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# Daytona

> Run Roomote tasks on Daytona-hosted sandboxes from a registered worker snapshot.

Daytona is a hosted compute provider with straightforward API-key setup.
Roomote starts task sandboxes from a registered worker snapshot and destroys
them when they are no longer needed.

## When to use Daytona

Use Daytona when:

* task work should run outside the Roomote host
* you want hosted sandboxes with simple credential setup
* you can provide a Daytona API key and worker snapshot name
* snapshot resume support is not required for your workflow

## Configuration

Add Daytona from **Settings > Compute**, or provide the values as deployment
env vars:

```sh theme={null}
DAYTONA_API_KEY=...
DAYTONA_SNAPSHOT_NAME=roomote-worker
```

Optional values:

```sh theme={null}
DAYTONA_API_URL=...
DAYTONA_TARGET=...
```

Use `DAYTONA_API_URL` for custom Daytona endpoints. Use `DAYTONA_TARGET` when
your account or deployment needs a specific target or region.

## Worker snapshot expectations

The Daytona snapshot should contain the Roomote worker runtime: system
packages, browser tooling, language tools, command helpers, and the worker
bootstrap used to connect back to Roomote.

Roomote can register a provider snapshot from the configured worker image in
supported setup flows. For production, keep the worker image or snapshot name
pinned so task startup is predictable.

## Verify setup

1. save `DAYTONA_API_KEY` and `DAYTONA_SNAPSHOT_NAME`
2. select Daytona as the default compute provider
3. start a small task from an environment
4. confirm the task starts, streams logs, and can run project commands
5. verify preview links if the task starts a web app

## Common issues

* **Daytona reports a missing snapshot.** Confirm `DAYTONA_SNAPSHOT_NAME`
  exists and is available to the configured API key.
* **Tasks start with missing tools.** Refresh the worker snapshot from the
  current Roomote worker image.
* **The provider starts in the wrong region or target.** Set
  `DAYTONA_TARGET` to the intended target.