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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.
NixOS or Ubuntu with tools pre-installed. Dedicated resources, static IPs, per-minute billing.
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.
99.99% uptime. 1–60 vCPU, up to 240 GB RAM. Optional GPUs: H100, H200, L40S, MI300X, RTX 4000/6000 Ada.
Every operation is a CLI command with --json. A remote MCP server lets agents drive everything programmatically.
Freeze a VM's state, stop billing, restore later. Create golden images from any VM and spin up clones.
Inject MCP servers, credentials, prompts and environment variables into your VMs using profiles. Claude Code and Codex will pick them up automatically.
Deterministic builds, one-command rollbacks, no drift. Ubuntu pre-installed with Docker, Node, Python, Claude Code, and Codex.
Every VM gets a public IP and HTTPS at .mac0.io. No NAT, no tunnels. Run VMs in US East, US West, UK, EU, and Asia.
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.