Why I Self-Host Openclaw (Clawdbot) in a Proxmox VM

Описание: Openclaw (formerly Moltbot/Clawdbot) exploded to 60k+ GitHub stars in three days. It’s an extremely powerful AI agent with shell access. Hundreds of instances are already exposed on the internet without authentication: Let’s not be one of them.

📝 Full written installation guide: https://www.nightlyventures.com/p/sel...

This is a complete walkthrough to setting up Openclaw on Proxmox with security in mind: VM isolation instead of LXC, dedicated user sandbox and a localhost-only gateway.

❗️Beyond these measures, make sure you have the appropriate router security with intrusion detection and a firewall in place. Also, if your system contains important data, always make sure you have regular backups in place.

🔗 Links
• Openclaw GitHub: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
• Openclaw Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
• Openclaw Website: https://openclaw.ai

== Chapters ==
0:00 - What makes Openclaw (Clawdbot) different
1:52 - Creating the Proxmox VM
4:15 - Dedicated user setup
5:20 - Installing Node.js & Openclaw (Clawdbot)
6:01 - Telegram bot setup
6:49 - Onboarding & gateway security
9:27 - Service & security audit
11:34 - Pairing & demo
15:23 - What’s next