diff --git a/examples/minimal/Dockerfile b/examples/minimal/Dockerfile
index 6fb1011e..aea7758a 100644
--- a/examples/minimal/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/minimal/Dockerfile
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ FROM docker.io/cloudflare/sandbox:0.4.4
 
 # On a Mac with Apple Silicon, you might need to specify the platform:
 # FROM --platform=linux/arm64 docker.io/cloudflare/sandbox:0.4.4
+
+# Required during local development to access exposed ports
+EXPOSE 8080
diff --git a/examples/minimal/src/index.ts b/examples/minimal/src/index.ts
index 89017a92..4ab50cd9 100644
--- a/examples/minimal/src/index.ts
+++ b/examples/minimal/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getSandbox, proxyToSandbox, type Sandbox } from "@cloudflare/sandbox";
+import { getSandbox, type Sandbox } from "@cloudflare/sandbox";
 
 export { Sandbox } from "@cloudflare/sandbox";
 
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ type Env = {
 
 export default {
   async fetch(request: Request, env: Env): Promise<Response> {
-    // Required for preview URLs (if you expose ports later)
-    const proxyResponse = await proxyToSandbox(request, env);
-    if (proxyResponse) return proxyResponse;
-
     const url = new URL(request.url);
 
     // Get or create a sandbox instance
diff --git a/examples/minimal/wrangler.jsonc b/examples/minimal/wrangler.jsonc
index 0c89b596..8f8fcbf8 100644
--- a/examples/minimal/wrangler.jsonc
+++ b/examples/minimal/wrangler.jsonc
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 		{
 			"class_name": "Sandbox",
 			"image": "./Dockerfile",
-			"instance_type": "basic"
+			"instance_type": "lite",
+			"max_instances": 1
 		}
 	],
 	"durable_objects": {