Launch HN: machine0 (YC S26) – Persistent CPU and GPU VMs from the CLI
HN user machine0 has launched a service offering persistent CPU and GPU virtual machines (VMs) that can be managed via a command line interface (CLI). These VMs are available on a per-minute billing model with dedicated resources and static IP addresses.
The service provides VMs with 1-60 vCPU power and up to 240 GB RAM, and optional GPUs ranging from the H100 to the RTX 4000/6000 Ada series. Users can create golden images from any VM and spin up clones of it, as well as inject profiles containing MCP servers, credentials, prompts, and environment variables.
Claude Code and Codex are already pre-installed on the Ubuntu VMs, which come with Docker, Node, Python, Claude Code, and Codex. Each VM is assigned a public IP and HTTPS endpoint at vm.mac0.io, without NAT or tunnels. Users can suspend VMs to stop billing and resume them anytime.
The service offers deterministic builds, one-command rollbacks, and no drift, ensuring stable and powerful VMs for offloading compute-heavy tasks. Users can create VMs in five regions (US East, US West, UK, EU, and Asia) with a minimum top-up of $5 for image storage. Unused credits are refundable.
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