Exploring Claude code LLM from Anthropic on a VPS virtual private server

See instructions on https://code.claude.com/docs/en/quickstart

Created an account

With a 512MB RAM VPS I get

$ cat /proc/meminfo
MemTotal:         469352 kB
MemFree:          163468 kB
MemAvailable:     248336 kB
...

$ curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
Setting up Claude Code...
bash: line 150: 27308 Killed        "$binary_path" install ${TARGET:+"$TARGET"}

Upsize to 8GB of RAM

$ cat /proc/meminfo
MemTotal:        8132504 kB
MemFree:         7461540 kB
MemAvailable:    7597056 kB
...

$ curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
Setting up Claude Code...
✔ Claude Code successfully installed!        
  Version: 2.1.50
  Location: ~/.local/bin/claude
  Next: Run claude --help to get started
⚠ Setup notes:
  • Native installation exists but ~/.local/bin is not in your PATH. Run:
  echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc
✅ Installation complete!

$ echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc

$ claude
Claude Code can be used with your Claude subscription or billed based on API usage through your Console account.
 Select login method:            
 ❯ 1. Claude account with subscription · Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise
   2. Anthropic Console account · API usage billing
   3. 3rd-party platform · Amazon Bedrock, Microsoft Foundry, or Vertex AI

Claude "Pro" is $17 per month with annual subscription discount ($200 billed up front). $20 if billed monthly.