Devbox

What it does

CI integration

The Devbox GitHub Action installs Devbox and can cache the Nix store in GitHub Actions workflows.checked 30 Sep 2026

Cloud integrations

Jetify Cloud deployments can connect with Upstash, Supabase, and AWS.checked 30 Sep 2026

Configuration

A devbox.json file defines project packages, scripts, services, and environment configuration.checked 30 Sep 2026

Core product

Devbox is a command-line tool for creating isolated, reproducible development shells from declared package lists.checked 30 Sep 2026

IDE integrations

Devbox documents integrations with direnv and a Visual Studio Code extension.checked 30 Sep 2026

Open source

Devbox is an open-source project built by Jetify with community support.checked 30 Sep 2026

Operating systems

The installation guide lists Linux, macOS, and Windows through WSL2.checked 30 Sep 2026

Package catalog

Devbox provides a searchable index of over 400,000 versions of 80,000 packages powered by Nix.checked 30 Sep 2026

Package model

Devbox manages operating-system-level packages similarly to package managers such as yarn, brew, or apt-get.checked 30 Sep 2026

Portability

A Devbox definition can produce a local shell, VS Code devcontainer, Dockerfile, or remote cloud development environment.checked 30 Sep 2026

Prerequisites

Devbox requires the Nix Package Manager, while Docker is only needed for container creation.checked 30 Sep 2026

Secrets

Jetify Secrets securely stores secrets and environment variables and activates them when a Devbox shell starts.checked 30 Sep 2026

Security

Jetify Cloud is described as SOC-2 certified and supports SSO for access management.checked 30 Sep 2026

Services

Devbox can orchestrate project services with process-compose without Docker.checked 30 Sep 2026