# VAST Data Labs **URL:** https://community.vastdata.com/c/education/vast-data-labs/12.md [Latest](https://community.vastdata.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.vastdata.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.vastdata.com/tags.md) --- ## [Official VAST Data Labs User Guide](https://community.vastdata.com/t/official-vast-data-labs-user-guide/1774)
**Author:** [@jonasrosland](https://community.vastdata.com/u/jonasrosland)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/official-vast-data-labs-user-guide/1774 "2026-03-30T03:41:34Z")
The VAST Data Labs gives our entire community remote access to our data infrastructure platform for hands-on exploration and testing. The lab environment is a practical way to get familiar with VAST systems, try out diff… --- ## [VAST Data Lab Guides](https://community.vastdata.com/t/vast-data-lab-guides/1158)
**Author:** [@jonasrosland](https://community.vastdata.com/u/jonasrosland)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/vast-data-lab-guides/1158 "2025-06-26T21:48:46Z")
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO GO TO THE LAB GUIDES Hi folks! We want to make sure you have a good experience with our labs, so we’ve created some lab guides for you that will help you when learning to manage your VAST syst… --- ## [Labs maintenance \[Oct 26 - Nov 2\]](https://community.vastdata.com/t/labs-maintenance-oct-26-nov-2/2144)
**Author:** [@ram](https://community.vastdata.com/u/ram)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/labs-maintenance-oct-26-nov-2/2144 "2026-10-26T15:33:21Z")
Cosmos lab infrastructure will be undergoing maintenance starting Monday, October 26 and will be back online on Monday, November 2. Access will be intermittent while we make upgrades. If you have any questions, reply t… --- ## [Labs maintenance \[Aug 4 - Aug 12\]](https://community.vastdata.com/t/labs-maintenance-aug-4-aug-12/2023)
**Author:** [@ram](https://community.vastdata.com/u/ram)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/labs-maintenance-aug-4-aug-12/2023 "2026-08-04T17:54:49Z")
Our labs will be offline starting Tuesday, August 4th and will be back online on Wednesday, August 12. If you have any questions, reach out! --- ## [Labs maintenance \[April 1 - May 15\]](https://community.vastdata.com/t/labs-maintenance-april-1-may-15/1900)
**Author:** [@ram](https://community.vastdata.com/u/ram)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/labs-maintenance-april-1-may-15/1900 "2026-04-23T17:09:14Z")
Our labs will be offline starting Wednesday, April 1st and will be back online on Friday, May 15. If you have any questions, reach out! --- ## [New self-hosted labs available!](https://community.vastdata.com/t/new-self-hosted-labs-available/1771)
**Author:** [@jonasrosland](https://community.vastdata.com/u/jonasrosland)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/new-self-hosted-labs-available/1771 "2025-10-28T11:08:52Z")
We’ve gathered a scenario-based collection of labs and examples in GitHub - vast-data/cosmos-labs: These are lab guides for our customer/partner training and lab environment. The labs will showcase different use cases fo… --- ## [Our new VAST Data Code Labs are open!](https://community.vastdata.com/t/our-new-vast-data-code-labs-are-open/1791)
**Author:** [@jonasrosland](https://community.vastdata.com/u/jonasrosland)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/our-new-vast-data-code-labs-are-open/1791 "2025-10-27T18:33:50Z")
If you’ve been keeping an eye on our :star: Official VAST Data Labs User Guide :star:, you will have seen that we’ve been hard at work creating hands-on labs that are focused on our APIs. These examples and labs will tak… --- ## [VAST Data Labs are open!](https://community.vastdata.com/t/vast-data-labs-are-open/93)
**Author:** [@jonasrosland](https://community.vastdata.com/u/jonasrosland)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/vast-data-labs-are-open/93 "2025-10-24T13:37:17Z")
Our lab environment provides a unique opportunity for individuals to explore cutting-edge technologies in a hands-on manner. By offering remote access to these labs, users can experiment with the latest tools and techniq… --- ## [VAST API EXAMPLE: Connecting to the VMS](https://community.vastdata.com/t/vast-api-example-connecting-to-the-vms/1773)
**Author:** [@jonasrosland](https://community.vastdata.com/u/jonasrosland)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/vast-api-example-connecting-to-the-vms/1773 "2025-09-17T18:44:43Z")
Hey everyone! :waving\_hand: I’m excited to share that we’ve got a bunch of new example scripts ready for you to try out. I’ll go over what we have in the Cosmos Labs GitHub repo, and we’ll start with Example 1 which is … --- ## [Labs maintenance](https://community.vastdata.com/t/labs-maintenance/1717)
**Author:** [@jonasrosland](https://community.vastdata.com/u/jonasrosland)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/labs-maintenance/1717 "2025-08-12T15:06:00Z")
Our labs will be offline starting Wednesday, and will be back online on Monday, August 18. If you have any questions let me know! The maintenance window will be around Aug 22! --- ## [Quick announcement about our labs for the next few weeks](https://community.vastdata.com/t/quick-announcement-about-our-labs-for-the-next-few-weeks/1534)
**Author:** [@jonasrosland](https://community.vastdata.com/u/jonasrosland)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/quick-announcement-about-our-labs-for-the-next-few-weeks/1534 "2025-08-12T15:16:00Z")
Hi folks! We’re having some issues with authentication for the labs, so we made a change so you can login using a one-time pin code. You’ll see it pop up when you go to the labs, but wanted to make sure you knew about i…