exe.dev offers persistent sandbox VMs as a DigitalOcean alternative

exe.dev provides persistent sandbox VMs for developers and agents with root SSH access, systemd, and built-in helper Shelley. Developers report using it as their main DigitalOcean replacement, praising its pricing and resource model.

2026-10-17 ~ 2026-10-17 · 2 related posts

• Dev ditches DigitalOcean for exe.dev: SSH-in-as-root sandboxes with a built-in coding agent — ibuildthecloud · 2026-10-17
• exe.dev gives developers and agents a persistent root VM, with built-in Shelley agent — davidcrawshaw · 2026-10-17