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Launch HN: machine0 (YC S26) – Persistent CPU and GPU VMs from the CLI

Up to 60 vCPUs, 240 GB RAM & GPUs. Designed for agents using CLI or MCP. Billed by the minute.

Get Started Now

NixOS or Ubuntu with tools pre-installed. Dedicated resources, static IPs, per-minute billing.

$curl -LsSf https://machine0.io/install.sh | sh

Designed For Long Running Agents

VMs remain on unless stopped or suspended. Reproducible builds with NixOS flakes or Ubuntu with Ansible. Dedicated resources, static IPs, per-minute billing. All images are open source: NixOS, Ubuntu.

Stable & Powerful VMs for Compute-Heavy Workloads

99.99% uptime. 1–60 vCPU, up to 240 GB RAM. Optional GPUs: H100, H200, L40S, MI300X, RTX 4000/6000 Ada.

Designed for Agents using CLI or MCP

Every operation is a CLI command with --json. A remote MCP server lets agents drive everything programmatically.

Start, Suspend, Snapshot & Resume

Freeze a VM's state, stop billing, restore later. Create golden images from any VM and spin up clones.

Integrate with your MCPs, GitHub & Environment

Inject MCP servers, credentials, prompts and environment variables into your VMs using profiles. Claude Code and Codex will pick them up automatically.

Reproducible Builds with NixOS

Deterministic builds, one-command rollbacks, no drift. Ubuntu pre-installed with Docker, Node, Python, Claude Code, and Codex.

Static IPs, HTTPS Endpoints, 5 Regions

Every VM gets a public IP and HTTPS at <vm>.mac0.io. No NAT, no tunnels. Run VMs in US East, US West, UK, EU, and Asia.

Pricing

Pay-as-you-go, billed per minute. Same price in all regions. Suspend VMs to stop billing, resume anytime. CPU VMs from $0.013/hr. GPU VMs from $0.836/hr, up to 8x H200.

SizeCPURAMDisk$/hour~$/month
small1 vCPU1 GB25 GB$0.013$9
medium2 vCPU2 GB60 GB$0.034$25
large2 vCPU4 GB80 GB$0.052$38
xl4 vCPU8 GB160 GB$0.104$76
xxl8 vCPU16 GB320 GB$0.208$152
large-nvme2 vCPU4 GB80 GB$0.061$45
xl-nvme4 vCPU8 GB160 GB$0.121$88
xxl-nvme8 vCPU16 GB320 GB$0.243$177
xl-premium4 vCPU8 GB50 GB$0.236$172
xxl-premium8 vCPU16 GB100 GB$0.473$345
xxxl16 vCPU64 GB200 GB$0.825$602
4xl32 vCPU128 GB480 GB$1.980$1,445
5xl48 vCPU192 GB720 GB$2.970$2,168
6xl60 vCPU240 GB900 GB$3.714$2,711

The -nvme sizes run on newer-generation CPUs with NVMe storage for significantly higher disk IOPS — same vCPU, RAM, and disk as their regular counterparts.

The -premium sizes are dedicated (not shared) vCPUs, the fastest single-thread performance we offer.

SizeGPUVRAMvCPURAMDisk$/hour~$/month
gpu-4000ada-11x RTX 4000 Ada20 GB832 GB500 GB$0.836$610
gpu-l40s-11x L40S48 GB864 GB500 GB$1.727$1,261
gpu-6000ada-11x RTX 6000 Ada48 GB864 GB500 GB$1.727$1,261
gpu-mi300x-11x MI300X192 GB20240 GB720 GB$2.849$2,080
gpu-h100-11x H10080 GB20240 GB720 GB$4.851$3,541
gpu-h200-11x H200141 GB24240 GB720 GB$4.917$3,589
gpu-mi300x-88x MI300X1,536 GB1601,920 GB2 TB$22.792$16,638
gpu-h100-88x H100640 GB1601,920 GB2 TB$38.808$28,330
gpu-h200-88x H2001,128 GB1921,920 GB2 TB$39.336$28,715

GPU sizes are available in us-east, uk, eu, and asia.

Suspend VMs to stop billing. You pay only for image storage ($0.078/GB/month) while suspended. Minimum top-up $5. Unused credits are refundable.

Examples

Powerful VMs on Demand

Create stable & powerful VMs in your region. They're ideal for offloading compute-heavy tasks like compilation or automated research.

$ machine0 new buildbox --size 4xl --region us-east # 32 vCPU & 128 GB RAM
$ machine0 ssh buildbox
 
$ machine0 suspend buildbox # Suspend & pause compute billing
$ machine0 start buildbox   # Pick up where you left off

Running Agents with Profiles

Run agents inside VMs. Use profiles to inject credentials, MCP servers, prompts and environment variables into the VMs so your agents have everything they need to hit the ground running.

Authenticate Claude Code, Codex & GitHub
$ machine0 integrations connect claude-code --profile default
$ machine0 integrations connect codex --profile default
$ machine0 integrations connect github --profile default
 
Add your MCPs
$ machine0 integrations add linear --url https://mcp.linear.app/mcp --profile default
$ machine0 integrations connect linear # Triggers OAuth flow
 
Configure Environment Variables
$ machine0 env set MY_SECRET_KEY=... --secret --profile default
 
Add a Prompt
$ machine0 prompts new build_feature --body "Query Linear for..." --profile default
 
Create a new VM with the profile 
$ machine0 new myvm --profile default
$ machine0 ssh myvm
 
Claude Code is authenticated and has your MCPs & prompts in context
$ claude

Reproducible Builds with NixOS

Use the /create-machine skill to generate reproducible builds with nix code. It'll then create a snapshot for you to make as many clones as you want.

Install the /create-machine skill
$ machine0 skills install
 
Use the skill to create a machine
$ claude -p "/create-machine a server that auto-starts claude code in tmux on boot"
 
Code is auto-generated
$ ls -l claude-in-tmux/
 
SSH in and you're ready
$ machine0 ssh claude-in-tmux
$ tmux attach

Hosting

Every VM gets its own static IP and HTTPS endpoint. VMs persist until stopped, suspended, or removed, with 99.99% uptime across 5 regions. Good for hosting web apps, databases, or anything that needs a stable address.

$ machine0 new webserver --image nixos-25-11-loaded --size small
$ claude -p "Use machine0 to start a webserver on port 80 on the webserver VM"
 
Get the VM's IP
$ machine0 get webserver
 
Open the authenticated HTTPS endpoint in your browser
$ open https://webserver.mac0.io

FAQ

Get Started Now

NixOS or Ubuntu with tools pre-installed. Dedicated resources, static IPs, per-minute billing.

$curl -LsSf https://machine0.io/install.sh | sh