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BitLaunch

Bitcoin/Lightning VPS provisioning with a real API and SDKs — spin up DigitalOcean/Vultr/Linode servers and pay over Lightning, programmatically. "Programmable servers with programmable money."

What it is

BitLaunch is a Bitcoin/Lightning VPS provider that provisions servers on the major clouds (DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode) and lets an agent drive the whole loop by code: a full API, a blcli command-line tool, and SDKs for Go, Python, and PHP, with Lightning-automated payments — its own framing is “programmable server provisioning with programmable money.” An agent can create a server, add SSH keys, and pay for it over Lightning without a human checkout.

When to use it

• An agent needs mainstream-grade compute (DO/Vultr/Linode capacity and regions) but wants to pay in Bitcoin and provision by API rather than through a card-and-dashboard flow.
• Scripted, hourly-billed server lifecycles — spin up for a task, tear down when done — paid from the agent’s Lightning balance.
• A privacy-respecting (no-KYC) path to the big clouds without giving them a card or identity directly.

Dependencies & payment

Dependencies: a BitLaunch account (email; no KYC) and an API token; the blcli tool or one of the SDKs for automation. Payment: native Lightning or on-chain BTC, automatable via the API — request, invoice, pay, provision, all programmatically.

Quick start

Create an account, generate an API token, and use blcli or a Go/Python/PHP SDK to create a server and pay the Lightning invoice; docs at bitlaunch.io/blog/introducing-the-bitlaunch-api.

Gotchas

• It’s a reseller — servers actually run on DigitalOcean/Vultr/Linode, so those upstreams’ infrastructure, regions, and acceptable-use policies ultimately apply.
• Carries BitLaunch’s markup over buying from the upstream directly (the trade for Bitcoin payment + no KYC); compare for large/long-running workloads.
• Verify current pricing, supported upstream providers, and API scope before relying on it.