CloudForge Academy

9

Architectural tracks live

18

Cities with active cohorts

62%

Labs completed on first attempt

1400+

Mentor review notes issued

11

Languages covered in snippets

Evidence stacks quietly when learners finish reproducible labs instead of watching slides. Our activity log shows steady growth in mentor-reviewed submissions quarter over quarter, with the sharpest lift in networking and migration modules. Partner organizations cite faster onboarding when new hires arrive with CloudForge lab artifacts in hand. None of this replaces your internal quality standards—it gives reviewers something concrete to discuss.

Abstract training environment with geometric light bands
docs/
  quickstart/
    auth.md
    labs/
      vpc-baseline.md
      teardown.md

Documentation-first paths into live AWS labs

CloudForge Academy mirrors how platform teams actually read: tree navigation, copy-pasteable commands, and mentor queues tied to lab IDs instead of vague promises.

Pick a language label to swap the snippet style; all three tracks point at the same underlying workflow so cohort assistants stay aligned.

Browse training programs or send docs feedback if a step drifts from the console.

Open catalogRead the architecture lab brief

Interactive quickstart

cloudforge docs init --track saa
cloudforge labs pull vpc-baseline
cloudforge mentor queue --lab 3

Branching setup paths

Cloud paths lean on managed sandboxes; self-hosted paths assume you already operate VPCs and internal registries. Pick the row that matches your constraints before opening tickets.

Pick your hosting assumption before touching modules: cloud sandboxes ship faster, while self-hosted paths assume you already own VPC plumbing.

StepCloud sandbox pathSelf-hosted path
1Run docs init with provider tokenImport baseline CloudFormation from repo
2Auto-attach lab IAM roleMap roles to your existing IdP groups
3Launch guided lab from catalogMirror container images to internal registry
4Mentor queue unlocks after health checkMentor queue requires VPN verification
Highlight:

Cloud path keeps teardown automated; you focus on architecture arguments, not IAM janitor work.

Developer FAQ — integrations

These questions assume you are wiring classroom systems, not skimming marketing pages. Answers reference authentication edge cases and integration trees exactly as mentors explain them during office hours.

  • Use the staging IdP slot documented in auth.md: upload the new metadata first, flip the integration flag in the portal, then revoke the old certificate. The tree view marks dependent labs with a lock icon until each lab acknowledges the rotation event.

Changelog pulse

Recent releases prioritize boring reliability: faster lab teardown leases, clearer auth diagrams, and changelog entries that actually mention learner-visible changes.

  1. 2026.1.2 — Mentor queue now exposes correlation IDs in the activity log export so your SIEM can stitch classroom events without guesswork.
  2. 2026.1.0 — VPC baseline lab ships a second subnet layout for teams that refuse overlapping CIDR jokes.
  3. 2025.12.4 — Docs search scopes to section headings so type-ahead stops jumping between unrelated PDFs.
  4. 2025.12.1 — Cookie preference keys are namespaced to avoid colliding with unrelated prototypes on localhost.
  5. 2025.11.9 — Contact form adds optional company field without making it feel mandatory for individual learners.

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