Always Free OpenClaw Hosting on Oracle Cloud — Step by Step
Host your OpenClaw AI agent 24/7 for free using Oracle Cloud's Always Free tier — 4 ARM cores, 24GB RAM, no expiration. This step-by-step walkthrough covers everything from account creation to chatting with your agent on Telegram.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:48 Create a Compartment
1:53 Create the Network (VCN)
3:08 Create the Compute Instance
6:04 Instance running
6:43 Connect via SSH
7:28 Update the system
8:34 Install OpenClaw
12:15 Onboarding wizard
12:45 Configure OpenRouter
13:19 Select a free model
15:00 Test it — Hatch in TUI
15:52 Rate limit caveat (free models)
17:28 Configure Telegram channel
17:54 Local config + bot token
19:03 Approve pairing
20:59 Done — talking to your agent on Telegram
KEY CONCEPTS
Oracle Cloud Always Free tier (4 cores, 24GB RAM, 200GB storage)
VCN Wizard — create network before instance (important gotcha)
OpenClaw one-line install script
OpenRouter as example model provider (free models available)
Telegram bot pairing — talk to your agent from your phone
WHO THIS IS FOR
Anyone who wants to self-host an AI agent for free
OpenClaw users looking for 24/7 hosting
Developers exploring Oracle Cloud's free tier
LINKS
Full article: https://agenteer.com/learn/tutorials/...
OpenClaw docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/
OpenClaw Telegram setup: https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/tel...
Oracle Cloud Free Tier: https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/
Security deep-dive: https://agenteer.com/blog/security-an...
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