Virtual lab/Sim to learn RouterOS/SwOS?

Full-time dad, part time nerd, and I bet some of you smart people have this figured out already. I’ve got a beefy PC with plenty of CPU/RAM to throw around.

I’d like to play with a virtual lab with a simple 5 spoke “fully connected” mesh with a pair of switches off each router and a host attached to each switch. I tried getting GNS3 working, but I just don’t have the time to figure out how to use an entirely new emulator/simulator.

My aim is to introduce networking problems and learn how to solve them with using the MikroTik software suite while avoiding Android/Windows. Also, is there an active and live chat room I can hang out in (IRC/Discord/OtherMalwareEntryPoint)?

This is an MT forum, so not sure about other forum resources, suggest you investigate EVE-NG as I found it overall the best to use with MT products.