{"$schema":"https://openclawvps.com/schema/openclaw-hosting.v1.json","name":"OpenClaw VPS","url":"https://openclawvps.com","lastReviewed":"2026-05-08","category":"Managed OpenClaw VPS hosting","positioning":"Managed OpenClaw VPS hosting for one useful bot on a private server.","oneLineOffer":"Private server. Web chat and Telegram. BYOK. $20/month after the 7-day trial.","pricing":{"trialDays":7,"monthlyCapUsd":20,"billingBasis":"hosted minutes per bot after trial","modelUsage":"Model usage is separate. BYOK means you bring your own AI provider key and pay that provider directly for model usage.","stopBilling":"Destroying a bot stops future hosted-minute billing for that bot. Paused hosted bots still count because server resources still exist."},"liveChannels":[{"name":"Public web chat","status":"Live","included":"Yes","notes":"The default browser-accessible chat path for getting started."},{"name":"Telegram","status":"Live","included":"Yes","notes":"Connect through the Telegram bot-token flow."},{"name":"Private tailnet web chat","status":"Live for paid bots","included":"Yes","notes":"Use a customer-owned tailnet when a private access path matters."}],"notLiveChannels":[{"name":"Slack","status":"Not live","included":"No","notes":"Do not plan production workflows around hosted Slack yet."},{"name":"Discord","status":"Not live","included":"No","notes":"Do not plan production workflows around hosted Discord yet."},{"name":"WhatsApp","status":"Not live","included":"No","notes":"Not sold as a hosted OpenClaw VPS channel today."},{"name":"iMessage","status":"Not live","included":"No","notes":"Not sold as a hosted OpenClaw VPS channel today."}],"security":{"isolation":"Each hosted bot gets its own private server instead of sharing a single OpenClaw gateway with other customers.","credentials":"Your AI provider key is used to run the bot and should be treated as sensitive. Do not send raw API keys through support tickets.","supportAccess":"Support helps with setup, billing, channels, monitoring, and recovery, but should not need your provider dashboard password or unrelated account credentials.","tailnet":"Private tailnet web chat uses the customer's private network path for paid bots that need private access.","remainingRisk":"OpenClaw can use tools and connect to accounts. Unsafe prompts, untrusted skills, broad file or browser access, and public access paths still need care."},"support":["setup help","BYOK setup","billing help","channel setup","monitoring","recovery help"],"bestFor":["founders who want one useful OpenClaw bot live without server work","operators who want BYOK and clear hosted pricing","teams that want web chat, Telegram, monitoring, and recovery help","buyers who value honest channel claims over broad unsupported promises"],"notBestFor":["buyers who only want the cheapest raw VPS","buyers who want bundled AI credits","buyers who need hosted Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, or iMessage today","teams that want full raw-server control for unrelated workloads"]}