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PicoClaw VPS — Ultra-Lightweight Micro-Agent Hosting

High-density micro-servers optimized for lean PicoClaw cron agents, web scraping bots and automated monitors.

from$12.49/mo

Billed yearly at $149.94. $24.99/mo when billed monthly.

Starting plans

SRV-B2C
$12.49
2 vCPU · 4 GB · 60 GB NVMe
SRV-M4C
$14.99
4 vCPU · 8 GB · 120 GB NVMe
SRV-A8C
$25.00
8 vCPU · 16 GB · 160 GB NVMe

Recommended Plan for PicoClaw VPS

This plan covers most first deployments. Move up only when sustained load shows you need more.

Included: SRV-B2C · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 60 GB NVMe

You can upgrade in place later; your data and IP address stay the same.

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PicoClaw VPS Plans and Pricing

Simple monthly prices. Pay yearly and save 50%.

PicoClaw Starter

The easy way to get started.

$12.49/mo
billed yearly ($149.94)$24.99/mo
vCPU2 Core (Intel)
Memory4 GB DDR5 ECC
Storage60 GB NVMe Gen4
Bandwidth3 TB @ 10 Gbps

PicoClaw Plus

More room for growing projects.

$14.99/mo
billed yearly ($179.94)$29.99/mo
vCPU4 Core (Intel)
Memory8 GB DDR5 ECC
Storage120 GB NVMe Gen4
Bandwidth3 TB @ 10 Gbps

PicoClaw Pro

Extra power for busy workloads.

$25.00/mo
billed yearly ($299.94)$49.99/mo
vCPU8 Core (Intel)
Memory16 GB DDR5 ECC
Storage160 GB NVMe Gen4
Bandwidth3 TB @ 10 Gbps

PicoClaw Max

Maximum resources for heavy use.

$49.99/mo
billed yearly ($599.94)$99.99/mo
vCPU8 Core (Intel)
Memory32 GB DDR5 ECC
Storage240 GB NVMe Gen4
Bandwidth3 TB @ 10 Gbps

What Is PicoClaw VPS?

Compact, resource-efficient cloud VPS instances specifically engineered for ultra-lean PicoClaw micro-agents, edge cron jobs, and light monitoring bots.

PicoClaw agents are built for efficiency. A small NodexVPS plan can host dozens of lightweight PicoClaw instances.

PicoClaw VPS vs. Running It on Your Laptop

Why a server that never sleeps works better.

NodexVPS serverLocal machine
UptimeRuns 24/7, even when your laptop is closedStops when you sleep, travel or reboot
Network10 Gbps port with a static IPHome connection, often behind NAT
IsolationSeparate server, away from your personal filesShares the machine with everything else you do
Webhooks and APIsReachable from anywhere for callbacksNeeds tunnels or port forwarding
ScalingUpgrade CPU and memory in placeLimited to the hardware you own
CostFlat monthly pricePower, wear and your time

What Our Customers Say

Real feedback from people who use NodexVPS every day.

“We migrated 45 microservices from AWS to NodexVPS Frankfurt nodes. Our monthly cloud bill dropped by 72% while API latency went from 48ms down to 14ms thanks to the dedicated NVMe drives and AMD EPYC silicon.”

David K.
CTO & Co-Founder, HyperScale Analytics ·
Verified customerHigh-Throughput Analytics API

“The Terraform provider and sub-30 second provisioning speed made infrastructure automation effortless. No noisy neighbors, true KVM isolation, and zero arbitrary bandwidth throttles.”

Sarah Lin
Lead DevOps Engineer, Kinetix Labs ·
Verified customerKubernetes (k3s) Clusters

“Running low-latency MetaTrader 5 and automated trading bots on Windows Server in London. 99.99% uptime has been rock solid over 9 straight months. Ping to major broker ECNs is under 2ms.”

Mikhail P.
Quantitative Trader, Nordic Quant Capital ·
Verified customerAutomated Algorithmic Forex Trading

Why Choose NodexVPS for PicoClaw VPS?

Fast hardware, fair prices and real support.

Ultra-Low Memory Footprint

Run PicoClaw on compact 1-2 GB instances with minimal RAM overhead and fast booting.

High-Frequency AMD Compute

Execute rapid micro-tasks and scheduled scraper checks with sub-second latency.

20 TB Unmetered 10 Gbps Traffic

Never worry about data egress costs when gathering web data or pushing notification alerts.

Global Edge Regions

Deploy PicoClaw close to target web APIs in Frankfurt, London, New York, Amsterdam or Zurich.

Who Uses PicoClaw VPS?

Built for developers, businesses and anyone who needs a reliable server.

Site and API monitors

Check uptime, prices or API responses on a schedule and send an alert when something changes.

Light scrapers

Collect a handful of pages or feeds each hour and pass the results to a model for a short summary.

Cron job owners

Replace fragile shell scripts with a small agent that runs scheduled tasks and reports what it did.

Notification bots

Push digests and alerts to chat or email from an agent that uses very little memory.

Multi-instance users

Run several PicoClaw agents on one small server, each with its own task and settings.

Learners

Try out an agent setup on a small plan before moving on to heavier frameworks.

What to Plan Before You Deploy

A few simple checks that save time later.

Right-size the plan

PicoClaw needs little memory, so start small and add RAM only if you run many agents or a browser.

API keys

Keep model and notification keys in environment files with permissions limited to the agent's user.

Persistent state

Store each agent's config and last-run state on disk so a restart picks up where it left off.

Polite and closed

Respect target sites' rate limits and robots rules, and keep inbound ports closed apart from SSH.

Config backups

Keep agent configs in Git or copied off the server so a rebuild is quick.

Missed-run alerts

Log every run and alert when an agent misses its schedule or exits with an error.

Deployment Options for PicoClaw VPS

Pick the setup that fits your project.

Native service under systemd

Install PicoClaw on the host and run each agent as its own systemd unit with a separate config.

A container per agent

Run each agent in a small Docker container so you can update or remove one without touching the rest.

Spread across locations

Place agents on small servers near the APIs or sites they watch, each running independently.

How to Set It Up Step by Step

From a fresh server to a running app.

  1. 1

    Update the server

    Log in over SSH and bring the base system up to date.

  2. 2

    Install Docker

    Install Docker Engine and the Compose plugin from the official script.

  3. 3

    Lock down the firewall

    Allow SSH and HTTPS only, then turn the firewall on.

  4. 4

    Start your stack

    Put your compose file in a project folder and start it in the background.

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Start Your PicoClaw VPS Today

Save 50% with yearly billing. No contract, cancel any time.

PicoClaw VPS: Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to common questions.

Why use PicoClaw on a VPS instead of serverless?

Serverless functions suffer from cold starts, execution timeouts, and high invocations costs. A PicoClaw VPS gives you predictable flat-rate monthly pricing with zero cold starts.

How fast is a new server ready?

boots.

Can I upgrade my plan later?

Yes. You can move to a larger plan from the control panel. Your data and IP address stay the same.

Is there a contract or setup fee?

No. Plans are billed monthly or yearly with no setup fee, and you can cancel at any time.

Which operating systems can I install?

Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS Stream, Arch Linux, openSUSE, RouterOS and Windows Server, or any OS from your own ISO.

Is DDoS protection included?

Yes. Every server sits behind always-on DDoS filtering at no extra cost.