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- Add comprehensive guide for Oracle Cloud Always Free tier (ARM) - Cover VCN security, Tailscale Serve setup, and why traditional hardening is unnecessary - Update vps.md to list Oracle as top provider option - Update digitalocean.md to link to official Oracle guide instead of community gist Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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summary: "VPS hosting hub for Clawdbot (Oracle/Fly/Hetzner/GCP/exe.dev)"
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read_when:
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- You want to run the Gateway in the cloud
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- You need a quick map of VPS/hosting guides
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---
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# VPS hosting
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This hub links to the supported VPS/hosting guides and explains how cloud
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deployments work at a high level.
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## Pick a provider
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- **Oracle Cloud (Always Free)**: [Oracle](/platforms/oracle) — $0/month forever, 4 OCPU + 24GB RAM (ARM)
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- **Fly.io**: [Fly.io](/platforms/fly)
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- **Hetzner (Docker)**: [Hetzner](/platforms/hetzner)
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- **GCP (Compute Engine)**: [GCP](/platforms/gcp)
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- **exe.dev** (VM + HTTPS proxy): [exe.dev](/platforms/exe-dev)
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- **AWS (EC2/Lightsail/free tier)**: works well too. Video guide:
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https://x.com/techfrenAJ/status/2014934471095812547
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## How cloud setups work
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- The **Gateway runs on the VPS** and owns state + workspace.
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- You connect from your laptop/phone via the **Control UI** or **Tailscale/SSH**.
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- Treat the VPS as the source of truth and **back up** the state + workspace.
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- Secure default: keep the Gateway on loopback and access it via SSH tunnel or Tailscale Serve.
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If you bind to `lan`/`tailnet`, require `gateway.auth.token` or `gateway.auth.password`.
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Remote access: [Gateway remote](/gateway/remote)
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Platforms hub: [Platforms](/platforms)
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## Using nodes with a VPS
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You can keep the Gateway in the cloud and pair **nodes** on your local devices
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(Mac/iOS/Android/headless). Nodes provide local screen/camera/canvas and `system.run`
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capabilities while the Gateway stays in the cloud.
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Docs: [Nodes](/nodes), [Nodes CLI](/cli/nodes)
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