# Deploy Partially-Configured Training Labs with netlab

DevFeed: [Deploy Partially-Configured Training Labs with netlab](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/deploy-partially-configured-training-labs-with-netlab-11316.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/01/netlab-partial-configuration/>)

Published: 2026-01-26T06:53:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [ipSpace.net blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipspace-net-blog.md>)

Topics: [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [BGP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bgp.md>)

Tags: [bgp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bgp.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [netlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/netlab.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how to deploy partially configured training labs with netlab. It introduces the skip_config node or group attribute in netlab 26.01, allowing selected device configuration components such as BGP to be omitted while the rest of the lab remains configured.

## Source excerpt

Imagine you want to use netlab to build training labs, like the free BGP labs I created. Sometimes, you want to give students a device to work on while the other lab devices are already configured, just waiting for the students to get their job done. My BGP labs were designed for self-study. You might also want to listen to how Sander Steffann uses netlab in classroom training. For example, in the initial BGP lab, I didn't want any BGP-related configuration on RTR while X1 would already be fully configured - when the student configures BGP on RTR, everything just works. Read more ...