OpenClaw Setup & Deployment

OpenClaw is an open-source, self-hosted Gateway for a personal AI assistant. It connects models, tools, sessions, messaging channels, and optional device nodes. I can deploy it on a machine or server you operate, or run an isolated server for you under a separate managed-server agreement.

Yes. OpenClaw supports macOS, Linux, Windows, and containerized or headless deployments. The right host depends on whether the agent must stay online, needs access to a specific device, and can safely reach the systems in the workflow. I document that decision before installing it.

No. Whether the Gateway runs on your host or an isolated managed server, prompts and tool results may still go to the model provider, messaging platform, search service, or business application you connect. I map those data flows and use client-owned service accounts so the boundary is explicit.

OpenClaw is designed around a trusted operator. A small trusted group may use carefully scoped channels and sessions, but one Gateway is not a security boundary for mutually untrusted users. Separate Gateways, operating-system users, or hosts are the safer design when trust boundaries differ.

OpenClaw supports a broad provider catalog and channels such as Discord, Google Chat, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Telegram, and WhatsApp through bundled or separately installed plugins. I confirm the exact provider, authentication method, channel features, and plugin source against the installed release before including it in scope.

With a client-owned deployment, you own the host, configuration, state, and backups. With managed hosting, OrchestriAI operates the isolated host and its backups for the term of the agreement. In both models your model-provider, messaging, domain, and business-system accounts stay in your name, and your data remains exportable under the agreed handoff process. Secrets are not copied into public repositories or public project material.

No platform configuration can be treated as automatically secure or compliant. OpenClaw provides authentication, channel policies, tool controls, sandboxing, approvals, audits, and other hardening options, but the result depends on the host, connected data, model providers, plugins, users, and operating procedures. HIPAA, financial-services, or other regulated use requires a separate risk and compliance review.

Yes, either as maintenance for a client-owned host or as an OrchestriAI-managed server agreement. The recurring scope can include controlled updates, backup verification, scheduled health and channel checks, and incident support. Support hours, response times, recovery targets, and uptime commitments apply only when contracted. A one-time setup does not include 24/7 monitoring, unlimited workflow changes, or automatic installation of every release.

The agreement defines a final export, secure handoff method, access revocation, backup retention period, and deletion date. Before shutdown, I provide the agreed configuration and state export and verify receipt. Credentials controlled by you can be rotated immediately; OrchestriAI-managed access is revoked during offboarding. Data and backups are deleted on the contracted schedule, with confirmation, unless law or a separately agreed retention requirement applies.

No. OrchestriAI is an independent consultancy that implements and supports OpenClaw for clients. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an official partner of the OpenClaw Foundation.