# nodus create sandbox

> Create a sandbox

Source: https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/reference/cli/nodus_create_sandbox/
Build revision: 211ad9f836655b1c3a2668c4693e442471f28614

## nodus create sandbox

Create a sandbox

```plaintext
nodus create sandbox NAME [flags]
```

### Examples

```plaintext
  nodus create sandbox dev --cpu 2 --memory 4Gi --idle-timeout 10m
```

### Options

```plaintext
      --cpu string                  vCPU floor
      --disk string                 Disk floor, such as 50Gi
      --dry-run string[="server"]   server returns the estimate without creating; client prints the manifest (default "none")
      --gpu string                  Accelerator TYPE[:COUNT], such as L4 or H100:8
  -h, --help                        help for sandbox
      --idle-timeout string         Stop after this idle time
      --image string                Container image (default "nodus/agent-tools")
      --max-cost string             Spend limit in USD
      --memory string               Memory floor, such as 16Gi
  -o, --output string               Output format: name, json, yaml, or estimate (with --dry-run=server)
      --secret stringArray          Secret to mount (repeatable)
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```plaintext
      --context string   Context from the config file to use
      --org string       Organization (selects the context for that org)
  -p, --project string   Project to work in
  -v, --verbose          Log each API request (never credentials)
```

### SEE ALSO

* [nodus create](https://nodus-platform-site.pages.dev/docs/reference/cli/nodus_create/) - Create resources from manifests or with a typed generator

### Tested examples

These invocations run in CI against the CLI’s fake API.

Terminal window

```sh
nodus create sandbox dev --cpu 2 --secret gh-token --dry-run=client
nodus create sandbox dev --cpu 2
```