Show HN: X402vps – Docker containers for AI agents, paid per hour with USDC

No signup. No API key. No dashboard.

Your wallet is your identity. USDC on Base mainnet.

Internet access on node & core plans — scrape, fetch, install.

FOUR STEPS. NO HUMANS INVOLVED.

POST /api/create with plan + hours

Server responds with USDC payment challenge

Signs EIP-3009 transfer, retries with proof

Docker provisioned. Exec + internet — ready

PAY PER HOUR. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. EXEC IS FREE.

10 IMAGES. ZERO COLD START. RUN ON MIN TIER OR HIGHER.

Each image has a minimum tier (RAM needed to run).

You can run any image on a higher tier for more CPU/RAM/bandwidth — e.g. {"plan":"core","image":"python"} gives Python with 2GB RAM.

Or pass any Docker image name for custom images (slower, pulls from Docker Hub).

ATOM ISOLATED. CELL/NODE/CORE HAVE INTERNET.

JSON IN. 402 OUT. NO BULLSHIT.

# Create a container with internet (node plan, 1hr = $0.04)

curl -X POST https://x402vps.com/api/create \

-H "Content-Type: application/json" \

-d '{"plan":"node","leaseHours":1}'

# Scrape a website (free, exec is always free)

curl -X POST https://x402vps.com/api/exec \

-H "Content-Type: application/json" \

-d '{"id":"ctr_4cb194","command":"wget -qO- https://api.github.com/zen"}'

# Install packages (writable rootfs on node/core)

curl -X POST https://x402vps.com/api/exec \

-d '{"id":"ctr_4cb194","command":"apk add --no-cache python3"}'

# Destroy when done

curl -X POST https://x402vps.com/api/destroy \

-d '{"id":"ctr_4cb194"}'import { x402Client, x402HTTPClient } from "@x402/core/client";

import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";

import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

const account = privateKeyToAccount("0x...");

const client = new x402Client();

registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: account, networks: ["eip155:8453"] });

const http = new x402HTTPClient(client);

// 1. Create a node container WITH internet ($0.04/hr)

const resp = await fetch("https://x402vps.com/api/create", {

method: "POST",

headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },

body: JSON.stringify({ plan: "node", leaseHours: 1 })