WHY SELF-HOST
Why Self-Host Your Telegram AI Bot?
Self-hosting provides data sovereignty, conversations stay on your infrastructure. It also enables deep customization beyond what managed services allow, and eliminates ongoing subscription costs (replacing them with server costs and maintenance time).
INFRASTRUCTURE
Infrastructure Requirements
A minimal self-hosted OpenClaw deployment requires: 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, 10GB storage, and a reliable internet connection. For groups with high message volume, scale up accordingly, 2-4 vCPU and 2-4GB RAM handles most production workloads.
How it works
3 Steps to Self-Host an AI Bot with Full Data Control
Provision your server
Spin up a VPS with 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM. Install Docker and clone OpenClaw. Your entire self-hosted infrastructure is ready in under 20 minutes.
Add your bot to a group
Configure your AI model API keys, run docker-compose up, and add the bot to a Telegram group. Data stays on your server from the very first message.
Delegate your tasks
Let OpenClaw handle AI conversations and group management on your own infrastructure. Set up PM2 or systemd for uptime and you're running a production-grade self-hosted bot.
DATA PRIVACY
Data Privacy with Self-Hosting
When self-hosted, conversation data stays on your server. TeleClaw's managed service processes messages through its infrastructure with privacy protections, but self-hosting eliminates any third-party data processing.
MIGRATE OUT
Migrating from TeleClaw to OpenClaw
Teams that start with TeleClaw and want to migrate to self-hosted OpenClaw can export their configuration and conversation history. The migration process is documented and the TeleClaw team provides migration support.
