Lab Overview
The Overview tab provides a comprehensive view of your lab’s configuration, showing the structure of your instructional content, sandbox resources, UI tabs, and version control status in a single view.
Lab Information
Section titled “Lab Information”At the top of the Lab Overview, you’ll see your lab’s basic details.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The lab title displayed to learners |
| Internal name | Your lab’s unique identifier (organization/lab-name) |
| Description | Brief overview of what the lab teaches. This description is displayed to the learners when the lab is starting |
To edit these fields, navigate to the Details tab.
Instructions Summary
Section titled “Instructions Summary”See the structure of your instructional content at a glance.
The Instructions section displays the total count of chapters, pages, and activities in your lab for the current branch. This gives you a quick overview of your lab’s content structure.
To manage chapters and pages, see Managing Chapters & Pages.
Sandbox Resources
Section titled “Sandbox Resources”View all infrastructure resources that make up your lab environment.
The Sandbox section lists all the infrastructure resources configured for your lab on the current branch, including containers with their image names and network configurations.
To create and configure sandbox resources, see the reference documentation.
UI Tabs
Section titled “UI Tabs”See all tabs that will appear in the learner interface.
The Tabs section displays all the UI tabs configured for the current branch that learners will see in the lab interface, such as terminals and code editors, along with their target containers.
To create and configure tabs, see Creating Tabs.
Sidebar Components
Section titled “Sidebar Components”The right sidebar (visible in the full overview screenshot above) provides quick access to important settings and version control.
Time Controls
Section titled “Time Controls”The Time Controls section displays your lab’s configured time limits, such as idle time (e.g., “Idle time: 2m”). Click the info icon for more details about time settings.
To configure time controls, navigate to the Details tab.
Version Control
Section titled “Version Control”The Version Control section displays your lab’s repository connection and commit history.
Once connected to a repository, you’ll see the repository URL with a GitHub icon and a list of recent commits showing the author, date, message, and commit hash. Click any commit to view its details in the Change History tab, or click the repository URL to access Project Settings.
If your lab isn’t connected yet, you’ll see a prompt to Connect repository. This links your lab to Git for automatic syncing between UI changes and code workflows. Learn how to set this up in Integrating External Version Control.
Summary
Section titled “Summary”The Lab Overview provides a centralized view of your lab’s configuration:
- Lab information (title, name, description)
- Content structure (chapters, pages, activities)
- Infrastructure (sandbox resources)
- Interface (UI tabs)
- Time settings
- Version control status
Use the Lab Overview as your starting point when opening a lab to quickly assess its current state.
Next Steps
Section titled “Next Steps”- Edit lab settings in the Details tab
- Manage content in the Instructions tab
- View commit history in the Change History tab
- Configure version control in Integrating External VCS