Merge pull request #6 from lftraining/feature/manually-test-lab

feature: added HOWTOS/start-lab-on-staging

Author: eeganlf

docs/HOWTOs/start-lab-on-staging.md

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+# HOW TO Start a Lab on Staging
+
+This guide explains how to start a lab on staging.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+Before you begin, ensure you:
+
+- Have access to the `lftraining` GitHub Organization
+- Are a member of the `lab-authors` team
+- Have created a compute environment using [this HOW TO ](create-a-compute-environment-using-templates.md)
+
+
+## Comment '/start on the Pull Request
+
+1. Navigate to the Pull Request associated with your lab. 
+      ![find pull requests](../img/HOWTOS/start-lab-on-staging/find-pull-request.png)
+2. Scroll to the bottom and comment '/start' on the Pull Request.
+      ![start lab](../img/HOWTOS/start-lab-on-staging/add-start-comment.png)
+
+
+### Wait for the lab to start
+The lab will start once the workflow has been completed. The URL will be available in a comment on the Pull Request.
+
+![Staging URL](../img/HOWTOS/start-lab-on-staging/action-comments-and-url.png)
+
+### Access the lab
+Click the URL to access the lab.