E2B Runtime
E2B is an open-source secure cloud environment (sandbox) made for running AI-generated code and agents.
E2B offers Python and JS/TS SDK to spawn and control these sandboxes.
Getting started
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Set your E2B API key to the
E2B_API_KEY
env var when starting the Docker container -
Optional - Install the CLI with NPM.
Full CLI API is here.
OpenHands sandbox
You can use the E2B CLI to create a custom sandbox with a Dockerfile. Read the full guide here. The premade OpenHands sandbox for E2B is set up in the containers
directory. and it’s called openhands
.
Debugging
You can connect to a running E2B sandbox with E2B CLI in your terminal.
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List all running sandboxes (based on your API key)
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Connect to a running sandbox