by Webhost365 Engineering Team | Aug 25, 2026 | AI & Self-Hosting
OpenClaw and n8n solve different problems, and neither replaces the other. OpenClaw is an AI agent: it reads context, makes judgment calls, and talks to you on the chat apps you already use. n8n is a workflow engine: it runs the same deterministic pipeline identically...
by Bharat Satsangi | Aug 24, 2026 | AI & Self-Hosting
For most personal setups, running OpenClaw costs between roughly $3 and $30 per month. The bill has three parts: hosting at $0–$5, LLM API tokens at $2–$25 depending on your model and usage, and messaging channels, which are free. Heavy browser automation or a...
by Bharat Satsangi | Aug 23, 2026 | AI & Self-Hosting
Yes — OpenClaw and n8n run comfortably together on a single VPS. A 2 vCPU / 4 GB box handles the pair for typical workloads, and the secure pattern is simpler than most guides make it: bind n8n to 127.0.0.1, let OpenClaw trigger workflows over the loopback interface,...
by Webhost365 Engineering Team | Aug 4, 2026 | AI & Self-Hosting
OpenClaw needs 2 GB of RAM as the honest floor for a light text-only agent, 4 GB for comfortable 24/7 use, 8 GB once browser automation enters the picture, and 16 GB or more for local models — with 2 vCPU and 20 GB of SSD storage rounding out the typical spec. One...
by Bharat Satsangi | Aug 4, 2026 | AI & Self-Hosting
Installing OpenClaw on a VPS securely takes about thirty minutes: harden the server first — SSH keys only, a firewall allowing nothing but SSH, a dedicated non-root user — then run the installer and keep the gateway and dashboard private rather than exposed to the...
by Webhost365 Engineering Team | Aug 4, 2026 | AI & Self-Hosting
There are only a handful of ways to run OpenClaw for free around the clock: Oracle Cloud’s Always Free tier (powerful but demanding), a managed free plan like Webhost365’s free OpenClaw hosting, and a short list of credit-based platforms that are trials...