What I Found
I tested whether Cursor can manage a real Ubuntu VPS over Remote SSH, run system updates, and attempt a Bonfire.
Cursor is usually talked about as an AI coding app, but I wanted to see what happens when you point it at a real remote server instead of a local project folder.
Cursor can connect to a remote Ubuntu server and run real sysadmin commands through Remote SSH, but my test showed that it still needs a human watching closely. It handled the basic Ubuntu update flow well, but the Bonfire install turned into dependency fixes, Docker issues, repeated loops, and at least one Cursor restart.
What this video covers
- The Test Setup
- Connecting Cursor To Ubuntu
- Updating Ubuntu
- Adding Bonfire Documentation
- Where Cursor Helped
The short version
Cursor can connect to a remote Ubuntu server and run real sysadmin commands through Remote SSH, but my test showed that it still needs a human watching closely. It handled the basic Ubuntu update flow well, but the Bonfire install turned into dependency fixes, Docker issues, repeated loops, and at least one Cursor restart.
