Introduction
OpenComputer gives you a full Linux VM in the cloud. Each sandbox is an isolated virtual machine with its own filesystem, network, and process space — persistent, long-running, and capable of hibernating when idle. Write files, install packages, run commands, and build complete projects inside secure, isolated environments.
Full Linux VM
Not a container. Real VM with its own kernel, memory, and disk. Hardware-level isolation via KVM.
Long-running
Hours or days, not minutes. Install packages, build projects, run test suites, iterate — no cold starts between steps.
Checkpoint & fork
Named snapshots you can fork from. Try five approaches in parallel from the same starting point — like git branches for VMs.
Elastic compute
Scale memory and CPU at runtime. Request more resources for heavy tasks and release them after.
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Install
bash
1npm install @opencomputer/sdk
bash
1export OPENCOMPUTER_API_KEY=your-api-key
Grab your API key from app.opencomputer.dev
Quick Example
typescript
123456import { Sandbox } from "@opencomputer/sdk"; const sandbox = await Sandbox.create(); const result = await sandbox.commands.run("echo 'Hello World from OpenSandbox!'"); console.log(result.stdout); await sandbox.kill();
