---
title: "Sandman Quick Start"
description: "Install Sandman and create your first disposable cloud environment."
---
## Install

Choose one install method:

```bash
# curl installer
curl -fsSL https://boringinfra.company/sandman/install.sh | sh

# npm
npm install -g @itssergio91/sandman

# Homebrew
brew install boringinfraco/sandman/sandman
```

## Initialize a provider

### GCP

```bash
sandman init gcp
```

### AWS

```bash
sandman init aws
```

Sandman uses your existing cloud credentials. No Sandman account required.

## Create an environment

```bash
sandman create demo --ttl 2h
```

Preview first with dry-run:

```bash
sandman create demo --ttl 2h --dry-run
```

## Enable services

```bash
# GCP
sandman enable compute storage cloudrun

# AWS
sandman enable ec2 s3 lambda
```

## Connect to your environment

```bash
sandman connect demo
```

## Destroy when done

```bash
sandman destroy demo
```

Expired environments are cleaned up automatically:

```bash
sandman doctor --reap
```

## JSON for automation

```bash
sandman create demo --ttl 2h --json
sandman status --json
```

## Next steps

- [Use Cases](/docs/products/sandman/use-cases)
- [Sandman on GitHub](https://github.com/BoringInfraCo/Sandman)