Services · compute-hosting

LNVPS

A Lightning-native VPS host with Nostr login and no KYC — pay in sats, fund via NWC, spin up a server by API. The most agent-native compute on the consume side.

What it is

LNVPS is a Lightning-powered VPS host built for exactly the agent use case: log in with Nostr (NIP-07), pay in satoshis with no card, and fund the instance from a Lightning wallet via Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) — “no captchas, no KYC, no ‘prove you’re human.’” Customize CPU/RAM/SSD independently; it runs an API backend (github.com/LNVPS/api, with fields for SSH key material and NWC connection strings) and explicitly markets production-ready OpenClaw bot instances. It is the cleanest example of a service an agent can stand up and pay for with no human and no identity trail.

When to use it

• An agent needs to provision its own compute — a server to run a task, a child agent, or a node — and pay for it from its own Lightning balance, with Nostr as its only identity.
• The lowest-identity, most agent-native hosting fit: Nostr login + NWC funding + an API, end to end.
• A working model of the “agent buys its own infrastructure” pattern (see Gotchas / Field Notes for the deployed proof-point).

Dependencies & payment

Dependencies: a Nostr key (the identity), a Lightning wallet — ideally NWC-connected so the agent can pay without holding raw keys — and the LNVPS API for programmatic provisioning. Payment: native Lightning (sats), fundable via NWC; no credit card, no email, no KYC. Demo instances start at cents/day; production instances at a few euros/month.

Quick start

Log in with a Nostr key at lnvps.net, choose CPU/RAM/SSD, pay the Lightning invoice (or connect a wallet over NWC), and the instance spins up. For automation, drive the same flow through the API (github.com/LNVPS/api).

Gotchas

• Smaller, independent provider (Apex Strata Ltd, Ireland) and newer than the mainstream clouds — verify current capacity, regions, and API specifics before depending on it for production.
• Your Nostr key is the account — lose it and you lose access; manage it like any other agent key (remote-signer / NWC patterns help).
• Lightning-only billing means an unfunded wallet = a stopped server; budget the agent’s float for renewal.