MikroTik Lab Online
Run real RouterOS CHR routers in your browser, with an AI agent that builds the lab.
Describe a MikroTik network in plain English and get a working lab with real RouterOS in about 2 minutes.
See It in Action
Watch NetPilot deploy a lab from a single plain-English description.
NetPilot is a containerlab contributor and integrator. The NetPilot team built the mikrotik_chr kind that shipped in containerlab v0.82.0, and the labs from our tutorials are public on GitHub. See our upstream contributions.
What NetPilot Adds to a MikroTik Lab
The same RouterOS CHR you can run anywhere, with the host and the first draft of the config handled for you.
No host to run
A managed cloud VM with RouterOS CHR preloaded. Open a browser and start.
Running CHR yourself
A PC or server with VirtualBox, GNS3, EVE-NG or Docker that you maintain.
RouterOS 7 syntax written for you
Describe the network. The agent writes the RouterOS configs and checks the result.
Running CHR yourself
You write each script and move v6 examples to v7 syntax by hand.
The real CLI
A terminal on every router, running real RouterOS.
Running CHR yourself
A terminal or Winbox on every router, running real RouterOS.
More than MikroTik
Put CHR next to other network OSes from one prompt, 17+ and growing.
Running CHR yourself
Source and import each vendor image yourself.
MikroTik Labs You Can Build
Each one runs on real RouterOS 7, built by the agent and checked by you.
Load balancing and failover
PCC across two WANs with check-gateway failover on RouterOS 7.
MikroTik firewall and NAT
Input and forward chains, masquerade, port forwards and rule counters.
MTCNA practice
DHCP, bridging, static routes, queues and PPPoE on the real CLI.
OSPF and BGP
RouterOS 7 routing, alone or against other vendors in one topology.
VLANs and bridging
Bridge ports and VLANs between CHR routers and Linux hosts.
WireGuard and tunnels
Site-to-site tunnels and PPPoE between routers you own.
MikroTik Simulator Options Compared
Four honest ways to get hands on RouterOS. Pick by who runs the host and who writes the config.
Bottom line
Pick GNS3, EVE-NG or containerlab when you need:
- •Labs fully offline on hardware you own
- •A free setup when you already have the host
- •Topology files in your own Git repo and CI
Pick NetPilot when you need:
- •A lab in about 2 minutes with nothing to install
- •RouterOS configs written and checked by the agent
- •MikroTik next to other vendors in one prompt
Verdict:For a single router, use the free options. For a working multi-node lab from any browser, NetPilot does the host and the first draft, and you verify on the real CLI.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about running a MikroTik lab online
Explore More
Run the Official CHR Image in containerlab
Two routers with OSPF on your own Linux host, step by step.
MTCNA Practice Lab
Eight RouterOS exercises mapped to the training outline.
MikroTik Load Balancing with PCC
Dual WAN on RouterOS 7 with a measured failover.
Supported Devices
Every network OS you can run next to MikroTik.
Open Source Contributions
The mikrotik_chr kind and other work sent upstream.
containerlab in the Cloud
The engine under every lab, hosted for you.
MikroTik and RouterOS are trademarks of their owner. NetPilot is not affiliated with MikroTik or the containerlab project. mikrotik_chr kind documentation
Your Next MikroTik Lab, in the Browser
Describe the network. The agent writes the RouterOS configs, deploys real CHR routers, and you verify on the CLI.