RudderVirt

#Getting Started

This page is for students taking your first module. If you are setting up a class or authoring content, see Teaching instead.

#Logging in

Open the link your instructor sent you and sign in with the email address and password you were given. If your school uses single sign-on, the login page will show that option as well.

#Finding your class

After logging in, you land on your organization's home page. Your enrolled classes appear in the navigation. Pick the class your instructor is running and you will see the modules they have released to it.

A module is a self-contained virtual machine exercise. Each one shows up with a title, a short description, and a button to start it.

#Starting your first module

Click the module to open its briefing: what you are trying to accomplish, what success looks like, and any credentials or addresses you will need. Read it before you start the VM. The same text is available later as a side panel in the console.

When you are ready, start the module. The platform clones a fresh VM (or set of VMs), boots them, and drops you into the VM console. From here on, what you see is your VM's actual screen, and your keyboard and mouse drive it directly.

#What to do inside the console

flowchart LR Read[Read briefing] --> Work[Work in the VM] Work --> Verify[Verify your changes] Verify --> Submit[Click I'm Done] Submit --> Score[See your score]

A few things to know up front:

  • Your VM is cloned from the template once, before you first start the module, and it is yours for the duration. Your files, installs, and configuration carry over between sessions and across submissions. Only a teacher or administrator can reprovision it back to a clean clone.
  • When you are finished, click I'm Done in the console menu bar to submit for grading.
  • If something breaks and you cannot recover from inside the VM, contact your instructor or use the help link in the menu.

#Where to go next