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Deploy open-source software on exe.dev

5 step-by-step recipes for running the apps you want on a VM of your own: persistent disk, HTTPS, SSH, and an agent that does the setup.

n8n Automation Connect your apps. Let the boring bits run themselves. Self-host n8n Claude Code AI agents A computer for Claude. A breather for your laptop. Run Claude Code on a remote server OpenClaw AI agents An AI sidekick with its own computer. Your laptop can take a nap. Host OpenClaw code-server Developer tools Your editor in a tab. Your projects right where you left them. VS Code in your browser, with code-server Uptime Kuma Monitoring A little lookout for your websites. Green bars encouraged. Self-host Uptime Kuma

How it works

  1. 1

    Pick a recipe

    Each one is a tested, step-by-step guide that ends with the software running, reachable, and backed up.

  2. 2

    Click Deploy

    exe.dev creates a VM, and its agent, Shelley, follows the recipe for you. Or follow it yourself over SSH.

  3. 3

    It's yours

    A real Linux machine with a persistent disk, HTTPS, and SSH. Private until you share it. Change anything.

AI agents

Run AI agents on an always-on VM →
Claude Code AI agents A computer for Claude. A breather for your laptop. Run Claude Code on a remote server OpenClaw AI agents An AI sidekick with its own computer. Your laptop can take a nap. Host OpenClaw

Developer tools

Self-host developer tools →
code-server Developer tools Your editor in a tab. Your projects right where you left them. VS Code in your browser, with code-server

Automation

Self-host workflow automation →
n8n Automation Connect your apps. Let the boring bits run themselves. Self-host n8n

Monitoring

Self-host monitoring and status pages →
Uptime Kuma Monitoring A little lookout for your websites. Green bars encouraged. Self-host Uptime Kuma

Don't see what you need?

Anything that runs on Linux runs on exe.dev. Describe it, and Shelley sets it up on a new VM.

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