Free · Setup guide

How to install Claude Code on a VPS or Mac mini, without putting your own machine at risk.

Thirty minutes. The safe setup, the hardening steps, the install commands, and videos at every stage.

What you get

  • Why you must never install this on your own computer, and the two setups that are actually safe.
  • The hardening checklist. Non-root user, SSH keys only, firewall, auto-updates, snapshots. Ten minutes, done once.
  • Every install command, current as of July 2026: native, Homebrew, npm, Windows and Linux package managers.
  • Four walkthrough videos, including our own, plus the credential rules that stop a small mistake becoming a big one.

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