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Notes on running agents on real machines.
Setup guides, cost math, and what we're building. Written by the person building it.
- How to run Claude Code on a cloud server (and keep it alive)
The full DIY recipe — VPS, tmux, systemd, backups — including the parts that bite, and what the same setup looks like when someone operates it for you.
- Why AI coding agents need a persistent machine
Agents changed the shape of the workload: long autonomous runs, state that matters, sessions that outlive the laptop lid. Ephemeral dev environments were built for the opposite.
- DevRig vs. building it yourself: an honest cost sheet
A $24 droplet beats us on disk. Here is the rest of the math — backups, RAM pricing, and what your evenings are worth.