Skip Vercel: run your AI agent straight on a DigitalOcean droplet for instant deploys
Daniel_Farinax · x · 2026-09-13
- The author shares a rapid-prototyping workflow: set up your harness on a DigitalOcean droplet and let the model do the rest — install Playwright and run tests on the server, configure a web server and DNS, set up a local DB, back up before every deploy, commit each feature to GitHub, and snapshot the droplet as a safety net.
- Result: near-instant deploys with no waiting on Vercel-like platforms and zero third-party dependencies (DB, serverless, etc.). AI makes solid infra easy enough that the usual upsells no longer matter.
- Explicitly not for enterprise production, but great for weekend projects. Bonus: the agent keeps working while your laptop is closed — SSH in, use Claude Code remote, or even have Claude run Grok for you.
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