# Minima Builder Setup: Phone + SSH + VPS + AI Coding CLI + Nginx/Envoy (2025-08-17)

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# How Buliders like [Pieter Levels](https://x.com/levelsio) and [Kathy Helps](https://x.com/kathyhelps) Ship Fast

Kathy Helps shipped an MVP in hours. Her method is stripped to the bone:

- **$4.99 Hetzner VPS (CPX11)** – the cheap server where everything runs.
- **AI Coding CLI** – AI assistant that writes code, sets up SSL, handles Stripe.
- **[GPT-5](https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5/)** – designs architecture, suggests workers (PM2) for scaling.
- **[Termius](https://termius.com/)** – simple SSH client.
- **Free [ForwardEmail.net](https://forwardemail.net/)** – free email to sign up for other services.
- **[Supabase](https://supabase.com/) (free tier)** – backend as a service.
- **[Cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com/) (free DNS)** – point the domain, add protection.
- **[Stripe](https://stripe.com/)** – billing built right in.

Total spend: **$5 and time.**  
Output: working consumer-facing apps like **[antipuff.com](http://antipuff.com)** in a day.

The playbook is Pieter Levels’ style: move fast, pay little, let AI do the heavy lifting.

Kathy’s stack is repeatable. One VPS, free tools, AI copilots. Nothing fancy. Just quick execution.

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### Sources:

- [@levelsio on X: "Very cool" / X](https://x.com/levelsio/status/1956848487716323747)
- [JB on X: "Raw dogged another project. Using the @levelsio method. Hetzner VPS $4.99 Claude Code on Server Termius for SSH Was able to build the MVP in hours. I am not a technical person and this is the 3rd project built using this stack." / X](https://x.com/kathyhelps/status/1956770206208184555)
- [https://x.com/kathyhelps/status/1954400047468073458](https://x.com/kathyhelps/status/1954400047468073458) → SSH into a VPS w/ AI Coding CLI live on the Server  
 ![image](https://pluralist.net/uploads/default/original/1X/1e02607e0a6be4dee9a8be4f9789a2936b6800bc.jpeg)

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## The VPS Plan: Hetzner CPX11

We wanted to get more details on what VPS plan Kathy is using. Based on the pricing and context she shared (“$4.99”), the most fitting option is the **CPX11 cloud server** from Hetzner:

- **CPX Family** – Shared vCPU with AMD EPYC™ 7002 series (CPU-optimized)
- **CPU / RAM** : 2 vCPUs, 2 GB RAM
- **Storage** : 40 GB NVMe SSD
- **Included Traffic** : 1 TB/month (for US locations)
- **Price** : Approximately €4.99/month (about $5) ([Hetzner](https://www.hetzner.com/cloud?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Cheap hosted VPS by Hetzner: our cloud hosting services"), [Hetzner](https://www.hetzner.com/press-release/new-cx-plans/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "hetzner introduces new shared vcpu cloud servers"))

The CPX11 is around €4.99/month so this aligns with the “$4.99” mentioned in the tweet. ([Hetzner](https://www.hetzner.com/european-cloud?utm_source=chatgpt.com "cheap vps hosting in europe"), [VPSBenchmarks](https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com/hosters/hetzner?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Hetzner Review"))

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## How to Get the Same Plan

Here is how to get this:

1. **Go to Hetzner Cloud** : Visit Hetzner’s Cloud platform (look for “Cloud” under services). ([Hetzner](https://www.hetzner.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Hetzner"))

2. **Select the CPX11 Plan** :

3. **Pick Your Location** :

4. **Deploy Your Server** : After configuration, you can deploy instantly and pay €4.99/month (or equivalent in USD).