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Is the team planning to support SSH tunneling

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
In AI agent workflows, there is often a need to SSH into running containers for live debugging, remote development, or secure interactive sessions with applications. Without SSH tunneling, it's hard to directly inspect the container environment

Describe the solution you'd like
I would like E2B to support secure SSH tunneling into running sandboxes/containers, similar to Modal's modal.forward() feature (see: https://modal.com/docs/guide/tunnels).

Describe alternatives you've considered
I usually use modal, but e2b has to get this feature.

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Research direction

No implementation files or tests are mentioned. Start by reviewing the requested Modal tunnels reference and the existing E2B sandbox/container networking behavior. Done should mean a defined, secure SSH-tunneling capability for running sandboxes, including its supported workflow and validation criteria.

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Assessment

Domain
infrastructure, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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