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 # files for my CKA online course
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+In this course you need to have your own lab environment. This lab environment should consist of 3 virtual machines, using Ubuntu LTS server 20.4 or later (22.4 is recommended)
+Make sure the virtual machines meet the following requirements
+*	2GB RAM
+*	2 vCPUs
+*	10 GB disk space
+*	No swap