Vercel Sandbox now support Custom Images

BetaJun 30, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Vercel Sandboxes now supports custom images. Launching in public beta today, images allow Sandboxes to start with your own custom root filesystem. Images are pulled from Vercel Container Registry , so anything you docker push is immediately available.

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