How to install Agent Zero on a Cloud VPS

Agent Zero is an open-source personal AI agent framework that can use tools, write code and complete multi-step tasks autonomously on your server.

Running it on your own server keeps your data and API keys with you, with no SaaS usage limits and predictable hourly billing.

One-click install on cloudlinux.ro

The fastest way: Agent Zero installs automatically at the first boot of a new server.

1. Create a Cloud VPS from the control panel.
2. In the configuration step, pick Agent Zero from the app catalog.
3. Start the server. The install runs in the background for a few minutes and its status shows on the server page.
4. Access details and generated passwords are saved on the server in /root/app-credentials.txt.

Manual install on any Ubuntu server

If you prefer doing it yourself, below is the exact script our automatic install runs. Execute it as root on a fresh Ubuntu server (24.04 recommended). It stops at the first error, and when it finishes you will find the access details in /root/app-credentials.txt.

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
docker volume create a0_usr
docker run -d --name agent-zero --restart=always -p 80:80 \
  -v a0_usr:/a0/usr agent0ai/agent-zero:latest
IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
printf 'Agent Zero: http://%s\nAtentie: interfata NU are autentificare implicita, seteaza utilizator si parola in Settings imediat si restrictioneaza accesul.\nAdauga o cheie API pentru un LLM (Anthropic/OpenAI) in Settings; fara ea agentul nu functioneaza.\n' "$IP" > /root/app-credentials.txt

You can also save this script as a recipe in your account and reuse it on any new server.