Run each bb thread on its own Boat cloud VM that stops when idle and resumes on demand. Start from the stock Ubuntu image or your own saved snapshot, and pick the VM size, Boat environment and org. Requires a Boat account (paid, billed per second) and a bb hub reachable from the internet.
Overview
View sourceEach thread gets its own Boat VM, so agents can run builds, Docker and long jobs without touching your computer. Machines stop when idle and resume where they left off.
What you get
- A Boat sandbox option in the New Thread environment picker. The thread runs on a fresh Boat sandbox with its own Git worktree.
- Idle machines stop on their own after a set time, and active ones get their Boat auto-stop pushed out.
- Stopped machines resume with their disk intact, and are deleted when you remove them in bb.
How it works
bb creates a sandbox through the Boat API and runs its normal machine bootstrap on it. Boat's stock Ubuntu image works as is. For starts in seconds, save a snapshot with bb pre-installed and your repos pre-cloned, and point the plugin at it. The README walks through it.
Settings
- Boat API key: required.
- Saved snapshot: optional. Empty uses Boat's stock image.
- Size, Boat environment and Billing org: optional.
- Auto-stop and Suspend after idle: how long machines live.
Requirements
- A Boat account. Sandboxes bill per second while running, and nothing while stopped.
- A bb hub the sandboxes can reach over the internet, such as one shared with bb connect.
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