A minimal Ubuntu 24.04 LTS virtual private server — no pre-installed applications, no opinionated configuration, just the operating system and root access. Start from a clean slate and install exactly what you need: web servers, databases, development toolchains, CI runners, monitoring stacks, VPN endpoints, game servers, or anything else that runs on Linux. The server ships with apt package management, systemd service supervision, and standard networking configured out of the box, giving you access to over 36,000 packages in the Universe repository alone. Connect via SSH with the key you select during deployment; a dedicated IPv4 address is included with every server at no extra charge. A browser-based serial console in the RepoCloud dashboard provides emergency access without an SSH client. Snapshots let you capture the server state before risky changes and roll back with one click. Resize CPU and RAM on demand without reinstalling. Canonical's standard security maintenance covers this LTS release through May 2029 — five years of patches for the Main repository. Ubuntu Pro extends that to ten years with additional Universe coverage, kernel livepatching, and compliance tooling, available free for up to five machines.

OpenRouter's most-used application by token volume — over 17 trillion tokens processed — Hermes Agent is an open-source autonomous agent built by Nous Research that lives on your server and gets more capable every day. Define a goal in natural language and Hermes plans sub-tasks, executes them through tool integrations, observes results, handles errors, and refines until the job is done or it genuinely needs your input. Persistent memory with full-text search and LLM summarization lets it recall context across sessions, and an agent-created skills system self-improves after complex tasks. A messaging gateway connects Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, and 16 more platforms with cross-channel conversation continuity. A built-in cron scheduler runs daily reports, nightly backups, and weekly audits unattended. Subagent spawning parallelizes workstreams, and six terminal backends — local, Docker, SSH, Singularity, Modal, and Daytona — fit any infrastructure. Works with any LLM provider: Nous Portal, OpenRouter for 400+ models from 70+ providers, OpenAI, Anthropic, or your own endpoint. The API key you supply powers all LLM calls; billing goes through your own account. Running on a dedicated VPS with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. MIT licensed.

A personal AI assistant that remembers what it learns and reaches you wherever you are — OpenClaw is an open-source agent gateway built by the OpenClaw Foundation with 247,000+ GitHub stars. It connects to 200+ LLM models through providers like Anthropic, OpenRouter, and OpenAI, and meets you on 21+ messaging channels: Telegram, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage, Matrix, and more. Persistent memory with full-text search lets the agent recall context across sessions, and a self-improving skills system means it gets more capable the longer it runs. Voice wake words and talk mode enable hands-free interaction on macOS, iOS, and Android. A live canvas provides an agent-driven visual workspace. Built-in browser automation, cron scheduling for unattended tasks, and subagent spawning for parallel workstreams round out the toolset. The gateway architecture keeps all sessions, credentials, and conversation history on your own server — nothing transits a third-party cloud unless you choose to connect one. The API key you provide for your chosen LLM provider powers the underlying calls; billing goes through your own account. Running on a dedicated VPS with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. MIT licensed.

Your own Heroku or Vercel on a dedicated server — Dokploy is the open-source PaaS that replaces cloud platform subscriptions with a single dashboard you control. Point it at a Git repository or a Docker image, and it builds and deploys the application using Dockerfiles, Nixpacks, or Heroku/Paketo buildpacks. Traefik handles reverse proxying, routing, load balancing, automatic Let's Encrypt SSL, and HTTP/3. Databases — MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, libsql, and Redis — provision from the UI with automated backups to any S3-compatible destination. Complex multi-service applications deploy through native Docker Compose support, and multi-node scaling uses Docker Swarm. The web dashboard covers environment variables, volumes, resource limits, real-time CPU/memory/network monitoring, and deployment logs, with a CLI and REST API for automation. Deploy notifications go to Slack, Discord, Telegram, or email. One-click templates install common open-source tools, and a single control plane can manage deployments across multiple remote servers. Because everything is standard Docker, there is no lock-in: Dockerfiles, Compose files, and data volumes work anywhere else Docker runs. The push-to-deploy workflow of a $20/seat cloud PaaS, running on a dedicated VPS with guaranteed CPU, RAM, SSD, and full root access — no per-app, per-environment, or per-seat fees regardless of how many applications you deploy. 26,000+ GitHub stars.

The open-source PaaS with 55,000+ GitHub stars and the largest one-click service catalog in its class — Coolify gives you the Vercel push-to-deploy workflow on a dedicated server you control. Connect a GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or Gitea repository and every push builds and deploys automatically via Nixpacks, a Dockerfile, or Docker Compose, with Traefik or Caddy reverse proxying, automatic Let's Encrypt certificates, and per-branch preview deployments with their own URLs. Databases — PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis — provision in a few clicks, and a catalog of 280+ one-click service templates covers WordPress, n8n, Grafana, MinIO, Plausible, Ollama, and more. One dashboard manages the entire server, with Docker Swarm available for clustering multiple nodes. Backups go to any S3-compatible storage with one-click restore, and a full API supports CI/CD integration. All configuration lives on your own server, so resources keep running even if you stop using Coolify — no vendor lock-in by design. Running on a dedicated VPS with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root access via SSH and browser console. Apache 2.0 licensed.