Sandbox Editors
CodeSandbox offers two web editors and an iOS editor. A Sandbox is either a Browser Sandbox or a Cloud Sandbox (read more here). All Sandboxes are available on the iOS app.
CodeSandbox supports VS Code for Cloud Sandboxes and Repositories.
Synced Sandboxes
(previously called Repositories)
With CodeSandbox you can import any GitHub repository as a sandbox. An imported sandbox will automatically stay in sync with the GitHub repository; if you make a commit to GitHub it will reflect immediately in the sandbox.
For that reason we've made GitHub sandboxes immutable, this means that you cannot make direct changes to the sandbox itself. They are treated as templates, so you can fork from them. When you create a fork of a GitHub sandbox we will still keep a reference to the original GitHub repository.
Uploading Static Files
It's sometimes desired to have either images or big files in a sandbox. We allow you to upload these within CodeSandbox. As a patron you are allowed to upload a maximum of 500MB, otherwise you are able to upload 20MB. Remember that all uploaded files are public, regardless of the privacy of the sandbox
Ways to upload
There are two ways to upload files: by using a wizard or by drag and dropping the files in a folder in CodeSandbox. The wizard can be opened by clicking on the upload icon in the Files tab.
Dragging and dropping the files in the Files tab works as well.
Storage Management
You can use an uploaded file in multiple sandboxes at the same time. For this reason we have a separate 'Storage Management' that allows you to see which files you have uploaded. You can find the manager in your user menu.
You are able to view your storage usage with the option to either open uploaded files, add uploaded files to the opened sandbox or to delete an uploaded file.
CLI Integration
When you deploy a sandbox using the CLI we automatically detect the binary files and upload them to the CodeSandbox Storage Management after getting confirmation.