# Vercel Sandbox is now globally available

**Published:** August 24, 2026 | **Authors:** Marc Codina Segura, Tom Lienard, Andy Waller, Luke Phillips\-Sheard, Rob Herley | **Contributors:** Amelia Charles

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[Vercel Sandbox](/docs/sandbox) now runs globally, starting with four regions: `iad1` (Washington, D.C.), `sfo1` (San Francisco), `cle1` (Cleveland), and `cdg1` (Paris).

`iad1` remains the default. Support for all Vercel regions is coming soon.

Choose a region close to the databases, object storage, and other services your sandboxes access to reduce latency. Region selection is available on all plans.

Pro and Enterprise teams can also configure failover regions. If the primary region is unavailable, new sandboxes start in the closest configured failover region. Failover only applies to regions you configure; without it, a sandbox starts in its selected region, or the project default.

> **Note:** Snapshots stay in the region where they were created and can't be moved. To create or resume a sandbox from a snapshot, both must be in the same region. During failover, Vercel handles this automatically by loading the snapshot across regions.

Update the SDK or CLI you use to the latest version:

```bash
pnpm install @vercel/sandbox@latest    # Sandbox SDK
pnpm install -g sandbox@latest         # Sandbox CLI 
pnpm install -g vercel@latest          # Vercel CLI
```

Configure the default region and failover regions from [Settings > Sandboxes](https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%5Bproject%5D%2Fsettings%2Fsandboxes&title=Sandbox+Settings) in your project, or with the Vercel CLI:

```bash
vercel project update my-project --sandbox-region cdg1 --sandbox-failover-regions iad1,cle1
```

Those defaults apply to every sandbox. To override them for a single sandbox, pass `region` and optionally `failoverRegions` at create time with the SDK:

**index.ts**
```typescript
import { Sandbox } from "@vercel/sandbox";

const sandbox = await Sandbox.create({
  region: "cdg1",
  failoverRegions: ["iad1", "cle1"],
});
```

Or with the CLI:

```bash
sandbox create --name my-sandbox --region cdg1 --failover-regions iad1,cle1
```

Learn more in the [Sandbox regions documentation](https://vercel.com/docs/sandbox/concepts/regions).

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