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Exe.dev

lastmod 2025-12-29created 2025-12-291 edits

A modern VM service where you control everything over SSH

About

  • A VM hosting service for development that users access directly through a remote SSH environment
  • Connect with ssh exe.dev and the SSH connection itself works like an API; you can create a VM and start a terminal session right away without creating a separate account
  • You set only a total amount of CPU and RAM, which multiple VMs share freely, so there is no extra cost based on the number of VMs
  • Provides real Ubuntu-based VMs while supporting sub-second startup, offering container-level agility and VM-level freedom at the same time
  • Within a session the disk is persistent, so data is kept even when you reconnect, and users are given sudo privileges so they can run system-level commands
  • Designed with AI-based development environments in mind: private by default, easy share links, and a sandbox design suited to running agents

Background of the exe.dev release

  • Started from the experience during sketch.dev development of a sharp rise in demand for VMs to run many small programs and tools
  • As running various development aids such as LLM typing assistants and debuggers increased, operating VMs itself became a bottleneck
  • The need for an environment where VMs can be easily created, thrown away, and kept without burden became clear

Exe.dev overview

  • Provides a remote development environment accessible with the ssh exe.dev command
    • Accessible with just an SSH client, without a separate web interface
  • The session's disk persists, so data is not deleted even after logging out
  • Users are given sudo privileges and can run system administration commands
  • Each subscription provides only a total amount of CPU and RAM, with no limit on the number of VMs
  • Users can allocate resources however they want, without per-VM billing or management overhead
  • Also suitable for running many small VMs that handle requests intermittently

Key features

  • All the VMs that fit
    • You can freely configure the number and purpose of VMs within the CPU and RAM included in your subscription
    • Usage patterns that keep many low-load VMs running are also allowed
  • Real VMs, sub-second start
    • Provides a full Ubuntu machine, and you can install Docker Compose and the like if needed
    • Very fast startup despite being a VM
  • Persistent disks
    • Provides disks whose data is kept even after the VM shuts down
    • More features planned in the future
  • SSH-based API
    • You can start creating and managing VMs just by connecting with ssh exe.dev
    • Terminal-centric use without a separate web console
  • Private by default, share with links
    • HTTP services run with external access blocked by default
    • Handles TLS and authentication automatically, and supports easy sharing via links
  • Agent-friendly sandbox
    • VMs can be used as sandboxes for running agents
    • The structure is not tied to any particular tool or agent
  • Administrator privileges: install packages or change system settings using sudo

Possible uses

  • Suitable as an environment for development experiments, testing, and learning
  • Provides server sessions that run immediately without local environment setup
  • Runs over SSH, keeping both security and simplicity

How to try the service

  • You can explore the service immediately with the ssh exe.dev command, without a separate sign-up process
  • In developer preview, usable within available capacity

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