Deploy agents on infrastructure you actually control.

VPS setup, systemd process management, and the operational patterns that keep Python agents running 24/7 for $6/month.

Guided track Machine-readable 3 posts and growing

Why this cluster exists

Most Python agent tutorials stop at "works on my laptop." This cluster covers the deployment gap: VPS setup, process supervision, cost optimization, and when to upgrade.

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server rack

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Python developers deploying bots, agents, and automation

3 posts and growing

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The best first read in this track.

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I Run Python Agents on a $6/Month DigitalOcean Droplet

Mar 17, 2026

Core journey

Read these in order if you want the strongest mental model.

1 Path step

I Run Python Agents on a $6/Month DigitalOcean Droplet

Deploy Python agents on DigitalOcean for $6/month. Skip serverless complexity, avoid setup gotchas, run async bots reliably.

Mar 17, 2026 · 10 min

2 Path step

I Built a Polymarket Arbitrage Bot in 2 Hours. It Found Real Gaps.

Build a Polymarket arbitrage bot: capture price gaps between Binance and CLOB in milliseconds. Full code walkthrough from WebSocket to execution.

Sep 15, 2025 · 9 min

Foundation

How I Built a Claude Code Trading Bot: 36,000 Lines

I built Polyphemus with Claude Code, 4,000 lines in 6 weeks, 36,000 in 4 months. 5 principles that cut errors 84% and kept 8 bugs from losing money.

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Applied / adjacent

Supporting angle

Not every important idea belongs in the main reading path.

Use the supporting pieces to deepen the model, test tradeoffs, and connect adjacent ideas without losing the main narrative.

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