BoxHaven Documentation

BoxHaven runs remote development boxes for AI coding agents. Use these docs to install the CLI, connect to a hosted or self-hosted backend, create boxes, run agents inside persistent sessions, and operate the backend.

Start here

• Getting started: install bh, log in, create a box, run an agent, disconnect, reattach, and use normal SSH clients.
• CLI reference: every command and flag for boxes, direct SSH, sync, teams, images, auth, and config.
• Self-hosting: run the Fastify/Better Auth control plane with your own provider credentials.

Operate boxes

• Teams: team-owned boxes, roles, invitations, and moving boxes between teams.
• Golden images: create, snapshot, activate, and remove VM runtime images.
• Cloud providers: configure DigitalOcean and Hetzner Cloud provider settings.

Security and operation

• Security model: short-lived SSH certificates, the backend user CA, and forwarded credentials.
• External policy service: optional create policy and native account-page integration for operators.

Source and license

BoxHaven is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only (AGPL-3.0-only). The source code, copyright notice, and full license text live in the BoxHaven GitHub repository.