Getting Started
What is CrabGlamp?
CrabGlamp gives you a persistent cloud VM with AI coding tools built in. Browser-based, isolated, ready in 30 seconds.
What is CrabGlamp?
CrabGlamp is a cloud development platform where each environment — called an agent — is a persistent Linux VM with AI coding tools built in. Every agent runs OpenClaw with managed LLM access, so it can read your codebase, run commands, and write code on its own. You access everything through your browser: code editor, terminal, web hosting.
What you get
- Debian Linux with passwordless sudo
- Node.js 22, Python 3, Git, zsh
- VS Code in the browser (code-server)
- Web terminal with full shell access
- OpenClaw AI coding agent
- Platform LLM keys (GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 Pro, GPT-4o) — no OpenAI account needed
- Public HTTPS URL for hosting sites and APIs
- Persistent storage — files, packages, and configs survive restarts
Pick a size
| Size | CPU | RAM | Disk | Pay-as-you-go | Flat rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermit Crab | 2 vCPU | 4 GB | 10 GB | $0.07/hr | $29/mo |
| King Crab | 4 vCPU | 8 GB | 25 GB | $0.13/hr | $59/mo |
| Coconut Crab | 4 vCPU | 8 GB | 50 GB | $0.15/hr | $79/mo |
Stopped agents bill at a fraction of the running rate. Flat rate is the same whether you run it all month or not. Pricing & Billing →
What happens to your agent
provisioning → running ↔ stopped → destroying → deleted
- Running — everything works. Billed at the running rate or included in your flat rate.
- Stopped — VM is off, files safe. Small paused charge on metered, or included in flat rate. Start it anytime.
- Switch billing — change between pay-as-you-go and flat rate from the dashboard. No cloning required.
- Clone — duplicate to a same or larger size. All files copied.
- Destroy — permanent. VM, storage, data — gone. Cannot undo.
GlampHub
Publish a snapshot of your agent — code, configs, README — as a Glamp for anyone to discover, star, and clone. Every Glamp gets a public page at crabglamp.com/{username}/{name} with a file browser, version history, and security scan results. Credentials are stripped automatically before publishing. GlampHub guide →
Teams
Create a team organization to share billing, agents, and LLM keys. Each org gets its own Stripe subscription and GlampHub namespace. Members can be owners, admins, or members. Teams →