CLI

Daytona provides command-line access to core features for interacting with Daytona Sandboxes, including managing their lifecycle, snapshots, and more.

The CLI reference lists all commands supported by the daytona command-line tool, complete with a description of their behavior, and any supported flags. You can access this documentation on a per-command basis by appending the --help/-h flag when invoking daytona.

Installation

Install the Daytona CLI to interact with Daytona sandboxes from the command line.

Mac/Linux

brew install daytonaio/cli/daytona

Windows

powershell -Command "irm https://get.daytona.io/windows | iex"

After installing the Daytona CLI, use the daytona command to interact with Daytona Sandboxes from the command line.

Update

To update the Daytona CLI to the latest version:

Mac/Linux

brew upgrade daytonaio/cli/daytona

Windows

powershell -Command "irm https://get.daytona.io/windows | iex"

daytona

Daytona CLI

daytona [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona
--version	-v	Display the version of Daytona

daytona archive

Archive a sandbox

daytona archive [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona autocomplete

Adds a completion script for your shell environment

daytona autocomplete [bash|zsh|fish|powershell] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

note

If using bash shell environment, make sure you have bash-completion installed in order to get full autocompletion functionality. Linux Installation: sudo apt-get install bash-completion macOS Installation: brew install bash-completion

daytona create

Create a new sandbox

daytona create [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--auto-archive		Auto-archive interval in minutes (0 means the maximum interval will be used)
--auto-delete		Auto-delete interval in minutes (negative value means disabled, 0 means delete immediately upon stopping)
--auto-stop		Auto-stop interval in minutes (0 means disabled)
--class		Sandbox class type (small, medium, large)
--context	-c	Files or directories to include in the build context (can be specified multiple times)
--cpu		CPU cores allocated to the sandbox
--disk		Disk space allocated to the sandbox in GB
--dockerfile	-f	Path to Dockerfile for Sandbox snapshot
--env	-e	Environment variables (format: KEY=VALUE)
--gpu		GPU units allocated to the sandbox
--label	-l	Labels (format: KEY=VALUE)
--memory		Memory allocated to the sandbox in MB
--name		Name of the sandbox
--network-allow-list		Comma-separated list of allowed CIDR network addresses for the sandbox
--network-block-all		Whether to block all network access for the sandbox
--public		Make sandbox publicly accessible
--snapshot		Snapshot to use for the sandbox
--target		Target region (eu, us)
--user		User associated with the sandbox
--volume	-v	Volumes to mount (format: VOLUME_NAME:MOUNT_PATH)
--help		help for daytona

daytona delete

Delete a sandbox

daytona delete [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--all	-a	Delete all sandboxes
--help		help for daytona

daytona docs

Opens the Daytona documentation in your default browser.

daytona docs [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona exec

Execute a command in a sandbox

daytona exec [SANDBOX_ID | SANDBOX_NAME] -- [COMMAND] [ARGS...] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--cwd		Working directory for command execution
--timeout		Command timeout in seconds (0 for no timeout)
--help		help for daytona

daytona info

Get sandbox info

daytona info [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--format	-f	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
--help		help for daytona

daytona list

List sandboxes

daytona list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--format	-f	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
--limit	-l	Maximum number of items per page
--page	-p	Page number for pagination (starting from 1)
--help		help for daytona

daytona login

Log in to Daytona

daytona login [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--api-key		API key to use for authentication
--help		help for daytona

daytona logout

Logout from Daytona

daytona logout [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona mcp

Manage Daytona MCP Server

daytona mcp [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona mcp config

Outputs JSON configuration for Daytona MCP Server

daytona mcp config [AGENT_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona mcp init

Initialize Daytona MCP Server with an agent (currently supported: claude, windsurf, cursor)

daytona mcp init [AGENT_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona mcp start

Start Daytona MCP Server

daytona mcp start [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona organization

Manage Daytona organizations

daytona organization [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona organization create

Create a new organization and set it as active

daytona organization create [ORGANIZATION_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona organization delete

Delete an organization

daytona organization delete [ORGANIZATION] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona organization list

List all organizations

daytona organization list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--format	-f	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
--help		help for daytona

daytona organization use

Set active organization

daytona organization use [ORGANIZATION] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona preview-url

Get signed preview URL for a sandbox port

daytona preview-url [SANDBOX_ID | SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--expires		URL expiration time in seconds
--port	-p	Port number to get preview URL for (required)
--help		help for daytona

daytona snapshot

Manage Daytona snapshots

daytona snapshot [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona snapshot create

Create a snapshot

daytona snapshot create [SNAPSHOT] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--context	-c	Files or directories to include in the build context (can be specified multiple times). If not provided, context will be automatically determined from COPY/ADD commands in the Dockerfile
--cpu		CPU cores that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes (default: 1)
--disk		Disk space that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes in GB (default: 3)
--dockerfile	-f	Path to Dockerfile to build
--entrypoint	-e	The entrypoint command for the snapshot
--image	-i	The image name for the snapshot
--memory		Memory that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes in GB (default: 1)
--region		ID of the region where the snapshot will be available (defaults to organization default region)
--help		help for daytona

daytona snapshot delete

Delete a snapshot

daytona snapshot delete [SNAPSHOT_ID] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--all	-a	Delete all snapshots
--help		help for daytona

daytona snapshot list

List all snapshots

daytona snapshot list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--format	-f	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
--limit	-l	Maximum number of items per page
--page	-p	Page number for pagination (starting from 1)
--help		help for daytona

daytona snapshot push

Push local snapshot

daytona snapshot push [SNAPSHOT] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--cpu		CPU cores that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes (default: 1)
--disk		Disk space that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes in GB (default: 3)
--entrypoint	-e	The entrypoint command for the image
--memory		Memory that will be allocated to the underlying sandboxes in GB (default: 1)
--name	-n	Specify the Snapshot name
--region		ID of the region where the snapshot will be available (defaults to organization default region)
--help		help for daytona

daytona ssh

SSH into a sandbox

daytona ssh [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--expires		SSH access token expiration time in minutes (defaults to 24 hours)
--help		help for daytona

daytona start

Start a sandbox

daytona start [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona stop

Stop a sandbox

daytona stop [SANDBOX_ID] | [SANDBOX_NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona version

Print the version number

daytona version [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona volume

Manage Daytona volumes

daytona volume [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona volume create

Create a volume

daytona volume create [NAME] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--size	-s	Size of the volume in GB
--help		help for daytona

daytona volume delete

Delete a volume

daytona volume delete [VOLUME_ID] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--help		help for daytona

daytona volume get

Get volume details

daytona volume get [VOLUME_ID] [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--format	-f	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
--help		help for daytona

daytona volume list

List all volumes

daytona volume list [flags]

Flags

Long	Short	Description
--format	-f	Output format. Must be one of (yaml, json)
--help		help for daytona