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Show HN: Cheapest Managed OpenClaw hosting – 30s setup (agent37.com)

Hi HN, I built the cheapest managed OpenClaw hosting I could - $0.99/mo for your own instance. I tried hosting it myself first - went through GCP (e2-micro and e2-small both too little RAM, e2-medium was ~$25/mo), Hostinger ($5.99 is a 12-month lock-in), Hetzner (auto ID verification failed twice). Finally got it running on OVH and noticed it was idle 90% of the time. So I containerized the setup and started sharing it with friends.

What each person gets: their own isolated instance with full UI, terminal access, SSL. Setup takes about 30 seconds. $0.99/mo.

How it works: Containerized shared infrastructure with per-tenant isolation. Each instance runs in its own container with dedicated resources and burst capacity. SSL is automated via Let's Encrypt. The economics work because OpenClaw usage is bursty - nobody's hammering it 24/7, so density is high.

The question I'm testing: how cheap can managed hosting for open-source tools actually get? The marginal cost of a small container is cents. Most of the cost in managed hosting is support, marketing, and margin, not compute. I wanted to offer the most affordable way to try OpenClaw without the setup headache.

Nice write-up and very clear explanation of the economics. This seems perfect for people who just want to try OpenClaw quickly. Probably not ideal for production yet, but great for experimentation

11 hours agoby waseem1009

I like that you’re questioning how cheap managed hosting can actually get. Feels like a real experiment rather than pure marketing. Looking forward to seeing what breaks first

11 hours agoby faizan1009

The OVH angle makes sense—idle capacity is everywhere. Curious if you considered offering different tiers later (e.g. higher RAM). That could make this more flexible.

11 hours agoby muneeb8570

Cool concept, but backups feel like a missing piece. If an instance dies, what happens to user data? Even a basic snapshot option would add a lot of confidence.

11 hours agoby ahmad1009

I appreciate that this removes all the setup pain. For many people, that’s the real blocker. Do users get any visibility into resource limits or throttling?

11 hours agoby waseem112233

Interesting idea with containerized isolation. Quick question: do you provide backups for each user’s instance or just live data?

1 day agoby adeebch39