Devvm.dev launches per-project VM tool
The gist
Devvm.dev released devvm, a free open-source tool giving each project its own Linux VM.
It targets developers and coding agents needing isolated, reproducible sandboxes.
How it unfolded
- Nov 6, 2026Devvm.dev published its 'One VM for every project' page and docs, describing a full Linux VM per project with the project's toolchain.
- Nov 6, 2026The docs detailed defaults: an Ubuntu 26.04 cloud image with git, build-essential, ripgrep, jq, sqlite3 and mise added, and 4 CPUs, 8 GiB memory and a 100 GiB disk per VM.
- Nov 6, 2026The docs described VM management: only the project folder is mounted read-write, shared tools and agent config folders are read-only, and on macOS the folder's .git hooks and config are locked against changes from the VM.
Key terms
- Linux VM
- A software emulation of a computer system that provides the functionality of a physical computer in an isolated environment.
- sandbox
- A security mechanism that isolates running programs to prevent failures or vulnerabilities from spreading.
Source: Wikipedia