VPS Setup Time Estimator — How Long to Set Up Claude Code on VPS?

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2h 8min

estimated DIY time

≈ 2.1 hours of setup work

Rent VPS and wait for provisioningInfrastructure10 minSSH key setup and first loginInfrastructure5 minUpdate system packagesInfrastructure8 minInstall Node.jsSetup5 minInstall tmux + configure .tmux.confSetup10 minInstall and configure UFW firewallSecurity8 minConfigure fail2banSecurity10 minSet up non-root user with sudoSecurity5 minInstall Claude CodeSetup3 minAuthenticate with AnthropicSetup5 minConfigure MCP serversSetup15 minSet up auto-restart on crashInfrastructure12 minConfigure daily backupsInfrastructure10 minSet up monitoring/alertsInfrastructure12 minTest everything worksTesting10 min

DIY on VPS

2h 8min

minimum (if nothing breaks)

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