VPS With OpenClaw

What is OpenClaw?

Say goodbye to tedious tasks and automate everything with your personal AI assistant directly through the messaging apps that you already use. OpenClaw utilizes modular AI agents that can execute tasks and make decisions on your behalf. The agents’ ability to interact with different tools and applications makes designing custom, flexible workflows easy, allowing you to automate everything with just a single text message. Want to run multiple workflows and agents for different tasks? Not a problem! OpenClaw was designed for server environments that address the need for concurrent, independent tasks, making it a fantastic way to test and automate your entire setup.

What you get with a OpenClaw VPS

Easy automation creation through apps you already use
Personal AI assistant that can make proactive decisions
Self-hosted version with added security
Flexibility, modularity and scalability
Concurrent, automatic task execution
Task isolation and full customization

Initial Setup

When you deploy an OpenClaw VPS or VDS from the VPSBG Console, you will have two different types of setup - automatic and manual.

Automatic Setup

if you wish to get everything automatically set up for you, enter your API key (Anthropic or OpenAI) and a Gateway Token in the VPSBG Console. OpenClaw will be fully installed, configured and running by the time your server is ready.

openclaw setup

Manual setup via SSH

If you want to have greater control over the entire setup, then simply click the "I will configure OpenClaw myself" toggle in the VPSBG Console. OpenClaw will be installed with a basic configuration, allowing you to finish setting things up manually. To complete the installation, log into your server with SSH and run this command:

openclaw onboard

Follow the prompts to select your AI model, configure channels and enable skills. Most options can be skipped during the initial setup and configured later.

How to access the OpenClaw dashboard

Once your server has been deployed and OpenClaw is running, you can access the web dashboard to manage your AI assistant.

Step 1: Open the dashboard

Open the following URL in your browser (replace with your server's IP address):

https://<your-server-ip>:18789/

Your browser will show a self-signed certificate warning but this is expected. Click "Advanced" and proceed to accept the certificate.

security warning

Step 2: Authenticate

Enter your Gateway Token and click Connect. If you configured your token in the VPSBG Console during deployment, use that token. If you used the manual setup option, find your auto-generated token by running:

cat /root/.openclaw/openclaw.json | jq -r '.gateway.auth.token'

authenticate

Step 3: Approve your browser

You will now see a "pairing required" message below the Connect button. This is a security feature and OpenClaw requires you to explicitly approve each device that connects to your gateway.

browser auth