Public beta — temporary labs may change or be reset.

Terms and acceptable use

Short version: use it to test monitoring software, not to attack anything.

What this service is

A free, temporary testing service. Labs last 4 hours and then disappear, along with every device in them.

Allowed

  • Testing and evaluating network monitoring software.
  • Normal SNMP polling of the devices you created.
  • Experimenting with fault scenarios and alerting.
  • Demonstrations, training and proof-of-concept work.

Not allowed

  • Denial-of-service attempts, flooding or stress-testing the service.
  • Using the SNMP endpoint as a reflection or amplification source against anyone.
  • Automated high-volume creation of labs or devices.
  • Attempting to work around quotas or rate limits.
  • Attempting to reach other people's labs or devices.
  • Probing or attacking any infrastructure connected to this service.

The SNMP endpoint is rate-limited and answers only to valid device communities, specifically so it cannot be turned against a third party.

No guarantees

  • This is a temporary service with no uptime guarantee.
  • Labs expire after 4 hours and are not recoverable.
  • Data may be removed at any time, including during maintenance or resets.
  • The service may be changed, limited or withdrawn without notice.

Do not build anything that depends on a device still being here tomorrow.

Abuse handling

Usage that harms the service or others may be rate-limited or blocked. We would rather set a limit than take the service away from everyone.