Devin's cloud Ubuntu sandbox ships with Docker pre-installed

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-09-26 · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity, AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP · Level: intermediate

Summary

The creator found that Devin's Ubuntu sandbox has Docker pre-installed. He updated and tested a Docker image entirely in the cloud, which means the agent can run almost anything packaged as a Docker image.

Key points

• Devin's Ubuntu sandbox comes with Docker pre-installed.
• You can build, update and test Docker images entirely in the cloud.
• Because of this, practically any workload packaged as a Docker image can run in Devin's environment.

Resources mentioned

• Devin · tool · x.com · paid
  A desktop app from the makers of the Devin coding agent for planning, delegating, reviewing and shipping work across fleets of local and cloud coding agents.
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• Docker · tool · docs.docker.com · free · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
  Containerize everything you ship.
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Try this

• Use Devin's sandbox to build and test Docker images in the cloud.