Blast – Open-source sandbox-as-a-service
Open-source VMs-as-a-service. Contribute to stanford-mast/blast development by creating an account on GitHub.
In plain words
Blast is an open-source virtual machine-as-a-service tool that enables sandbox orchestration on local infrastructure. It allows developers to programmatically create, fork, and manage lightweight VMs from a single binary, allocating from available CPU, memory, and disk resources. Designed for developers needing isolated execution environments, Blast stands out as a self-hosted alternative to cloud-based sandbox solutions, with code available on GitHub for community contribution.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
cargo install blast_core blast VM1= $( curl -s -X POST localhost:7240/v1/fork \ -H " Content-Type: application/json " \ -d ' {"image":"ubuntu:24.04"} ' | jq -r .vm_id ) VM2= $( curl -s -X POST localhost:7240/v1/fork \ -H " Content-Type: application/json " \ -d " { \" source_vm_id \" : \" $VM1 \" , \" name \" : \" feature-xyz \" } " | jq -r .vm_id ) curl -X POST localhost:7240/v1/vms/ $VM2 /runs \ -H " Content-Type: application/json " \ -d ' {"command":"echo hello from fork"} ' Purpose BLAST is a single binary for local sandbox orchestration given a pool of CPU, memory, disk. More precisely, BLAST abstracts over local sandboxes such as SmolVM, Hypeman, Docker to provides a simple API to fork…from github.com
More dev tools this month
the category →
Open-source GTM skills for technical founders
Dev tools · 29d ago · gtmcofounder.com
OpenTrailPaper is open-source bike computer firmware for the LilyGO T5S3 4.7" E-Paper PRO. It supports offline maps, GPX routes, FIT recording and Bluetooth sensors.
Dev tools · 1d ago · opentrailpaper.com
Launched alongside, August 2026
the whole month →- TL
Life & fun · 10d ago · louisabraham.github.io
- SA
Hello HN! I found that picking out plausible but diverse skin tones for my digital art and game development projects was kind of difficult, and I got curious about if there was a way to define a color space that made it easy. I've built a color picker and procedural generation algorithm based on the space as well as a bunch of other fun js features and demos throughout the page that use the equations. If you find it interesting, I have lots of explanations of how I built it and what properties the space has. The methodology might be a bit shaky, but hopefully the result is as helpful for…
Life & fun · Aug 2026 · toneyalexander.github.io
I trained a 125M-parameter transformer to autocomplete piano performances in real time (~108 notes/sec on an iPhone 15). The idea is basically GitHub Copilot or Tabnine, except instead of prompting it with code, you prompt it by playing a few notes on a MIDI piano. The model then continues what you played, entirely on-device. The app is free if anyone wants to try it. Happy to answer questions about the model, training, Core ML, or the many things that didn't work.
AI · 17d ago · simedw.com