How to install Paperclip on a Cloud VPS

Paperclip is an open-source orchestration platform for AI agent teams: goals, agents and costs in one dashboard.

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: Paperclip 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 Paperclip 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. The app will be available on port 3100.

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
apt-get install -y git
git clone https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip.git /opt/paperclip
cd /opt/paperclip
[ -f .env.example ] && cp -n .env.example .env
docker compose up -d
IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
printf 'Paperclip: http://%s:3100\nFinalizeaza configurarea (baza de date, autentificare, prima echipa de agenti) la prima accesare.\n' "$IP" > /root/app-credentials.txt

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