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by bwm 26d ago
No CRIU. Snapshots are at the disk layer, not RAM. `machine0 suspend` takes a full disk snapshot and tears down the compute; you keep paying only for storage. `machine0 start` restores the disk and cold-boots the VM from it. So processes re
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by bwm 29d ago
Ohh nice catch! I'll update to the latest version and republish the base images tomorrow. But in the meantime, you can also just rebuild with the flakes: https://github.com/fdmtl/machine0-nixos
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by bwm 29d ago
Modal is an ephemeral sandbox, whereas machine0 is a persistent VM you own: root, your own driver/CUDA/kernel, GPU passed straight through, and a fixed GPU per size.
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by bwm 29d ago
Hi! OAuth token refresh is handled within the profile, and will automatically get picked up by agents using it. If you actually want to pull or rotate a credential, you can do that too and re-inject. The pattern that's increasingly com
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by bwm 29d ago
Hi! No not for every tool call. People are spinning up VMs for tasks that require sustained compute for hours or days. For example, they’ll deploy an agent with tools and a prompt to take an entire feature from spec to PR. Or an auto-resear
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by bwm 29d ago
Hi! We're not the cheapest compute on the market. But we are cheaper than most sandbox providers / neoclouds. And customers are happy to pay for agent first DX coupled with the performance and reliability you expect from an establ
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by bwm 29d ago
Hi! Sure: (1) running agent fleets for software factories, (2) Model training and RL environments orchestrated by agents and (3) as a backend for agentic products and platforms.
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by bwm 29d ago
Yes, we're building more tooling around fleets, starting with profiles that let you manage named sets of credentials and MCP tools outside of the VM. We're also looking to support more backends and also BYOC.
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by bwm 29d ago
Hi! You get GPUs, much bigger machines and full control of the VM down to the drivers, kernel etc. It's also a lot cheaper, especially for compute intensive workloads. Also, if you're running agents in the VMs, you get native supp
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by bwm 29d ago
You can totally ask an agent to orchestrate an existing cloud. But their APIs weren't designed for agentic orchestration, so it'll be more expensive in terms of context / turns (machine0 grammar is simple: new, ls, rm...). Th
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by bwm 29d ago
Hi! Yes that's right. Sorry if it wasn't clear, but you do pay for storage. Cost is nominal compared to compute ($0.078/GB/month). The other option is to define your entire environment as code using nix (we have native N
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by bwm 29d ago
I have a payments background. So maintaining a very high bar on security, reliability and performance as usage scales is super important.
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by bwm 29d ago
Their machines are good & they have a partnership program that's fast and compatible with the model.
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by bwm 29d ago
Hi! It sits on top of DigitalOcean. We also have BYOC on the roadmap. This gives you the best of both worlds: agent native, CLI-first DX with the reliability and performance of a traditional cloud.
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Launch HN: machine0 (YC S26) – Persistent CPU and GPU VMs from the CLI(machine0.io)
83 points by bwm 29d ago|44 comments
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by bwm 2mo ago
Awesome! Been great watching this product improve so quickly, can't wait for what's next :)
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by bwm 3mo ago
You retain the IP as long as you keep the VM. If you delete it, you'll loose the IP.
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by bwm 3mo ago
Yes, it's ideal for this!
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by bwm 3mo ago
You could start here: https://github.com/fdmtl/machine0-nixos It'll click faster if you learn with an agent!
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by bwm 3mo ago
Yea, I totally get it. The thing is agents change the game. You no longer need to worry about the learning curve or how best to implement. Just point your agent at a machine0 VM and say "make a machine that does X", then you get c
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by bwm 3mo ago
Thanks! I'm so happy to be building this :)
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by bwm 3mo ago
Soon!
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by bwm 3mo ago
It's funny, because my homelab is exactly where this started :)
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by bwm 3mo ago
Would love to join the next one!
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by bwm 3mo ago
I'm also a big fan of proxmox! Would be happy to help you extend machine0 though :) Happy to chat about your requirements over email: barnaby@machine0.io
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by bwm 3mo ago
You could point your agent at the machine0 CLI and ask it to :)
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by bwm 3mo ago
It's not possible to modify the VM outside of the flake :)
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by bwm 3mo ago
Thank you!
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by bwm 3mo ago
Always happy to meet others that are working with NixOS :) I've just added the License - it's MIT.
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by bwm 3mo ago
Been great having you :)

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