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What's the difference between these 2 kind of orgs?
It seems Trailhead Playgrounds orgs I am creating are non-source-tracked org and certain CLI commands can't be run against it.
How I can identify them, create a source tracking org and what exactly is the difference between them?
Thanks
Source tracking is available in scratch orgs, and, as of Summer '20, is in beta for Developer and Developer Pro sandboxes if the optional feature is enabled in Setup.
Source tracking makes it possible to use the sfdx force:source:pull and force:source:push commands (and their GUI equivalents), which automatically identify changed metadata components between your local source tree and the remote org.
Without source tracking, you must use manifest-based deployments using a package.xml manifest with commands like sfdx force:source:deploy. This entails creating and managing a manifest to define which specific components you wish to interact with.
Trailhead Playgrounds do not currently have source tracking. They are a type of Developer Edition org (not a sandbox). They can, however, be Dev Hubs, which allow you to create scratch orgs.
