diff --git a/.changeset/soft-penguins-tease.md b/.changeset/soft-penguins-tease.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ddc98a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/soft-penguins-tease.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-astro': patch
+---
+
+Correctly remove new `.codesandbox` folder when copying template
diff --git a/examples/basics/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/basics/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basics/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/basics/sandbox.config.json b/examples/basics/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/basics/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/blog/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/blog/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blog/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/blog/sandbox.config.json b/examples/blog/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/blog/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/deno/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/deno/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/deno/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/deno/sandbox.config.json b/examples/deno/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/deno/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/framework-alpine/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/framework-alpine/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/framework-alpine/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/framework-alpine/sandbox.config.json b/examples/framework-alpine/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/framework-alpine/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/framework-lit/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/framework-lit/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/framework-lit/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/framework-lit/sandbox.config.json b/examples/framework-lit/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/framework-lit/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/framework-multiple/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/framework-multiple/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/framework-multiple/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/framework-multiple/sandbox.config.json b/examples/framework-multiple/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/framework-multiple/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/framework-preact/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/framework-preact/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/framework-preact/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/framework-preact/sandbox.config.json b/examples/framework-preact/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/framework-preact/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/framework-react/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/framework-react/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/framework-react/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/framework-react/sandbox.config.json b/examples/framework-react/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/framework-react/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/framework-solid/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/framework-solid/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/framework-solid/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/framework-solid/sandbox.config.json b/examples/framework-solid/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/framework-solid/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/framework-svelte/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/framework-svelte/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/framework-svelte/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/framework-svelte/sandbox.config.json b/examples/framework-svelte/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/framework-svelte/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/framework-vue/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/framework-vue/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/framework-vue/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/framework-vue/sandbox.config.json b/examples/framework-vue/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/framework-vue/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/hackernews/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/hackernews/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hackernews/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/hackernews/sandbox.config.json b/examples/hackernews/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/hackernews/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/minimal/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/minimal/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/minimal/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/minimal/sandbox.config.json b/examples/minimal/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/minimal/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/non-html-pages/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/non-html-pages/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/non-html-pages/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/non-html-pages/sandbox.config.json b/examples/non-html-pages/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/non-html-pages/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/portfolio/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/portfolio/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/portfolio/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/portfolio/sandbox.config.json b/examples/portfolio/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/portfolio/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/ssr/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/ssr/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ssr/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/with-markdoc/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/with-markdoc/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-markdoc/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/with-markdoc/sandbox.config.json b/examples/with-markdoc/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/with-markdoc/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/with-markdown-plugins/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/with-markdown-plugins/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-markdown-plugins/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/with-markdown-plugins/sandbox.config.json b/examples/with-markdown-plugins/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/with-markdown-plugins/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/with-markdown-shiki/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/with-markdown-shiki/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-markdown-shiki/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/with-markdown-shiki/sandbox.config.json b/examples/with-markdown-shiki/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/with-markdown-shiki/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/with-mdx/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/with-mdx/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-mdx/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/with-mdx/sandbox.config.json b/examples/with-mdx/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/with-mdx/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/with-nanostores/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/with-nanostores/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-nanostores/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/with-nanostores/sandbox.config.json b/examples/with-nanostores/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/with-nanostores/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/with-tailwindcss/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/with-tailwindcss/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-tailwindcss/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/with-tailwindcss/sandbox.config.json b/examples/with-tailwindcss/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/with-tailwindcss/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/with-vite-plugin-pwa/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/with-vite-plugin-pwa/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-vite-plugin-pwa/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/with-vite-plugin-pwa/sandbox.config.json b/examples/with-vite-plugin-pwa/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/with-vite-plugin-pwa/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/with-vitest/.codesandbox/Dockerfile b/examples/with-vitest/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b5c81a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-vitest/.codesandbox/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM node:18-bullseye
diff --git a/examples/with-vitest/sandbox.config.json b/examples/with-vitest/sandbox.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e476b8cc..000000000
--- a/examples/with-vitest/sandbox.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "infiniteLoopProtection": true,
-  "hardReloadOnChange": false,
-  "view": "browser",
-  "template": "node",
-  "container": {
-    "port": 4321,
-    "startScript": "start",
-    "node": "14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/template.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/template.ts
index 887ba69f5..3d3d1075d 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/template.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/template.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export async function template(ctx: Pick<Context, 'template' | 'prompt' | 'dryRu
 }
 
 // some files are only needed for online editors when using astro.new. Remove for create-astro installs.
-const FILES_TO_REMOVE = ['sandbox.config.json', 'CHANGELOG.md'];
+const FILES_TO_REMOVE = ['CHANGELOG.md', '.codesandbox'];
 const FILES_TO_UPDATE = {
 	'package.json': (file: string, overrides: { name: string }) =>
 		fs.promises.readFile(file, 'utf-8').then((value) => {