Show HN: I built managed OpenClaw hosting with 60s provisioning in 6 days
11 hours ago
- #OpenClaw
- #AI Hosting
- #DevOps
- OpenClaw is an open-source AI agent framework that functions as a self-hosted AI assistant across multiple platforms.
- Setting up OpenClaw manually is complex and time-consuming, prompting the creation of ClawHosters for simplified hosting.
- ClawHosters uses a four-layer security model, pre-booted VPS instances, and dynamic routing via Redis for fast deployment.
- Snapshot-based provisioning reduces setup time from 5 minutes to 60 seconds by pre-installing necessary components.
- A prewarmed VPS pool ensures instances are ready in 15-20 seconds, improving user experience.
- Security measures include Hetzner Cloud Firewall, host iptables, fail2ban, and Docker daemon hardening.
- Users can SSH into Docker containers for customization, but this voids support guarantees.
- Container commit functionality preserves user changes across restarts by saving container state as a new image.
- Traefik with Redis enables dynamic routing for subdomains without reloading configurations.
- Lessons include avoiding unnecessary complexity like virtual currencies and automating snapshot management.