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Klaus VM: OpenClaw Hosting with Built-in Security

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Bailey and Robbie have launched Klaus, a hosted OpenClaw solution that eliminates the complexity of running AI agents on your own infrastructure. Their platform provides each user with a preconfigured EC2 instance complete with integrated keys for OpenRouter, AgentMail, and Orthogonal, along with OAuth apps for seamless Slack and Google Workspace connections.

Running OpenClaw traditionally requires either setting up cloud VMs or containers—a process many users find challenging—or granting root access to your machine, which creates security vulnerabilities. Klaus addresses these pain points by hosting instances on a private subnet with automatic OpenClaw version updates. The team acknowledges that email integration remains a risk and currently recommends Opus 4.6 for prompt injection resilience, though they're seeking better solutions.

Beyond basic hosting, the founders built ClawBert, an AI SRE agent that automatically hotfixes instances when health checks fail. After their launch week spent manually fixing broken machines, they implemented infrastructure improvements including command-and-control servers for hotfixes and migrations. Klaus offers tiered pricing starting at $19/month for t4g.small instances, with new users receiving $15 in tokens and $20 in Orthogonal credits.