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What Self-Hosting OpenClaw Actually Costs (It's Not Just the VPS)
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What Self-Hosting OpenClaw Actually Costs (It's Not Just the VPS)

Every deployment guide says self-hosting OpenClaw costs $5-20/mo. I believed that too, until I started tracking where my time actually went. The VPS was the cheapest part.

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220,000 OpenClaw Instances Are Exposed on the Public Internet
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220,000 OpenClaw Instances Are Exposed on the Public Internet

A scan of the public internet found over 220,000 OpenClaw gateway ports reachable from anywhere. Here is what attackers can do with that access, and what you should do right now.

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OpenClaw Security

What the data shows about exposed AI agents — and how to fix it.

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OpenClaw Security Risks

255+ advisories, 14 CVEs, 300K+ exposed instances. What's actually happening and how Vessel addresses it.

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Free Security Audit

Check your OpenClaw instance for exposure, missing auth, and known CVEs. No signup.

Tool

Skill Trust Scanner

Scan ClawHub skills against 4 security sources before installing.

Self-Hosting Guides

The production config details that deployment guides skip.

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OpenClaw Self-Hosting

What managed OpenClaw hosting actually means — and what you're taking on when you run it yourself.

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Config Generator

Generate a hardened docker-compose + openclaw.json with the flags and secrets setup that most guides miss.

AI Agents for Your Practice

How service professionals use Vessel — without IT, without shared infrastructure.

For Lawyers

Your client communications are privileged. Your AI agent should be too.

For Marketers

Content at scale in your clients' brand voice — without resetting every session.

For Financial Advisors

Accurate client reports and meeting follow-ups. You review before anything reaches a client.

For Founders

Do the work of three people. Stay the one who's accountable.

What Makes Vessel Different

Isolation

Dedicated VM per agent. Your agent doesn't share a container with anyone else's.

Ownership

Export your full agent at any time. Memory, config, identity. It's yours.

Leverage

One professional. The output of a team.

Your expertise deserves its own machine.

Private VMs. No shared infrastructure. Your agents, your data, your rules.

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