What is the current release status of Docker Sandboxes (Early Access, Experimental, or GA)?

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Docker Sandboxes documentation previously showed “Availability: Early Access” on multiple pages, but most of those labels have recently disappeared while the release notes still refer to “stable releases”.
Can you clarify the current lifecycle status of Docker Sandboxes?
Is Docker Sandboxes considered Early Access, Experimental, or General Availability?

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Good question. I found the commit that removed the early access label.

Then I tried to find the issue I remembered on Github and I also commented there

I have not tested yet and the issue is still open, but I see bugfixes in the release note of the latest sbx version that could fix it

mainly:

  • Keep sandboxes recoverable when workspace or worktree is deleted on the host

Sicne this was my only real problem with sbx, if it was fixed, I guess it could be GA, but I don’t see it mentioned eitehr.

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Thanks for the reply. Is there any official statement on the current release status of Docker Sandboxes?

I noticed that the Early Access label was removed from most of the docs, but I could not find a formal announcement or status update in the Release Notes, blog posts, or X announcements. Are there any plans to communicate this more explicitly?

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I would have shared the official statement if I knew about it :slight_smile: I assume we will see an announcement in days. Or if there was one, I will know more about it by tomorrow. I will come back as soon as I have more information.

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OK, thank you.
I’ll wait a little longer too.

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I had a meeting today with someone at Docker, so I asked about the status of sbx. It is not experimental and generally stable, but some of its features are more actively developed in their earlier stage like sbx kit where you can see the Early Access label as well.

They will check if they can make the status of sbx more obvious in the documentation, but if you have any recommendation for the documentation that should be changed or be more detailed, you can click on the “request changes” link at the top right corner in the documentation to open a ticket.

I hope this helps.