Cloud VM Providers

Compare the cloud VM providers that pocketty is tested with, and choose one.

A cloud VM keeps your agents running when your computer sleeps. pocketty connects to it over SSH, like any other host. These providers are tested with pocketty:

exe.dev: a VM stays on, and its address stays the same. Your phone’s key goes on your exe.dev account. You can also create and delete VMs from your phone, in the exe.dev lobby.
boat.dev: a sandbox stops on a timer. On the free trial, it stops after at most 2 hours. Each resume gives it a new address and a new host key, but Tailscale keeps one name for it. You add your phone’s key to each sandbox through the boat.dev API.
boxd.sh: a machine stays on when you turn auto-hibernate off. pocketty connects through Tailscale, because boxd’s SSH proxy cannot carry the connection for herdr. With Tailscale SSH, you do not put a key anywhere.

Any other Linux server that you can reach over SSH works too. See Set Up a Linux Host.

Short-lived sandboxes, such as Vercel Sandbox and Daytona, cannot be hosts. See the FAQ.