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Manage authorized VPS hosts and server-side agents through cautious SSH and operations workflows.
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| name | vps-server-management |
| description | Manage authorized VPS hosts and server-side agents through cautious SSH and operations workflows. |
| category | operations |
| risk | critical |
| source | community |
| source_repo | davidondrej/skills |
| source_type | community |
| date_added | 2026-07-07 |
| author | davidondrej |
| tags | ["vps","ssh","server-management"] |
| tools | ["claude","codex"] |
| license | MIT |
| license_source | https://github.com/davidondrej/skills/blob/main/LICENSE |
Source of truth: library/infrastructure.md (read it for the latest — IPs/expirations change).
| Hostname | IP | OS | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| openclaw-server | Ubuntu 24.04 (Dokploy) | OpenClaw — personal instance | ||
| n8n-server | Ubuntu 24.04 (n8n) | All n8n workflow automations (primary) | ||
| hermes-server | Ubuntu 24.04 | Hermes Agent — Discord gateway (Vilnius, LT) |
SSH as root@<IP>.
app.example.hstgr.cloud. Build/edit workflows, no server access. Safest to share.root@<IP>. Docker, files, system config. Trusted technical people only.hpanel.hostinger.com. Billing, reboot, OS reinstall. Exposes SSH creds + browser terminal, so it grants server access too. The user only.For multi-step or exploratory work, SSH into the box first and launch the agent ON the VPS (e.g. codex --yolo), then talk to that local-on-server agent — it has full filesystem/process context and avoids fragile SSH round-trips. For short command sequences (update, config change, restart), driving an existing SSH session directly (e.g. via a cmux pane) is fine.
When checking on a remote/on-box agent, send the user one concise status line each time: what it is doing and whether it is on track.
Claude Code cmux note: after Claude finishes, it may prefill a predicted next user message; that draft is Claude, not the user speaking.
library/hermes/.hermes --version # shows version + commits behind
hermes update # auto-snapshots, updates deps, rebuilds web UI, restarts gateway itself
hermes gateway status|restart
journalctl --user -u hermes-gateway --since '5 min ago' --no-pager # gateway logs (systemd USER service)
~/.hermes/config.yaml under model.provider + model.default — NOT in .env. Change via hermes model (interactive) or edit the yaml directly, then hermes gateway restart to propagate to gateways.EBADENGINE warnings during update (deps want Node >=24, box runs v22) are non-blocking — do not "fix" them.library/hermes/.davidondrej/skills; verify local paths, tools, credentials, and agent features before acting.