Skip the 4-hour DIY marathon. Our specialists hand-configure your OpenClaw instance with enterprise-grade security, a curated Agent Swarm, and all the integrations your team needs — on your own server, with your own credentials.
One-time fee. No subscriptions. No lock-in. You own the infrastructure.
No payment until kickoff · 14 days of support included
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The Cognio Labs OpenClaw setup service is a fixed-fee $499 professional installation of OpenClaw — the open-source AI agent swarm platform with 350K+ GitHub stars — on your own VPS. We handle server provisioning, Docker hardening, SSL, skill curation, integrations (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Telegram, Slack, WhatsApp), and model wiring in about 2 hours, with a 1-hour onboarding call and 14 days of post-launch support.
This service exists because the DIY path (our free guide) takes 4–6 hours and requires intermediate Linux and Docker skills. The service is for teams who'd rather have it done right the first time — hardened, audited, and backed by people who install OpenClaw every week.
Both paths lead to the same destination. One takes a weekend of troubleshooting, the other takes a kickoff call.
Everything you need to go live with production-grade OpenClaw.
We deploy on Oracle Cloud Free Tier, Hetzner, or your preferred provider. Hardened firewall, non-root execution, SSH key-only access.
Your own subdomain with Let's Encrypt SSL, HTTPS enforcement, and auto-renewal. No more raw IP addresses.
Container isolation, read-only filesystems where possible, dropped Linux capabilities, encrypted credential storage.
We hand-pick and configure the OpenClaw skills that work well together — no more broken integrations or vulnerable packages.
Gmail, Calendar, and Drive integrated with OAuth 2.0 and minimum-necessary scopes. Your email stays private.
Connect via Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, or iMessage. Your preference, properly authenticated.
Wired up to Ollama (local), Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, or OpenRouter — you choose which models handle which skills.
Anything breaks in the first 2 weeks, we fix it. Plus 1-hour onboarding call and a written runbook you own.
Default OpenClaw installs are not production-hardened. 26% of community skills have known vulnerabilities. The typical DIY install stores API keys in plaintext .env files and exposes the Docker socket.
Our professional setup addresses every one of these issues by default. You get the same hardening we'd deploy for an enterprise customer — at $499 flat.
From kickoff to a hardened, integrated OpenClaw instance running on your server.
We confirm your provider, domain, skills needed, messaging platform, and which AI model you want behind the agents.
Server spin-up, OS hardening, Docker setup, firewall configuration, SSL certificate issuance.
OpenClaw deployment, curated skill installation, integrations wired up, test runs.
We walk you through the setup, answer questions, and hand over admin credentials and a written runbook.
Anything breaks, we fix it. Weekly check-in email. Full support via Slack, email, or call.
We confirm fit and scope on the call. You only pay after we agree to proceed.
Cognio Labs' $499 OpenClaw setup service includes: secure VPS provisioning (Oracle Cloud, Hetzner, or your provider), Docker-based deployment with hardened containers, SSL/TLS with your own domain, curated Agent Swarm (pre-vetted skills only), Gmail/Calendar/Drive integration, messaging setup (Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, or iMessage), model integration (Ollama, Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter), 1-hour onboarding call, and 14 days of post-launch support.
A professional OpenClaw setup by our specialists takes about 2 hours of active work end-to-end. That includes VPS provisioning, OS hardening, Docker deployment, OpenClaw installation, skill configuration, integrations, and the handover call. Compare to a typical DIY setup of 4–6 hours plus ongoing debugging time.
The Cognio Labs OpenClaw setup is a flat $499 — one-time, all-inclusive. This covers the entire installation, security hardening, agent swarm configuration, integrations, 1-hour onboarding, and 14 days of support. There are no hidden fees and no recurring cost from us. Your only ongoing costs are the VPS (often free on Oracle Cloud or ~$5/mo on Hetzner) and model API costs (if you choose a hosted model).
Not impossible — but easy to get wrong. The main risks: 26% of community OpenClaw skills have known vulnerabilities if you pick the wrong ones; credential storage in plaintext .env files is a common mistake that leaks keys; Docker defaults are not secure for production; and SSL/domain setup trips up most developers without DevOps experience. The $499 service exists because a lot of customers came to us after their DIY setup leaked credentials, broke on an upgrade, or got compromised. Our guide at /clawdbot/self-hosting is free — use it if you want to DIY, hire us if you want it done right the first time.
Your infrastructure, your data — that's the whole point of self-hosting OpenClaw. We deploy to your VPS on Oracle Cloud, Hetzner, DigitalOcean, AWS, or your preferred provider. You own the server, the credentials, and the data. If you don't have a provider, we recommend Oracle Cloud Free Tier (free forever, 1/4 vCPU + 6 GB RAM is enough) or Hetzner CX22 ($5/mo).
After 14 days, you have three options. (1) Run it yourself using the runbook we hand over — most customers do this and never need us again. (2) Sign up for our optional managed maintenance retainer ($99/mo — we monitor, patch, and optimize). (3) Come back for ad-hoc help at our hourly rate when you need it. No obligation.
We curate the skills based on your use case during the kickoff call. The default 'starter swarm' includes: Email Agent (Gmail), Calendar Agent (Google Calendar), Knowledge Agent (Drive search + RAG), Task Agent (Todoist or your PM tool), Research Agent (web search + summarization), and an Automation Agent for scripted jobs. We avoid any skill with known vulnerabilities or poor maintenance.
Yes. OpenClaw is open-source and fully yours after setup — you can add, remove, or modify skills anytime. If you want us to build a custom skill (e.g., integration with your internal API), that's a separate engagement we can scope on a follow-up call.
Your choice. We configure whatever model stack you want: Ollama for 100% local/private (Llama 3, Mistral, Qwen), Anthropic Claude (Opus 4.7, Haiku), OpenAI GPT-5, or OpenRouter for automatic routing and failover. We'll recommend based on your privacy needs, budget, and use case during the kickoff call.
The guide at /clawdbot/self-hosting is free and works — thousands of people have used it. It takes 4–6 hours and requires intermediate Linux/Docker skills. The $499 service is for people who either (a) don't have those skills, (b) value their time at more than $100/hour, or (c) want enterprise-grade security hardening and a vetted skill swarm instead of hoping they picked the right ones. Same destination, different path.
Book a free 30-minute consultation. We confirm your setup fits, walk you through the process, and schedule the install. You don't pay until we agree to proceed.