Interview with a ‘Just use a VPS’ bro (OpenClaw version)

https://youtu.be/40SnEd1RWUU

178 points · 18 comments · view on lemmy.world

18 Comments

Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de · 54 pts · 205d (4 replies)

I understood everything, and I hate it.

cenzorrll@piefed.ca · 60 pts · 205d

..."We don't just dump production applications in $HOME like crazy people"

Hey, I don't dump them in home, I test them in home and never move them.

assembly@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 205d

It’s been a long 2026 and I appreciate that this video actually made me laugh out loud.

Thassodar@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 205d (1 reply)

I understood nothing and enjoyed the comedy, good stuff

Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 205d

Do you want a scene-by-scene explanation of every command shown?

MonkCanatella@sh.itjust.works · 37 pts · 205d (1 reply)

"Now verify the repo isn't compromised by trusting github and 900 npm dependencies" lmao

Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 204d

I was chuckling until the broke is the de facto standard then i lost it

If you haven't ever browsed the Real Men Run as Root pages, do so. Oldies but goodies.

exu@feditown.com · 21 pts · 205d

And after having done that, you spend the next day automating these steps with cloud-init and Ansible

datavoid@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 205d

Broken is the de facto standard

4cher0n@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 205d (1 reply)

I feel attacked

mal3oon@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 205d

That's because you didn't disable password for ssh login, nor wireguard vpn tunneling (no idea why openclaw was shilling tailscale), and you don't have robust fail2ban rules.

Damage@feddit.it · 9 pts · 205d (4 replies)

I mean, it's mostly reasonable.

Isn't it?

B0rax@feddit.org · 12 pts · 205d

Well you could have skipped a bunch of it if you make ssh only available via tailscale like he does

Black616Angel@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 205d (2 replies)

No. You see, it's much easier doing the same thing in some cloud like aws and paying a small fortune for a slower server than on a vps.

KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 205d (1 reply)

I hate to tell you but a VPS is just a VM in the cloud. Unless you’re paying for bare metal, at which point you are paying an arm and a leg.

Black616Angel@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 205d

You're technically correct, but missing my point.

Yes, it's both 'a cloud' but a VPS is much cheaper and needs way less configuration compared to a so-called 'cloud provider' like AWS, Azure or Alphabet (or other companies starting with the letter A, I guess).

desmosthenes@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 205d

am I the agent?

lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 205d

Love the Emergency by Paramore with the lyrics taken out in the background. I feel seen now.