ipSpace.net Blog · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/new-netlab-installation-instructions-ipspace-net-blog-ghromu9wc) ```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":"New netlab Installation Instructions « ipSpace.net blog","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/new-netlab-installation-instructions-ipspace-net-blog-ghromu9wc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/new-netlab-installation-instructions-ipspace-net-blog-ghromu9wc"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:53:57.682Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:02:33.642Z","description":"The netlab (formerly netsim-tools) installation documentation has been overhauled after user feedback highlighted that the original instructions were confusing...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--OHB84bZF--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2010","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--OHB84bZF--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2010","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"ipSpace.net Blog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ipSpace.net Blog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--xS7E82MT--/f_auto,q_auto/v1786438303/logos/ipspace?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/new-netlab-installation-instructions-ipspace-net-blog-ghromu9wc","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"networking","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ipSpace.net Blog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"New netlab Installation Instructions « ipSpace.net blog"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/new-netlab-installation-instructions-ipspace-net-blog-ghromu9wc#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Where can I find the updated netlab installation instructions?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The overhauled netlab installation documentation is available at netlab.tools/install/. 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