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title: "Clone Lab"
slug: "clone-lab"
updated: 2026-03-02T10:50:18Z
published: 2026-03-02T10:50:18Z
canonical: "help.cloudlabs.ai/clone-lab"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Clone Lab

## Overview

This article explains how to clone a lab. Cloning a lab allows you to create an exact copy of an existing lab, including its configurations. This feature is useful when you need to set up a similar lab environment without manually configuring it again.

By the end of this documentation, you should be able to:

- Clone an existing lab.

## Steps to Clone a Lab

Follow the below steps to clone a lab.

1. Log in to [https://portal.cloudlabs.ai/](https://portal.cloudlabs.ai/) and select **Manage VM Labs (1)**. Identify your lab, click on the **ellipse (2)** button, and select **Clone lab (3)** from the list.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/image-9G7NXRX3.png)
2. In the **Clone Lab** pop-up window, enter the name of the new lab in the **Name of new lab** field.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/image-YYHZ6FX0.png)
3. Set the expiration date for the new lab in the **Expiry date of new lab** field. After entering the required details, click on the **Clone** button.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/image-JFK0ZANB.png)
4. Once the process is completed, your new lab will show up in the **My Labs** tab.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/image-CMUZS3NE.png)

## Next Steps

Now that you have successfully cloned a lab, you can start by adding users and sharing a guide for lab users.

- [Add and Manage Lab users](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/add-manage-lab-users)
- [Lab User Guide](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/lab-users-guide)