instantbox/instantbox
📦 Get a clean, ready-to-go Linux box in seconds. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2822
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 904
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4176 stars · 292 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
instantbox is a self-hosted service that spins up temporary, clean Linux containers (Ubuntu, CentOS, Arch, Debian, Fedora, Alpine) with instant browser-based webshell access. It is deployed via Docker Compose and uses ttyd to provide the web terminal.
Use cases
- spin up a throwaway Linux shell in my browser
- give students a sandbox to try Linux commands
- get a clean environment to test an open source project
- manage servers from any device with a browser
- demo Linux in a presentation without preparing a VM
- test software under resource constraints in an isolated box
When to choose
- you need ephemeral Linux environments accessible from any browser
- you want a self-hosted sandbox for teaching or demos
- you want to try out distros or packages without polluting your machine
When to avoid
- you need persistent, long-lived servers or full VMs
- you need strong multi-tenant security isolation for untrusted users
- you want a hosted solution without running Docker yourself
Facets
service · maturity maintenance
self-hosted web-scraping cli developer-tools developer-tools self-hosted operating-systems self-hosted python webshell temporary-linux-environment docker-compose sandbox ttyd containers docker web-server linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/instantbox/instantbox · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3c1592d7f437
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| instantbox/instantbox | main | 32 |
For agents
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