# So confused on test prep

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/so-confused-on-test-prep/265997>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 2, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/so-confused-on-test-prep/265997 "2021-03-02T17:36:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![jgearheart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jgearheart](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jgearheart)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/so-confused-on-test-prep/265997/1 "2021-03-02T17:36:51Z")

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I completed Elasticsearch Engineer 1. I want to prepare for the exam by practicing in the lab environment. Since I completed the course already I now cannot access the lab. The training team recommended downloading Elasticsearch and completing the labs with a local windows install. My understanding is that the exam environment is linux based, so I am not sure how to practice in that environment.

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**Author:** ![Eduardo\_Iglesias](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eduardo_iglesias/32/78395_2.png) [@Eduardo\_Iglesias](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eduardo_Iglesias)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/so-confused-on-test-prep/265997/2 "2021-03-04T14:42:19Z")

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Hi @jgearheart in the following video you'll find information about the exam and its environment [Preparing for the Elastic Certified Engineer Exam - Get Elasticsearch Certified - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsaLZSKCkF0&t=5s)

I'm also in the proccess to get certified, and what I did after I lost access to the lab environment was to create my own lab in my computer. Any virtualization software will do the work.

You can also run it as a container, Elasticsearch has their docker images and you can find them here [elasticsearch | Docker @ Elastic](https://www.docker.elastic.co/r/elasticsearch). Running a docker image is preety simple.

If you're not familiarized with linux that's not a big deal. In order to build your environment you'll need to learn some basics:

- Configuration of network interfaces.
- Installation of packages using yum or rpm
- How to edit config files using editors as nano, vi or vim

Another alternative is to use the 14 days trial Elastic Cloud service [How do I sign up? | Elasticsearch Service Documentation | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud/current/ec-getting-started-trial.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/so-confused-on-test-prep/265997/4 "2021-04-09T18:04:09Z")

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