| 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 |
VPS Server Management
When to Use
- Use when the user asks to operate an authorized VPS or agent running on a remote host.
- Use when SSH, deployment, restart, status, or log inspection is needed with explicit permission.
Source of truth: library/infrastructure.md (read it for the latest — IPs/expirations change).
Servers (Hostinger VPS) — 3 total
| 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>.
Access levels (never share higher than needed)
- App login — e.g.
app.example.hstgr.cloud. Build/edit workflows, no server access. Safest to share.
- VPS SSH —
root@<IP>. Docker, files, system config. Trusted technical people only.
- Hostinger hPanel —
hpanel.hostinger.com. Billing, reboot, OS reinstall. Exposes SSH creds + browser terminal, so it grants server access too. The user only.
Managing a VPS via an agent
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.
Agents on servers
- OpenClaw → openclaw-server (managed via Dokploy).
- Hermes → hermes-server (Discord gateway). Setup/config docs in
library/hermes/.
- n8n → n8n-server.
Hermes ops (on hermes-server)
hermes --version
hermes update
hermes gateway status|restart
journalctl --user -u hermes-gateway --since '5 min ago' --no-pager
- Default model lives in
~/.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.
- npm
EBADENGINE warnings during update (deps want Node >=24, box runs v22) are non-blocking — do not "fix" them.
- Deeper docs (Discord/Slack/WhatsApp setup, file structure, vision config):
library/hermes/.
Limitations
- Adapted from
davidondrej/skills; verify local paths, tools, credentials, and agent features before acting.
- For commands, remote access, scheduling, browser automation, or file-changing workflows, get explicit user approval and confirm the target environment first.
