Barrett Adams

Founder; Developer; Hacker
Co-Founder @getCourseStack.
ex Snap Labs - acq. by Immersive Labs.

[Chris Myers @swizzlez_]

Reflecting on 2025 and... SaaS is hard! 😅

You have to *constantly* improve your product and prove your value to customers.

But with great customers to push you forward in the right direction, you can really build something great.

Thank you to all the amazing customers of @getCourseStack ! You've helped us have quite the year!

Here's a look at what you've helped us build 😀

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Event Invite Links
Code Playgrounds
Dynamic Flags & Launch Scripts
Co-Author Improvements
Build AI Courses with Bedrock LLMs
Event Registration Limits
CourseStack Discover
Annual Subscriptions on Bundles
CourseStack Discover Settings
Dark Mode!
Granular Content Visibility
Branded Login Experience
Course File Visibility
Certificates of Completion
Teams for Live Event CTFs
CTF Display Names
Discord Roles per Enrollment
Improved Events UI
CTF Event Mode
Toggle Content Editor Display Width
Platform Navigation Update
Public Event Registration
Live Events Pricing Update
Student Name Onboarding
Request Hint Button
Regex Answer Type
Web Connections for Systems
Markdown Descriptions for Exams
Restore Previous Lesson Versions
Multiple Connections per System
Manual Enrollments for Bundles
Time-Limited Bundle Access
Faster Code Workspaces
Free Starter Credits for Students
Discord Integration
Creator VPN Access
Image Gallery
Global Email Support Setting
Free Preview Lessons
Markdown Course Descriptions
Student VPN Access
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And we're just getting started! 🚀

2026 will be even better, with some amazing roadmap items already in the works.

I'm sure our customers will keep pushing us in surprising new ways to help build the best place to build and teach technical content.

What will you build on CourseStack in the new year?

[CourseStack @getCourseStack]

[New Feature] - Code Playgrounds

Display and run code inline with your course content!

Code Playgrounds are lightweight, entirely browser based coding sandboxes complete with a code editor, rendering, and output console.

These are a fantastic way to let your students work with smaller snippets of code without needing a full fledged Code Workspace.

Here’s what’s new:

▶️ Edit and run code right in the browser Give students editable examples and exercise inline with course content
🔠 Chose from dozens of popular languages like Python, Ruby, C#, C++, Javascript, and lots more
💸 0 credits required Code Playgrounds are totally free to run

We can't wait to see what you build! 🚀

[Chris Myers @swizzlez_]

AI is making its way into every aspect of our every days lives, both professionally and personally.

It's critical we have the tools to educate ourselves on this amazing technology - this is a great first step and making it easy for creators on CourseStack to do just that!

We can't wait to see what you all build :)

[CourseStack @getCourseStack]

Check out the beginnings of CourseStack Discover!

Explore hands-on courses from top creators building on CourseStack.

A top question from students taking courses powered by CourseStack has been "What other courses can I take that are on the platform?"

Creators also consistently look for ways to get the word out about their excellent hands-on content.

CourseStack Discover aims to help! Check out Discover to find:

- Upcoming Live Events and CTFs
- Featured Academies
- A Full Directory of Content Creators (soon*)

https://t.co/INdpJN9tri

[CourseStack @getCourseStack]

Did you know you can teach coding on @getCourseStack ?

Launch student Code Workspaces in seconds!

Provide students with preconfigured projects, use custom VSCode extensions, and provide compute for running projects or compiling programs - all with minimal instructor setup :)

[CourseStack @getCourseStack]

We've got Teams for Live Event CTFs!!

Running CTFs as solo challenges works great, but sometimes collaboration is key.

You can now enable teams for your CTFs, making it easier to support group competition and shared problem-solving.

👥 Students can create or join teams using a unique team join code
🎯 You can optionally set a maximum team size
📊 The scoreboard now rolls up scores by team when enabled

Try it out in your next CTF, and let us know how it goes!

[John Hammond @_JohnHammond]

Hey, another @JustHackingHQ livestream on Friday that we're **really excited about** cuz @Antonlovesdnb is showcasing sweet new improvements to Constructing Defense 2025. It's shaping up to really be one of the best ways to get hands-on skills to launch a cybersecurity career. https://t.co/kPAr15vjUf

[CourseStack @getCourseStack]

🚀 Introducing Student VPN Access! 🚀

Unlock seamless student host connectivity into your course environments in a single click 🧙‍♂️

VPN Access let's students connect their local host machine to their course Systems and System Groups. This is great for letting students:

💻 RDP, VNC, or SSH into course systems
🛠️ Bring their own tools
🌐 Connect directly in their browser to web applications

To enable VPN connections for your course, just browse to the Systems tab and toggle Enable Student VPN.

[Chris Myers @swizzlez_]

We've got a great all around platform at @getCourseStack, but our customers choose us over the competition for one simple reason...

We give them superpowers to provide amazing hands-on learning to their students. ✨

No-Code. Simple. Scalable.

💻 Virtual Machines - completely customizable systems up to 32GB of RAM and 8vCPUs
</> Code Workspaces - VSCode in the browser with terminal access and preconfigured projects
📊 Jupyter Notebooks - Interactive code, data visualization, and persistent storage directly inline with lesson content

Interested in building a hands-on course, or adding these awesome capabilities to existing content?

Reach out to @getCourseStack , myself, or comment below! 👇

[CourseStack @getCourseStack]

What student requirements look like without CourseStack:

💻 Laptop with internet access
🧠 8GB RAM minimum (16GB preferred)
💾 60GB free disk space
💽 VMware workstation
🚫 Mac M series devices NOT supported
⏳ 30 min - 1.5 hours for setup

... vs. with CourseStack

💻 Laptop with internet access

Which setup do you think students prefer? 🙂

[Barrett Adams @peewpw]

@_RastaMouse That one was a solid surprise 😂
Love when the fix is "run this random sudo bash script"
https://t.co/oioLcWIVvZ

[Level Effect, LLC. @Level_Effect]

IT’S OFFICIAL: Level Effect & @_JohnHammond proudly present ContinuumCon – the Cybersecurity Conference that never ends! 🤯

Save the Date: June 20‑22, 2025

Prepare for immersive, hands‑on training:
- Live Interactive Workshops & Demos
- Hands‑on Labs for All Skill Levels
- Keep Access to the Training After the Con
- Virtual Attendance: Attend from Anywhere!

Oh, and a Blue Team Tradecraft CTF: Ready to test your skills? 😎

Join the waitlist now 👉 https://t.co/0nr06wCCyr

More details on call for workshops, speakers, tickets, and surprises coming soon!

#ContinuumCon #Cybersecurity #ConThatNeverEnds #LevelEffect #JohnHammond

[CourseStack @getCourseStack]

Pricing your online course can be challenging.

Too high, and you deter students; too low, and you undervalue your expertise.

🧐 Let’s explore effective pricing strategies to maximize revenue while providing exceptional value! 💰📚 #CourseCreation #EdTech

[John Hammond @_JohnHammond]

Guess I oughta jump on the cringey discount code bandwagon now🤪 – Just Hacking Training has its first Cyber Monday special, with 20% off ALL non name-your-price training with the coupon code "CM2024"... running through CHRISTMAS 🎄

Lotta stuff with that, so if you let me shill:

CM2024 takes 20% off:
- Mastering Active Directory Volume 1 - Credentials Course
- Mastering Active Directory Volume 2 - Protocols & Permissions Course
- Script-Based Malware Analysis Course
- Intro to Static Analysis Hack-Along ("ShadowMe #1")
- Intro to Dynamic Analysis Hack-Along ("ShadowMe #2")
- Ease Me into Cryptography Course
- NahamCon 2024 CTF Challenge Archives

AND, the Constructing Defense path is a special 40% off – with an even sweeter deal – if you read this early enough, the first 20 people to use code “ConDef50Off”... you get it half off 😊

AAAND, it’s the first week of December, so we have new courses and training available! Check out:

1️⃣ OPSEC - Privacy for Security Professionals, by Mishaal Khan
2️⃣ Mastering Active Directory Volume 2 - Protocols & Permissions, by Slavi Parpulev.

Free challenges & other name-your-price training across GraphQL, API Hacking, Wi-Fi hacking and more are still available all at https://t.co/hfeCpMX9sX 😉

[CourseStack @getCourseStack]

Introducing Course Bundles & Subscriptions!

Creators can now bundle courses for both one-time purchase and subscription access.

We're excited to make this table stakes e-commerce functionality available on the platform!

[CourseStack @getCourseStack]

Our course LMS is designed specifically for technical content creators.

We're #markdown based - so you can build course material with friendly and familiar syntax. We also make sure it's easy to include beautiful code blocks with support for hundreds of languages!

Check out the CourseStack LMS and start building for free: https://t.co/j37FFuZalO

[CourseStack @getCourseStack]

Over 100 course creators use CourseStack to teach technical topics to 1000's of students.

Why❓

Effortless, amazing interactive content!

Reach out below if you want to create better courses and save yourself hundreds of hours of dev work.

[John Hammond @_JohnHammond]

🚀 Introducing “Just Hacking Training” – a new venture from me &amp; @ethicalhacker to offer hands-on &amp; affordable training with tons of all-star practitioners. There are free and Name Your Price options to provide “focused technical training for all levels”😎 https://t.co/WlCw4rNdnE

[CourseStack @getCourseStack]

CourseStack is the Teachable alternative that makes it easy to deliver technical content.

🖥️ VMs
📔 Jupyter Notebooks
&lt;/&gt; Markdown Editor
🪝 Webhooks

&amp; much more soon!

Sign up below to try out the best course platform for technical topics. 👇

#edtech #onlinecourses

[CourseStack @getCourseStack]

Creators on CourseStack have fine grained control over how their included course systems can be used by students.

Optionally,

🌎 Provide Outbound Internet Connectivity
⬆️⬇️ Enable File Uploads/Downloads
👀 Limit System Visibility