Workshop details

Timing and schedule

Module Topic Duration Required?

Module 1

Showroom in action

5 minutes

Yes

Module 2

Create and configure your Showroom

10 minutes

Yes

Module 3

Generate lab content and publish

15 minutes

Yes

Module 4

Create a presenter-led demo

15 minutes

Optional

Total

30-45 minutes

Modules 1-3 cover the lab path. Module 4 is optional and teaches you how to create presenter-led demo content using /showroom:create-demo.

What you need on your laptop

This workshop runs entirely on your local machine. Make sure you have:

Verify your setup

Open a terminal and run:

gh --version && git --version && podman --version && claude --version

All four commands should return version numbers. If any are missing, install them before proceeding.

RHDP Skills Marketplace plugin

If you haven’t installed the skills plugin yet, start Claude Code and run:

/plugin marketplace add rhpds/rhdp-skills-marketplace
/plugin install showroom@rhdp-marketplace

Then exit Claude Code. You will use it later in Module 3.

Troubleshooting

Problem: gh auth status shows you are not authenticated

Solution: Run gh auth login and follow the prompts. Select HTTPS and authenticate with your browser.

Problem: GitHub Pages shows a 404 after pushing

Solution: GitHub Pages deployments take 1-2 minutes. Check the Actions tab in your repository to monitor the build status.

Problem: Podman preview shows a blank page

Solution: Ensure you are running the command from the repository root directory where site.yml is located.

Authors

Workshop: Getting started with Red Hat Showroom
Platform: Red Hat Showroom
Skills: RHDP Skills Marketplace