Hosting a website or application on a virtual private server (VPS) has long been associated with needing to “know Linux.” It’s the kind of server that traditionally requires a certain level of technical knowledge, which can be intimidating for many people who want the extra power and flexibility.<\/p>
I’m one of those people. My Linux experience is close to zero – I’ve never touched a command line to manage a server, and terms like “root access” or “sudo” have always felt like someone else’s job to understand. <\/p>
Our VPS team set out to challenge that idea by integrating an AI assistant into VPS management. Behind the stack is Kodee, our in-house AI assistant powering Hostinger’s AI-managed VPS, which operates in two ways depending on the user’s request.<\/p>
First, it can generate what we need based on our request, whether that’s a command, a configuration file, or an explanation. Second, it connects directly to our VPS via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing it to inspect our server’s live state, diagnose issues, and run tasks on the machine itself rather than just telling us what to do.<\/p>