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Categories/AI Orchestration & MLOps/boat
boat

boat

Spin up persistent Linux virtual machines for autonomous AI coding agents

Pricing model

Free Trial

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★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use boat to create and manage persistent Linux virtual machines tailored for running AI agents. It gives your agents full Ubuntu environments with root access, pre-installed tools like Docker, Git, Node.js, and Chrome, plus full desktop streaming at 60 frames per second. You can run automated coding sessions, fork environments from snapshots, and connect via SSH or API. Billing runs strictly per second, and stopping a machine automatically snapshots your files and pauses all costs until you resume.

What boat does

Spin up a dedicated Ubuntu sandbox using the CLI or APIFork a running or stopped sandbox from a disk snapshotStream a virtual desktop to interact with GUI applicationsRun automated builds and tests inside Docker containersConnect securely into remote cloud instances via SSH or SCPPause virtual machines to preserve storage state without paying run costsExpose sandbox web applications through public HTTPS endpointsPersistent Ubuntu virtual machines with full root and SSH accessPre-installed development tools including Docker, GitHub CLI, Rust, and Node.jsInteractive 60fps virtual desktop access through your browserInstant disk-level virtual machine forking from snapshotsBilled strictly per second with paused billing on stopped machinesDedicated IPv4 or IPv6 addresses for every created sandboxCLI, HTTP API, and Python/TypeScript SDK programmatic controls

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Pricing model: Free trial

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Standard Plan$20 / mo

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