--- title: "How to Deploy Your Own 24x7 AI Agent using OpenClaw" url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-deploy-your-own-24x7-ai-agent-using-openclaw-6dmvxkddl source_url: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-deploy-your-own-24x7-ai-agent-using-openclaw/ type: article source: "freeCodeCamp" published: 2026-03-16T19:57:32.514Z updated: 2026-03-30T02:14:53.128Z tags: ["cicd", "docker", "openclaw"] reading_time: 7 upvotes: 5 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to Deploy Your Own 24x7 AI Agent using OpenClaw **[freeCodeCamp](https://daily.dev/sources/freecodecamp)** · 7 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenClaw is a self-hosted AI assistant that runs on your own infrastructure rather than a third-party SaaS platform. This guide covers deploying it locally via npm or installer script, and on the cloud using a custom Docker image on Sevalla PaaS. It walks through the onboarding wizard, connecting messaging channels like Telegram or Discord, and interacting with the agent. Security considerations are emphasized given OpenClaw's access to system resources, including binding services to localhost, using VPN tunnels, hardening VPS hosts, and scoping container permissions carefully. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [How to Build and Secure a Personal AI Agent with OpenClaw](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-and-secure-a-personal-ai-agent-with-openclaw-mjeyf0p55) · freeCodeCamp · 3 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cicd](https://daily.dev/tags/cicd), [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#openclaw](https://daily.dev/tags/openclaw) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-deploy-your-own-24x7-ai-agent-using-openclaw-6dmvxkddl)