#engineering
Faster, isolated builds: a Firecracker microVM per build
Every orkestr build now runs in its own Firecracker microVM - hardware-isolated, its own memory, and warm builds in the low tens of seconds.
Custom sandbox templates for AI agents, tools preinstalled
EU-hosted sandboxes for AI agents now bake custom templates, so your tools are preinstalled every run instead of reinstalled. Pick a base, give it a recipe, ship.
A serverless QR code API in 30 lines
An homage to the tiny single-purpose function: building a serverless QR code API in 30 lines of Python, EU-hosted, no Dockerfile, no repo, one URL.
What are managed sandboxes for AI agents?
Your AI agent shouldn't run untrusted commands on your laptop. Here's what a managed sandbox actually is, in plain terms, with real code examples.
A self-hosted Google reCAPTCHA alternative (we ship it)
Why we chose self-hosted Altcha as our Google reCAPTCHA alternative: proof-of-work, no third-party JS, no behavioral tracking, no GDPR sub-processor headache.
Team workspaces on orkestr, and the ownership-transfer problem
Team plan has improved on orkestr: explicit team workspaces, shared project budgets across personal and team contexts, and a real ownership-transfer flow.