# Containarium

> Self-hosted open-source agent runtime giving each AI a persistent SSH-reachable Linux box on LXC or Kubernetes with eBPF isolation and built-in MCP servers.

- **Category:** AI Agents
- **Licence:** Apache-2.0
- **Latest version:** v0.120.1
- **Open source:** oss
- **Languages:** Go
- **Platforms:** Kubernetes, Debian, Google Cloud
- **Tags:** Mcp, Ai Agents, Sandbox, Agentic Ai, LLM, Claude, Gpu, Ssh, Kubernetes, Self Hosted, Lxc, Model Context Protocol, Cursor, Multi Tenant, Ebpf, Agent runtime, Agent Sandbox, Agent Native, Code Sandbox, GPU Passthrough, Isolated Environment

## Description

Containarium provides persistent, isolated Linux environments for AI agents. Each agent receives its own system container (LXC/Incus or Kubernetes pod) with full systemd, real networking, and SSH access. The platform includes a sentinel (sshpiper + Caddy) for routing SSH and HTTPS traffic to containers, two MCP servers (platform-level and in-container agent-box) for structured tool access, and features like GPU passthrough, eBPF egress policies, ZFS-backed persistent storage, and JWT-based authentication with RBAC. It runs on a single Ubuntu VM or across a fleet of cloud/on-prem nodes, and exposes a CLI, REST/gRPC API, and a basic web UI. The project is Apache 2.0 licensed with no CLA.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://github.com/footprintai/containarium)
- [Website](https://containarium.dev)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/FootprintAI/Containarium)
- [Hosted Cloud](https://cloud.containarium.dev)
- [GitHub Action (containarium-run)](https://github.com/footprintai/containarium-run)
- [YouTube Demo](https://youtu.be/IBDDD_tb8FY)
- [Security & Data Residency](https://containarium.dev/security)
- [Pricing](https://containarium.dev/pricing)
- [Blog](https://containarium.dev/blog/)
- [Free Health Check (Telescope)](https://containarium.dev/telescope)

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