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The Story Behind OpenClaw Hosting: Giving AI Agents a Permanent Home

Alex Chen·Founder & CEO·

We created OpenClaw Hosting because setting up a private AI agent should be as straightforward as signing up for any SaaS tool.

What Makes OpenClaw Different

OpenClaw goes far beyond a typical chatbot. It is a fully autonomous agent engineered to take direct action:

  • Document handling — Create, read, sort, and transform files without manual intervention
  • Command execution — Run scripts, manage services, and automate shell-based workflows
  • Web interaction — Navigate pages, pull data, and submit forms programmatically
  • 50+ tool integrations — Calendars, inboxes, databases, object storage, and beyond
  • Persistent memory — Remembers your preferences, past conversations, and project context
  • Self-improvement — Learns new skills and optimizes existing routines over time

The Problem We Set Out to Solve

Hosting your own AI agent means dealing with provisioning VMs, configuring reverse proxies, handling TLS certificates, and keeping everything patched. We watched talented engineers spend entire weekends on infrastructure instead of leveraging their agent for actual productivity.

The conclusion was clear: operational overhead was consuming the benefits of having an autonomous assistant.

Our Approach

We remove the infrastructure burden entirely:

  • Sub-three-minute setup — From signup to an active AI agent in about 180 seconds
  • Fully managed stack — We handle servers, patches, security, and scaling
  • Bring your own server — Attach a VPS from DigitalOcean, Vultr, Hetzner, AWS, Akamai, or bare metal
  • Multi-channel messaging — Reach your agent on WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Signal, and more

Connect From Anywhere

Link your agent to the messaging apps you already use:

Explore all messaging integrations.

Get Started

Browse our subscription plans starting at $29/month and get your personal AI agent running today.