Source: https://gameye.com/glossary/sandbox-environment/

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title: "Sandbox Environment | Gameye"
description: "A sandbox is an isolated non-production environment for testing game server builds and integrations without affecting live players or production costs."
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# Sandbox Environment

A sandbox environment is an isolated area where you can test code, without worrying about how it’ll affect anything else. Typically, it’s a virtual machine where you can experiment with or test your game.

### Create a separate testing network

If you’re making a multiplayer game, you’ll want a sandbox environment for your servers. You’ll want to test whether the server-side image runs properly and that you can connect to it from a client. This isn’t to stress-test the system (you’ll do that later), but to make sure that no bugs cause a major crash.

Building a multiplayer game? Gameye hosts dedicated game servers: ship your server as a Docker container and start one per match with a single API call, in a region near your players.

[See how it works →](https://gameye.com/how-it-works/)

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