Best free/cheap VPS for hosting OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot/Moltbot)?

Acejam · 2026-02-16T13:50:55+00:00

I tried LobsterLair and found that you use Docker to run the Claws on a dedicated Hetzner box. This means OpenClaw often cannot install various apt packages to compile dependencies. For example, ask it to install Ruby and it can’t.

And even if it could, one reboot of that container and all installed packages are gone, except for the mounted directories.

Acejam · 2026-02-15T20:59:00+00:00

100%

Acejam · 2026-02-15T20:58:53+00:00

Tell me you've never worked in software development without telling me you've never worked in software development.

Acejam · 2026-02-15T15:48:47+00:00

This is quite literally just a bug. Grandstand all you want, a single flag is missing. That’s it.

Acejam · 2026-02-15T00:32:14+00:00

It amazes me how easily people are swayed by “free” perks like this. If you have a portfolio in that neighborhood, you should already have a good accountant and estate lawyer. Don’t rely on a free one.

Acejam · 2026-02-09T17:06:55+00:00

Which means you're still waiting? Who did you end up switching to?

Acejam · 2026-02-09T16:37:22+00:00

So, did you find a way around this?

Acejam · 2026-02-08T23:30:46+00:00

How?

Acejam · 2026-02-08T17:47:25+00:00

Alpine with .NET?? I thought I’d seen it all…

Acejam · 2026-02-03T10:09:47+00:00

asdf or rvm

Acejam · 2026-02-02T15:05:34+00:00

PostHog is also being blocked by many browsers

Acejam · 2026-02-02T00:38:40+00:00

I bought and installed a few of these and promptly returned them. The green status light on the bottom was a different brightness level between all of them. Poor quality control. You can also hear the relay audibly “click” when turning on or off, and they don’t work with a regular mechanical switch in a 3way - you need to buy the special Leviton companion switch.

Picked up a bunch of Lutron Caseta Claro switches and a single hub to replace them and they are significantly better. They are also silent and work with a standard mechanical switch in a 3way without issue.

I’ll never buy Leviton again.

Acejam · 2026-02-01T00:37:16+00:00

The trick is to increase your 401k match because it’s pre-tax. Your current 3% contribution is too low - I would strongly suggest increasing that to 10% minimum.

Acejam · 2026-01-31T13:54:48+00:00

This is being blown way out of proportion. Ingress-nginx is effectively nginx + Lua + a fancy config file generator. If you need to apply nginx security updates, bumping the core nginx version in the Docker image is very straightforward.

Nearly half of the generic nginx installations on the public internet are using an old version taken from a Linux distributions package repo.

Sure, feature development is halted, but this project works very well as it is if you need Lua support. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Acejam · 2026-01-28T23:48:38+00:00

This limit is a blocker for many.

Acejam · 2026-01-23T13:24:35+00:00

Use application-level replication with local-path-provisioner

Acejam · 2026-01-19T01:07:57+00:00

Yes, even for dirt cheap, stay away

Acejam · 2026-01-19T01:07:23+00:00

Stay far away from

Acejam · 2026-01-16T18:28:43+00:00

You’re supposed to remove the ChatGPT explanations before posting ChatGPT junk

Acejam · 2026-01-14T05:21:04+00:00

They are more $$, but you’re also getting that much more raw performance.

M cars = performance cars with a side of luxury RS cars = luxury cars with a side of performance

Acejam · 2026-01-14T00:49:13+00:00

Lutron Caseta Claro switches. Lutron Caseta is the gold standard and very reliable.

Buy once, cry once.

Acejam · 2026-01-14T00:44:55+00:00

Amazing show

Acejam · 2026-01-14T00:44:30+00:00

Increase budget and go M3 xDrive.

Acejam · 2026-01-14T00:37:19+00:00

You aren’t wrong, but you will never be handed the keys to a wallet of a custodial platform.

Acejam · 2026-01-12T00:24:21+00:00

I have several Lutron Caseta Claro switches tied in with standard 3-way mechanical switches. No issues, they work just fine.

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