---
title: "Docker"
description: "Build and run the daemon in a Docker container."
---

<Warning>
Docker is not recommended for production. Standard Docker containers don't provide sufficient isolation for running untrusted code. Use a dedicated sandbox provider like E2B or Daytona for production workloads.
</Warning>

## Quick Start

Run sandbox-agent in a container with agents pre-installed:

```bash
docker run --rm -p 3000:3000 \
  -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
  -e OPENAI_API_KEY="$OPENAI_API_KEY" \
  alpine:latest sh -c "\
    apk add --no-cache curl ca-certificates libstdc++ libgcc bash && \
    curl -fsSL https://releases.rivet.dev/sandbox-agent/latest/install.sh | sh && \
    sandbox-agent install-agent claude && \
    sandbox-agent install-agent codex && \
    sandbox-agent server --no-token --host 0.0.0.0 --port 3000"
```

<Note>
Alpine is required because Claude Code is built for musl libc. Debian/Ubuntu images use glibc and won't work.
</Note>

Access the API at `http://localhost:3000`.

## TypeScript with dockerode

```typescript
import Docker from "dockerode";
import { SandboxAgentClient } from "sandbox-agent";

const docker = new Docker();
const PORT = 3000;

const container = await docker.createContainer({
  Image: "alpine:latest",
  Cmd: ["sh", "-c", [
    "apk add --no-cache curl ca-certificates libstdc++ libgcc bash",
    "curl -fsSL https://releases.rivet.dev/sandbox-agent/latest/install.sh | sh",
    "sandbox-agent install-agent claude",
    "sandbox-agent install-agent codex",
    `sandbox-agent server --no-token --host 0.0.0.0 --port ${PORT}`,
  ].join(" && ")],
  Env: [
    `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}`,
    `OPENAI_API_KEY=${process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY}`,
  ].filter(Boolean),
  ExposedPorts: { [`${PORT}/tcp`]: {} },
  HostConfig: {
    AutoRemove: true,
    PortBindings: { [`${PORT}/tcp`]: [{ HostPort: `${PORT}` }] },
  },
});

await container.start();

// Wait for server and connect
const baseUrl = `http://127.0.0.1:${PORT}`;
const client = new SandboxAgentClient({ baseUrl, agent: "mock" });

// Use the client...
await client.createSession("my-session", {
  agent: "claude",
  permissionMode: "default",
});
```

## Building from Source

To build a static binary for use in minimal containers:

```bash
docker build -f docker/release/linux-x86_64.Dockerfile -t sandbox-agent-build .
docker run --rm -v "$PWD/artifacts:/artifacts" sandbox-agent-build
```

The binary will be at `./artifacts/sandbox-agent-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl`.
