{
  "manifest_version": "1",
  "slug": "sandbox",
  "title": "Sandboxes",
  "headline": "Sandboxes on exe.dev",
  "description": "Create a sandbox VM with new --sandbox, run a CI job or an agent in it, pause and resume it, delete it, and see how per-second billing compares to pools.",
  "category": "ai-agents",
  "tags": [
    "sandbox vm",
    "standalone vm",
    "ephemeral vm",
    "ci sandbox",
    "agent sandbox",
    "per-second billing",
    "pause and resume",
    "code execution sandbox"
  ],
  "url": "https://exe.dev/deploy/sandbox",
  "markdown_url": "https://exe.dev/deploy/sandbox.md",
  "upstream": {
    "website": "https://exe.dev/docs/standalone-vms",
    "docs": "https://exe.dev/docs/standalone-vms"
  },
  "example_vm_name": "my-sandbox",
  "time": "5 minutes",
  "stack": [
    {
      "name": "Standalone VM",
      "detail": "exeuntu (Ubuntu 24.04), 2 vCPU / 4 GiB by default, reserved for this VM alone",
      "data": "its own disk, kept while paused"
    },
    {
      "name": "Meter",
      "detail": "$0.105 per 2 vCPU / 4 GiB unit-hour, by the second, while it runs"
    },
    {
      "name": "Egress policy",
      "detail": "all by default; integrations to cut it off from the internet"
    }
  ],
  "access": [
    {
      "url": "ssh my-sandbox.exe.xyz",
      "who": "private",
      "what": "a shell in the sandbox, for the SSH keys on your account"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://my-sandbox.exe.xyz/",
      "who": "private",
      "what": "port 8000 of the sandbox, behind your exe.dev login, for previews"
    }
  ],
  "delivers": [
    "A sandbox VM created with one command, ready for SSH in about a second",
    "Work run in it from your computer, a script, or an agent",
    "A paused sandbox that keeps its memory and processes and isn't billed for CPU or memory",
    "Scripted creation for CI and agent jobs, each deleted when it ends",
    "A sweep that finds and deletes sandboxes left running"
  ],
  "deployable": false,
  "updated": "2026-11-02",
  "verified": "2026-11-02",
  "related": [
    "python-sandboxes",
    "typescript-sandboxes",
    "claude-agent-sdk",
    "github-actions-runner",
    "exe-mcp",
    "code-interpreter"
  ],
  "alternatives": [
    "E2B",
    "Daytona",
    "Modal"
  ]
}