Hosting & infrastructure

DigitalOcean

A cloud infrastructure provider offering virtual private servers (droplets), managed databases, and storage, known for simple pricing and developer-friendly tooling.

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How and why we use DigitalOcean at AI4NTP

The VPS Ian spun up live in Episode 003 to host an OpenClaw agent. We hardened a roughly 18-dollar-a-month, 2GB droplet (fail2ban, firewall) and ran the entire setup from its in-browser web console.

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How much does DigitalOcean cost?

Droplets from a few dollars a month; about 18 dollars a month for the 2GB server used on the live.

What did AI4NTP use DigitalOcean for?

Ian Kilpatrick used it in Episode 003 to hosted the live OpenClaw agent on a 2GB VPS droplet.

DigitalOcean at a glance

CategoryHosting & infrastructure
PricingDroplets from a few dollars a month; about 18 dollars a month for the 2GB server used on the live.
Free tierNo
Used live inEpisode 003
Operator(s)Ian Kilpatrick
Websitewww.digitalocean.com

See how we used DigitalOcean live at AI4NTP

Episode 003 · Ian Kilpatrick
Hosted the live OpenClaw agent on a 2GB VPS droplet.
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Last updated 2026-06-11