BYOS: Bring Your Own Server

Managed OpenClaw on your own VPS — you provision, they manage

BYOS (Bring Your Own Server) means you bring the VPS—Hetzner, DigitalOcean, your own hardware—and a provider installs, configures, and manages OpenClaw for you. You get full control over where your data lives and who hosts the infrastructure, while someone else handles OpenClaw setup, updates, and monitoring. Good for users who want managed convenience plus data sovereignty.

BYOS vs Managed vs DIY VPS

  • BYOS — You provide the server (or pick from supported clouds); provider manages OpenClaw. Data on your chosen infra.
  • Managed — Provider runs everything. No server to provision. See Managed hosting.
  • DIY VPS — You install and manage OpenClaw yourself. See VPS hosting.

BYOS Providers

Below are providers that support BYOS for OpenClaw. Pricing and features change; confirm on their sites. We don't endorse or guarantee these providers.

OpenClawHosting.io

Multi-instance OpenClaw hosting. ~$29/mo. You bring or choose server; they deploy and manage OpenClaw. Supports multiple instances.

MoltBotHost

~$29/mo. GPU support for local models. Managed OpenClaw on your server. Good if you need GPU-backed inference.

Elest.io

Hourly billing, multi-cloud. Deploy OpenClaw on Linode, DigitalOcean, or other clouds via Elest. Pay for what you use.

ClawRun.dev

One-click OpenClaw deployment on Hetzner or DigitalOcean. They provision the VPS and set up OpenClaw for you.

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