Linux VMs. Managed over SSH.
We’re a small, independent team in Minneapolis building our own hosting stack. Create and manage your virtual machines from your terminal.
Questions? Join our Discord or email machines@plover.digital.
Connect
Open the terminal UI (TUI) to sign up or manage your VMs:
ssh [username]@killdeer.digitalUse your username, or choose an available one to create an account on first sign-in. New accounts get $20 credit.
You can also create a VM directly from the command line. For example:
ssh [username]@killdeer.digital create test-vm micro alpine-3.23 --ipv6This example creates an IPv6-only Micro VM named test-vm running Alpine Linux. All commands.
Sizes & pricing
| Size | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Est. / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | ~$6 |
| Basic | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB | ~$12 |
| Standard | 2 | 2 GB | 50 GB | ~$18 |
| Premium | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | ~$24 |
| Ultra | 4 | 4 GB | 100 GB | ~$40 |
| Mega | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | ~$48 |
Pay a base fee for storage and IPv4, plus hourly runtime while your VM is powered on. IPv6-only VMs save $1/month.
Base fees are prorated when you create or delete a VM. Full pricing & hourly rates.
Documentation
For live command help, run ssh killdeer.digital help.
CommandsCreate, connect, resize, and manage your VMs.
Operating systemsAvailable distributions and versions.
Agent guidePlain-text instructions for AI tools.