boxd Self-Host (Free Cluster)

Explore this developer service’s ongoing no-cost allowance, restrictions and official documentation before deploying.

INCLUDED FREE ALLOWANCERun a self-managed boxd microVM cluster without a boxd license key, up to 16 total logical worker-host vCPUs across the cluster (not guest-VM vCPUs). Includes the console, API, DNS, SSH/HTTPS access, snapshots and automation.

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Plan details

What do these plan and deployment labels mean?

Plan: Ongoing free allowance
Deployment model: Self-hosted
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Commercial use: Check provider
Added to directory (UTC): 2026-11-05
Last checked: 2026-11-05

Important restrictions

You must supply and pay for your own GCP/AWS instances, storage, networking, DNS, or bare-metal hosts; this is NOT free hosted compute. Above 16 total worker-host vCPUs, existing machines continue running but the cluster refuses new machines until capacity is reduced or a paid license key is installed. Installer code is Apache-2.0, but downloaded boxd binaries/images are separately licensed under PolyForm Internal Use with restrictions: personal use and a company's internal operations are permitted; redistribution is prohibited. Workers require KVM/nested virtualization; clusters send hourly usage telemetry.

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