Documentation Overview
This page provides an overview of the available documentation sections.
Setup
Get started with morphcloud by:
- Signing Up - Create your account
- API Keys - Manage authentication
- SSH Keys - Configure SSH access
Devboxes (recommended)
Devboxes are programmable cloud development environments for humans and CLI agents:
- Getting started - Create, automate, and share devboxes via API or dashboard
- Development - VSCode/Cursor + tmux automation for CLI agents
- Prototyping - Preview URLs for web apps/APIs + persistent VPS mode
- Sharing & collaboration - Share live devboxes via URL inside your org
Actions
Morph Actions brings GitHub Actions onto Morph Cloud:
- Getting started - Use the web UI to connect the GitHub App, migrate workflows, dispatch runs, and inspect logs plus CI analytics
Volumes
Morph Volumes provide persistent S3-compatible storage for caches, artifacts, and durable shared data:
- Getting started - Connect with the web console,
morphcloud volumes,MorphCloudClient().volumes, AWS CLI, curl, or boto3 using your Morph API key
VM primitives (instances + snapshots)
Instances and snapshots are the underlying infrastructure primitives. They’re great for power users who want fine-grained VM control (e.g. RL environments, test-time scaling, bespoke orchestration).
Snapshot Management
Learn what snapshots do and how to set them up:
- Basic Operations - Create, take, and delete snapshots
- Snapshot Setup - Advanced initial snapshot creation
Instance Management
Learn what Morph Cloud instances are and how to use them:
- Introduction - Create, start, and stop instances
- Pause & Resume - Temporarily stop instances
- Branching - Create branches from instances
- Metadata - Work with instance metadata
- SSH - Connect via SSH
- Command Execution - Run remote commands
- File Management - Upload and download files
- Running FUSE on MorphVMs - Verify support, install packages, and test a working FUSE mount
- HTTP Services - Expose HTTP services
Use Cases
Explore practical use cases for Morph Cloud:
- GitHub Actions CI on Morph - Use the Morph Actions web UI to operate GitHub Actions jobs on Morph-managed self-hosted runners
- Docker BuildKit Environment - Launch optimized Docker environments with BuildKit
- AI-Powered Development with Claude Code - Launch cloud development environments with Claude Code AI assistance
- Remote Desktop Environment - Launch browser-based Linux desktop environments
- Volume-backed Build Cache - Keep caches and release artifacts warm in Morph Volumes