---
title: Configuring Cloud Sandbox
description: Configure the built-in Cloud Sandbox provider, including Market and self-hosted Onlyboxes.
tags:
  - Cloud Sandbox
  - Onlyboxes
  - Self-hosting
---

# Configuring Cloud Sandbox

Cloud Sandbox powers the built-in code execution, shell command, file operation, and file export tools. By default, LobeHub uses the Market sandbox. Self-hosted deployments can switch the same tool surface to an Onlyboxes-compatible sandbox provider.

## Core Environment Variables

### `SANDBOX_PROVIDER`

- Type: Optional
- Description: Selects the server-side sandbox provider.
- Default: `market`
- Example: `onlyboxes`

Supported values:

- `market`: Use the existing Market sandbox.
- `onlyboxes`: Use an Onlyboxes-compatible self-hosted sandbox console.

### `MARKET_BASE_URL`

- Type: Optional
- Description: Base URL of the Market service. Leave it unset when using the official Market; set it only when connecting to a self-hosted or dedicated Market service.
- Default: `https://market.lobehub.com`
- Example: `https://market.example.com`

### `MARKET_TRUSTED_CLIENT_ID`

- Type: Optional
- Description: Market Trusted Client ID used by the LobeHub server to call Market capabilities on behalf of the current user. It must be registered by the target Market service.
- Default: -
- Example: `lobechat-com`

### `MARKET_TRUSTED_CLIENT_SECRET`

- Type: Optional
- Description: Shared secret for the Market Trusted Client. It must match the target Market service configuration.
- Default: -
- Example: `your-market-trusted-client-secret`

### `ONLYBOXES_BASE_URL`

- Type: Required when `SANDBOX_PROVIDER=onlyboxes`
- Description: Base URL of the Onlyboxes console API. Do not include `/api/v1`.
- Default: -
- Example: `https://onlyboxes.example.com`

### `ONLYBOXES_JIT_SIGNING_KEY`

- Type: Required when `SANDBOX_PROVIDER=onlyboxes`
- Description: HMAC signing key used to mint Onlyboxes MCP JIT bearer tokens. It must match the Onlyboxes console `CONSOLE_JIT_SIGNING_KEY`.
- Default: -
- Example: `onlyboxes-jit-signing-secret`

### `ONLYBOXES_JIT_ISSUER`

- Type: Optional
- Description: Issuer used in Onlyboxes JIT token claims.
- Default: `APP_URL`
- Example: `https://lobehub.example.com`

### `ONLYBOXES_JIT_TTL_SEC`

- Type: Optional
- Description: Lifetime of each Onlyboxes JIT token minted by LobeHub.
- Default: `1800`
- Example: `900`

### `ONLYBOXES_LEASE_TTL_SEC`

- Type: Optional
- Description: Lease duration for persistent terminal sessions created by the Cloud Sandbox provider.
- Default: `900`
- Example: `3600`

## Market Configuration

By default, LobeHub uses the official Market sandbox and does not require extra sandbox configuration:

```bash
# SANDBOX_PROVIDER=market
```

To explicitly use Market, or to connect to a self-hosted or dedicated Market service, configure:

```bash
SANDBOX_PROVIDER=market
MARKET_BASE_URL=https://market.example.com
```

If that Market service requires the LobeHub server to call sandbox, credential, or skill capabilities on behalf of the current user, also configure Trusted Client credentials:

```bash
MARKET_TRUSTED_CLIENT_ID=lobechat-com
MARKET_TRUSTED_CLIENT_SECRET=your-market-trusted-client-secret
```

`MARKET_TRUSTED_CLIENT_ID` must be registered in the Market service's trusted client allowlist, and `MARKET_TRUSTED_CLIENT_SECRET` must match the shared secret configured on the Market service. Without Trusted Client credentials, Market capabilities that require authentication continue to use the existing user authorization flow.

## Onlyboxes Runtime Requirements

The configured Onlyboxes worker should expose `terminalExec` and `terminalResource`. LobeHub uses `terminalExec` as the compatibility layer for shell commands, code execution, and file operations, and uses `terminalResource` for file export through a pre-signed upload URL.

For feature parity with the Market sandbox, the terminal runtime image should include:

- `python3`, used by file operation wrappers and Python execution
- `node`, used by JavaScript execution
- `npx` with access to `tsx`, used by TypeScript execution
- Standard shell utilities such as `base64`, `find`, and `grep`

Minimum configuration for using Onlyboxes:

```bash
SANDBOX_PROVIDER=onlyboxes
ONLYBOXES_BASE_URL=https://onlyboxes.example.com
ONLYBOXES_JIT_SIGNING_KEY=onlyboxes-jit-signing-secret
```

Set the same secret on the Onlyboxes console:

```bash
CONSOLE_JIT_SIGNING_KEY=onlyboxes-jit-signing-secret
```

<Callout type={'info'}>
  File export still writes the exported artifact to the configured LobeHub S3 storage. Configure the
  S3 environment variables when users need to download files generated inside the sandbox.
</Callout>
