Lab Guide

This guide takes a first-time operator from the released package to a running, inspectable lab and then through project-scoped teardown.

1. Check the prerequisites.
2. Install the released package and initialize a project.
3. Run the lab: choose a scenario, start it, inspect the realized services, generate safe activity, inspect results, and stop it.
4. Use the troubleshooting guide when startup or a service reports a problem.

The lab project created by aptl lab init is the working directory for normal commands. It contains the released Compose assets and project configuration; it is not a source checkout. Keep its generated .env, .mcp.json, .aptl/, keys, and run artifacts private.

APTL runs intentionally vulnerable systems. Review the execution-boundary choice before starting it on a host that contains other workloads or credentials.