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Everything you need to know before boarding. No fine print, no buried clauses — just straight answers.

Questions before boarding?

Intro:
The basics, the technical details, and the edge cases — all answered below.

How do I board the bus?

Step by step:

  1. Buy a ticket — Go to /book, choose a lane (EU or US) and a date. Pay $9 in Bitcoin via BTCPay.
  2. Receive your boarding code — After payment, you get a boarding code by email.
  3. Download the Bus Terminal — Go to /download and download the Mac client. Install it like any other Mac app.
  4. Board at departure time — Open the Bus Terminal at your booked time (e.g., 08:00 CET for EU Lane). Enter your boarding code.
  5. Connect — The Bus Terminal connects you to the GPU server via Tailscale VPN. After a few seconds, your seat is ready.
  6. Use it — Your OpenAI-compatible endpoint is available at http://localhost:1234. Enter this URL in Cursor, Continue, Aider, or any other tool.
  7. Disembark — At the end of the ride (e.g., 16:00 CET), the connection is automatically closed. “Endstation reached — ticket expired”.

What do I need?

  • A Mac — The Bus Terminal is a Mac app (Go-based). macOS 12.0 or newer required.
  • Bitcoin — To pay via BTCPay. No credit card, no PayPal.
  • An email address — For your boarding code. No account, no KYC.
  • An OpenAI-compatible tool — Cursor, Continue, Aider, or any tool that supports a custom OpenAI endpoint.

When can I board?

Only at departure time. If you try to board earlier, you’ll see: “You’re early — your bus arrives at [time]”.

EU Lane departs 08:00–16:00 CET, US Lane 16:00–24:00 CET, Monday–Friday.

What happens if the bus doesn’t fill up?

The bus departs with a minimum of 12 passengers. If this number isn’t reached, the bus is cancelled. You get a credit for the next ride.

Cash refunds are not possible since payments are made via Bitcoin (irreversible).

You’ll be informed by email at least 2 hours before departure time.

Can I transfer my ticket?

No. Tickets are tied to the email address used at booking. The boarding code only works in combination with that email.

Resale is prohibited.

Which AI model runs on the bus?

Currently: Qwen 27B, Q8 with 256K context.

More “bus lanes” are planned — different AI models as different buses. Better quality = higher ticket price. When a bus fills up, we add a #2 (e.g., “AI Lane ‘Qwen 27b #2’ EU”).

How do I pay?

Bitcoin via BTCPay. No KYC, no bank, no Stripe.

The process:

  1. Complete booking
  2. BTCPay generates a Bitcoin invoice
  3. You pay from your wallet
  4. After 1-2 confirmations, you receive your boarding code by email

What is the OpenAI-compatible endpoint?

After boarding, you have a local endpoint at http://localhost:1234. This endpoint is OpenAI API-compatible — it works with any tool that supports the OpenAI API.

Example config for Cursor:

  • Base URL: http://localhost:1234
  • API Key: (any value, ignored)
  • Model: qwen-27b

Example for Continue (VS Code):

{
  "model": "qwen-27b",
  "apiBase": "http://localhost:1234/v1",
  "apiKey": "any"
}

Example for Aider:

aider --model openai/qwen-27b --openai-api-base http://localhost:1234/v1

How fast is the connection?

The GPUs are shared by up to 15 passengers. For normal usage (agentic coding, chat, RAG), performance is more than sufficient.

When 12 people are using the GPUs simultaneously, you know the performance is real — that’s why we show booking numbers transparently.

What happens if the connection drops?

If the connection drops (e.g., network issue), you can re-board — as long as the ride time is still running. Your boarding code remains valid until the final stop.

Can I book multiple rides?

Yes. Book as many rides as you want. Each ride has its own boarding code. You can reuse the Bus Terminal.

Is there a waiting list?

If a bus is full (15 seats taken), you can choose another ride or wait for a next, parallel bus lane (e.g., “Qwen 27B #2”).

Still have questions?

We answer fast — usually within a few hours. No bots, no ticket queues, just a human reply from the crew.

Questions before boarding?

8 hours of OpenAI-compatible AI compute. No tokens. No rate limits. No KYC. Just $9 flat — paid in Bitcoin.

A Mac, Bitcoin, and an email address. No account at Big Tech, no KYC, no credit card.

At departure time. EU Lane boards at 08:00 CET, US Lane at 16:00 CET. Try earlier and you’ll see: “You’re early — your bus arrives at [time].”

The bus departs with a minimum of 12 passengers. If it doesn’t fill, you get a credit for the next ride. No cash refunds — Bitcoin payments are irreversible.

No. Tickets are tied to your email address. Resale is prohibited.

Qwen 27b with 256K context. More “bus lanes” (different models) coming soon.

Bitcoin via BTCPay. No KYC, no bank, no Stripe. Pay from your wallet, get your boarding code by email after 1 confirmation.

After boarding, you get a local endpoint at http://localhost:1234. It’s OpenAI API-compatible — we have tested it with OpenCode, but it should work with Cursor, Continue, Aider, or any tool that supports custom OpenAI endpoints.

Up to 15 passengers share the GPUs. For normal agentic coding, chat, and RAG, performance is solid. We show booking numbers transparently so you know what to expect.