How to use E2B
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
Set your E2B API key to the
E2B_API_KEY
env var when starting the Docker containerOptional - Install the CLI with NPM.
npm install -g @e2b/cli@latest
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.
List all running sandboxes (based on your API key)
e2b sandbox list
Connect to a running sandbox
e2b sandbox connect <sandbox-id>