# Self-hosted alternatives to Kubernetes playground environments

> 1 self-hostable, open-source alternative to Kubernetes playground environments, ranked by score.

- [K16S](https://selfhost.directory/project/k16s-exam-simulator)

## Also in Education

Not listed as Kubernetes playground environments alternatives, but from the same category:

- [Torollo](https://selfhost.directory/project/torollo): Open-source, self-hosted system design and networking lab: draw an architecture and every node runs as a real Docker container, with graded learning roadmaps.
- [CTFd](https://selfhost.directory/project/ctfd): A self-hosted, open-source Capture The Flag platform for running cybersecurity competitions: challenges, hints, teams, scoreboards, plugins and themes.
- [learnhouse](https://selfhost.directory/project/learnhouse): LearnHouse is a self-hosted, open-source LMS with AI-powered courses, real-time collaboration, code execution, and enterprise SSO.
- [Gibbon](https://selfhost.directory/project/gibbon): Self-hosted, open-source school platform for K-12: student records, lesson planner, timetable, attendance, markbook, admissions and messaging on PHP and MySQL.
- [lute-v3](https://selfhost.directory/project/lute-v3): Self-hosted, open-source language learning tool that helps you learn foreign languages through reading texts with term management, parent terms, and word images.
- [QST](https://selfhost.directory/project/qst): QST is a fully open-source, self-hosted assessment platform for quizzes, exams, and surveys, supporting multi-tenancy, LaTeX/STEM, and high concurrency (1,000+ users) on modest hardware. It includes a built-in gradebook, analytics, and question bank interoperability (QTI, Moodle XML, Word XML, PDF).

All 72 Education projects: https://selfhost.directory/education

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