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Samsung SDS Cloud Platform alternative for Linux agents

Samsung SDS Cloud Platform offers enterprise Virtual Servers with an installed OS disk and optional storage/network services. That already provides a full VM environment. For agents, compare the chosen OS and generation, on/off billing and committed capacity with a durable runtime that can release compute between tasks.

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Reviewed 2026-10-19 · Published by the Sandbox0 team

When Samsung SDS Cloud Platform Virtual Server fits

Choose Samsung SDS for its enterprise cloud services, required regions and full VM workloads. OS licensing, private networking, custom images and company-specific procurement can matter more than a small runtime unit-price comparison.

When to consider Sandbox0

Consider Sandbox0 for compatible Linux agent stages needing automatic online whole-RootFS growth and supported file access while guest compute is paused. Keep Windows, custom-kernel and Samsung-specific service dependencies on an appropriate platform.

Capabilities

Samsung SDS Cloud Platform Virtual Server and Sandbox0: what persists?

Feature comparison with documentation and verification status
Environment and runtime lifetimeSamsung SDS Cloud Platform Virtual ServerNot established in this reviewSandbox0ttl and hard_ttl default to 0 (disabled). Configure idle pause and deletion policies for the same persistent sandbox identity; an idle running sandbox still accrues compute charges.Read documentation →
Persistent filesSamsung SDS Cloud Platform Virtual ServerVirtual Servers include an OS installation disk and offer additional persistent storage/custom images.View evidence ↗Sandbox0The writable RootFS survives successful checkpoints, including software, system configuration, dependencies, and user data.Read documentation →
Whole RootFSSamsung SDS Cloud Platform Virtual ServerThe installed OS disk holds the VM system environment, not only an application workspace.View evidence ↗Sandbox0Persistence extends beyond /workspace to paths such as /usr/local, /etc, and /home. Runtime tmpfs and virtual filesystems are excluded.Read documentation →
Release compute, keep stateSamsung SDS Cloud Platform Virtual ServerOn/off usage billing does not specify arbitrary memory-preserving release and restore.View evidence ↗Sandbox0Pause compute between tasks; resume on available capacity. Default resume starts fresh processes from the saved filesystem.Read documentation →
Memory and process stateSamsung SDS Cloud Platform Virtual ServerCustom images and retained disks do not establish arbitrary live-RAM checkpoint recovery.View evidence ↗Sandbox0Experimental memory checkpoints can preserve compatible process state. Use memory: true on both pause and resume on a compatible deployment. A filesystem checkpoint alone does not preserve running processes.Read documentation →

Online RootFS growth

On growth-enabled images, Sandbox0 automatically expands the writable RootFS as free space runs low, within a configured sparse logical ceiling up to 64 TiB. Agent processes keep running. Growth is enabled in the qualified Cloud region; confirm activation for other regions. Existing images and snapshots retain their captured storage geometry. The ceiling is logical capacity, not preallocated host disk.

Samsung Virtual Servers already retain an installed OS disk. The cited VM/image material does not establish automatic low-space-triggered online growth of the complete durable RootFS; confirm volume and filesystem expansion requirements for the selected service.

Files while compute is paused

Sandbox0's Files API reads persistent files without resuming compute. Filesystem-only pauses also permit edits; retained-memory pauses are read-only and reject mutations with 409. SSH, SFTP, file watching, and runtime-only mounts require running compute.

Management, custom-image and storage services can preserve VM state, but the cited product does not specify native file reads/mutations across a paused OS disk with guest compute remaining stopped.

See paused file operations →

OS and generation are part of the price

The current table separates first-, second- and third-generation servers and open-source OS, RHEL and Windows. A first-generation s1v1m2 has different rates for each OS. Comparing its open-source rate with a licensed Windows or committed plan would mix distinct configurations.

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On/off usage and commitments differ

The product guide describes actual hourly on/off usage without a contract, versus fixed monthly requested resources under one- or three-year contracts. Planned Compute discounts match a specified instance/OS and quantity; excess usage is outside the commitment. Its early-termination charge is 50% of the remaining contract balance.

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A whole VM disk is already useful persistence

The product guide includes an OS installation disk and supports custom images and additional storage. Installed system state is therefore broader than a repository-only workspace. Confirm the selected current product’s disk allowance and growth procedure; image copies and CPU/RAM changes alone do not establish automatic online RootFS growth or RAM checkpoints.

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Pricing

Compare billing models, then price your workload

CPU allocation, memory, billing minimums, disk, plan fees, and supported workload differ. These meters are not equal-performance machine quotes. Confirm region, resource units, and included allowances before estimating a total.

Samsung SDS Cloud Platform Virtual Server

Pricing reviewed 2026-10-19

s1v1m2 open-source OS reference
KRW 51 per server-hour
1st Gen Standard; 1 vCore / 2 GB; without contract; VAT excluded.
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Same s1v1m2 with RHEL / Windows
KRW 66 / 65 per server-hour
Separate OS alternatives, not add-ons to the open-source rate.
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Image-Based image storage reference
KRW 28 per GB-month
Separate image-size charge; other storage/network options have their own terms.
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These are the current Enterprises/Finance KRW table references for the selected generation and OS, excluding VAT. Confirm location, current eligibility, disk/IP allowances, image storage and network charges. Contract savings introduce commitments and are not the unrestricted on-demand price.

Check current Samsung SDS Cloud Platform Virtual Server pricing ↗

Sandbox0

$0.015/GiB-hour compute (billed by the second at approximately $0.000004167/GiB-second), plus $0.02/GiB-month of retained incremental RootFS and memory checkpoint data. Shared base images and platform recovery retention are excluded; paused sandboxes accrue storage charges only.

Compute / GiB-hour
$0.015
Retained data / GiB-month
$0.02
Paused compute
$0.00

A 4 GiB agent, 100 running hours

$6.00 compute

4 GiB × 100 hours, billed by the second. Keeping 20 GiB of billable incremental data for a full billing month adds $0.40. CPU is derived from memory by the platform; choose a tier that fits your workload.

Understand storage billing →

Before migrating from Samsung SDS Cloud Platform Virtual Server

  1. Inventory generation, OS licenses, installed disk state, added storage, network resources and any Planned Compute commitment.
  2. Export consistent Linux system/user state and recreate compatible tools and policies; retain Windows or full-kernel requirements on suitable compute.
  3. Test installed-package retention, online growth, paused files and all usage, retained storage, tax and contract charges.

Common questions

Is Sandbox0 a drop-in Samsung SDS Cloud Platform Virtual Server replacement?

Evaluate API compatibility and product scope. These products serve different core workflows, so a change may require a different architecture.

Does keeping files also keep a running agent?

Filesystem state and volatile process state are separate. Sandbox0 requires explicit compatible memory checkpoints to preserve running processes; its default filesystem resume starts fresh processes.

Sources and review scope

The Boat team's Battleships directory is the discovery source. References below describe the product and plan discussed on this page. Check current availability, regional terms and billing units before migrating. Where the cited material does not establish a capability or price, the comparison identifies that uncertainty.

Battleships research record ↗cloud.samsungsds.com/serviceportal/services/compute/virtualServer.html ↗www.samsungsds.com/ap/compute-virtualserver/virtualserver.html ↗www.samsungsds.com/en/management-planned-compute/planned-compute.html ↗Sandbox0 RootFS capacity →

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