MCP VPS Initialize is a server application implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for automating the setup and management of VPS instances. It provides tools for SSH-based automation to configure new servers with essential services and establish CI/CD pipelines.
To get the MCP server up and running:
# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd mcp-vps-initialize
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Build the project
npm run build
# Start the server
npm start
Connect to a VPS via SSH using password or private key authentication.
Parameters:
Example:
{
"host": "192.168.1.100",
"username": "root",
"password": "your-password"
}
Initialize a fresh VPS with system updates and optional services.
Parameters:
Example:
{
"services": {
"nodejs": true,
"pm2": true,
"nginx": true,
"redis": false
}
}
Configure Nginx with domain, reverse proxy, and SSL certificates.
Parameters:
Example:
{
"domain": "example.com",
"port": 3000,
"ssl": true
}
Setup GitHub CI/CD with deploy keys and automated workflows.
Parameters:
Example:
{
"repoUrl": "https://github.com/username/repo.git",
"deployPath": "/opt/deployments/myapp"
}
Execute arbitrary commands on the connected VPS.
Parameters:
Example:
{
"command": "systemctl status nginx"
}
{
"tool": "ssh_connect",
"args": {
"host": "your-vps-ip",
"username": "root",
"password": "your-password"
}
}
{
"tool": "vps_initialize",
"args": {
"services": {
"nodejs": true,
"pm2": true,
"nginx": true
}
}
}
{
"tool": "nginx_setup",
"args": {
"domain": "yourdomain.com",
"port": 3000,
"ssl": true
}
}
{
"tool": "github_cicd_setup",
"args": {
"repoUrl": "https://github.com/username/repo.git",
"deployPath": "/var/www/myapp"
}
}
After running the github_cicd_setup tool, you'll receive:
The generated workflow will:
The server can be configured through environment variables:
SSH Connection Failed
SSL Certificate Issues
Service Installation Failed
Enable debug logging:
LOG_LEVEL=debug npm start
To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:
claude mcp add-json "devpilot" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","mcp-vps-initialize"]}'See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.
There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.
If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.
To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".
When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:
{
"mcpServers": {
"devpilot": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-vps-initialize"
]
}
}
}To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.
Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.
The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.
You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.
To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:
1. Find your configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json2. Add this to your configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"devpilot": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-vps-initialize"
]
}
}
}3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect