MyCloudAlly
Self-hosted · Root access · Always on

An AI agent server with root on its own Linux box

A real VPS with full root and an always-on Claude agent living inside it — driven from Telegram. It writes code, installs dependencies, runs it, and deploys it live. Text your AI. Watch it ship.

What an "AI agent server" is

An AI agent server is exactly what it sounds like: a real Linux server — a private VPS with full root — that has an always-on Claude AI agent living inside it. You don't SSH in and babysit it. You open a Telegram chat (or the web-chat on your dashboard, which mirrors it) and describe what you want. The agent writes the code, installs whatever it needs, runs it on the box, and deploys it live behind HTTPS.

Because the agent has root on a machine that's genuinely yours, it isn't a chatbot pretending to build software in a throwaway sandbox. It keeps state, holds long-running processes, and treats the whole server as its workspace. Each Telegram chat is a separate project with its own context, so you can kick off a build from your phone and check on it later. See the whole flow on how it works.

Why root + a real machine beats sandboxed agents

Browser-based and sandboxed AI agents hit a wall the moment you need to install a database, keep a worker running overnight, or serve a real domain. A self-hosted AI agent server has no such ceiling.

Installs anything

Full root means the agent configures whatever a project needs — Node, Python, Go, PHP, Postgres, Redis, Docker, nginx — with no allow-list to fight.

Keeps state & runs 24/7

It's a persistent machine, not an ephemeral container. Background jobs, cron, long builds and running services all survive between chats.

Hosts real apps with HTTPS

Every project gets a subdomain like app.you.mycloudally.com with automatic HTTPS — or point your own domain and the certs are handled.

Works in parallel

The agent can spawn sub-agents to tackle pieces of a job at once, then bring the results back — real throughput, not one step at a time.

It runs on your own Claude subscription

The agent inside your server runs on your own Claude subscription — Max or Pro — connected in two clicks. There's no per-token markup: it's your account, your usage, and your limits. If you already pay for Claude every month, this gives it a real 24/7 machine to work on instead of a chat window. It's a very different deal from metered agent platforms that resell tokens back to you at a margin.

What you can do with it

All of it happens from a chat window — see coding from Telegram for the day-to-day flow, and how this compares to browser IDEs on our MyCloudAlly vs. cloud IDEs page.

Managed & reversible

Handing an agent root sounds risky until you see the safety net. Every change is version-controlled automatically, so nothing is ever a one-way door.

/undo & /history

/undo rolls back the last change; /history shows every version so you can step back anytime.

Private GitHub mirror

Each project mirrors to a private GitHub repo, and secrets are scanned out — never committed.

Hourly snapshots

The whole server is snapshotted hourly, so the machine itself can be rolled back, not just the code.

Who it's for

Claude power users

You already pay for Max or Pro — give it a real, always-on server to build and host on instead of a chat window.

Indie hackers & founders

Ship side projects and MVPs without touching DevOps, deploy scripts, or cert wrangling.

Agencies & freelancers

Stand up client projects fast, each isolated in its own chat and project on your box.

Get your box

Month-to-month from $59/mo · cancel anytime · runs on your own Claude plan.