Self-Hosting OpenClaw: Complete Guide

Self-Hosting OpenClaw: Complete Guide Deploy your own AI agent infrastructure in under an hour — no vendor lock-in, full control. If you've been following the AI agent space, you've probably noticed a pattern: most platforms want you on their cloud, on their terms, at their price. OpenClaw breaks that pattern. It's open-source, self-hostable, and gives you full control over your AI agent team. This guide walks you through deploying OpenClaw from scratch on your own server. We'll cover prerequisites, installation, configuration, and getting your first agent online. What Is OpenClaw? OpenClaw is an AI agent orchestration framework that lets you run a team of autonomous agents — each with its own role, memory, and tool access — on your own infrastructure. Agents communicate via the A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol, collaborate on tasks, and report back to you. Key concepts: Agents : Individual AI workers with defined roles (Developer, Marketer, QA, DevOps, etc.) Rooms : Messaging channels be