UDF Blueprint Deployment
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In order to begin you will need to go to F5's Unified Demo Framework (UDF) site and launch the appropriate course. The following will walk you through that process.

With Email From UDF
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#. Check your email for a message from **courses@notify.udf.f5.com**.  It will look something like this:

   .. image:: ../images/udf_lab_email.png
       :width: 900px


#. Click on the Login Link shown above with the arrow
#. Fill out required information to login or create a new account
#. Select 2nd Factor Authentication method if needed
#. Look for verification from authenticator method
#. Click verify
#. Click Invited-Users

   .. image:: ../images/udf_invited_users.png
         :width: 450px


#. Look for the Scheduled Session for Appworld 2026 - TMOS Performance Tuning
#. Click Launch on the right side

   .. image:: ../images/udf_scheduled_session.png
       :width: 900px 


#. Click **Join** to start the course

   .. image:: ../images/udf_session_join.png
       :width: 750px



Without Email From UDF
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   #. Open a web browser and head to the following link `Unified Demo Framework <https://udf.f5.com/>`_.
   #. Click on the Non-F5 Users selection.
   #. Login with your existing F5 account or create a new account.
   #. In the left navigation bar select Courses.
   #. Search for "AppWorld 2026" in the search bar under the Content tab.
   #. Select "AppWorld 2026 - TMOS Performance Tuning"
   #. Select the Details button on the title screen.
   #. Click the Details button on the blueprint in the lower right.
   #. Select the Deploy option.
   #. Select the Start option.
   #. In the pop up window set the Autostop Duration to 4 hours.
   #. Leave everything else default and click start.

The UDF deployment will take a few minutes to stand up. In the meantime, feel free to read through the next section about UDF Lab Components.