Oracle Cloud Free Tier VPS with PicoClaw

Oracle’s Always Free tier includes ARM Ampere shapes suitable for a small always-on assistant when you accept provider quirks and account verification steps.

1. Picking a shape

ARM64 matches PicoClaw’s published binaries. Confirm outbound HTTPS to your LLM providers from the region you choose.

2. Install

Follow Get Started, add systemd, and configure providers per Configuration.

3. Egress and quotas

Monitor data transfer; free tiers can bill if limits are exceeded. Set billing alerts in the cloud console.

4. Compare