Curious what powers your AI? Here’s the full breakdown for the technically inclined.
Two Configurations
AI Only: OpenClaw + your VPS. Lean and focused.
AI + Website: OpenClaw + WordPress on your VPS. Full web publishing capabilities.
The Stack
OpenClaw — Open source AI agent orchestration. Connects your AI to messaging apps (Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal), gives it tools, handles memory and conversation flow. This is the core of every Spawn instance.
Hetzner Cloud — German cloud provider with excellent price-to-performance. Your dedicated VPS runs here. Not shared hosting. Not a container. A real server you can SSH into.
LiteLLM — Open source AI model proxy. Handles billing and routing to Claude, GPT-4, and other models through a unified interface.
WordPress (website option only) — The world’s most popular CMS. 43% of all websites run on it. Massive ecosystem, endless plugins, battle-tested for 20 years.
Open Source
Everything we use is open source. No vendor lock-in. No proprietary black boxes.
- OpenClaw — The AI agent framework
- wp-openclaw — WordPress + OpenClaw deployment playbook
- WordPress — The CMS (optional)
- LiteLLM — AI model proxy
Could I Do This Myself?
Yes. All of this is open source. If you’re technical, you can set up OpenClaw on your own server, or use our wp-openclaw deployment playbook for the WordPress version.
What you’re paying for with our service:
- One-click provisioning — We handle the infrastructure setup
- Managed AI billing — Pay-as-you-go credits instead of juggling API keys
- Updates & security — We keep things patched and running
- Support — Someone to help when things break
- No DevOps required — Talk to your AI, not a terminal
If you want to tinker, you have full SSH access to your server. Install whatever you want. Modify anything. It’s your machine.
Full Portability
Everything is portable:
- Export your AI’s workspace (memory, configuration, skills)
- If you have a website: export WordPress (built-in feature) and move it anywhere
- Or just keep the server — it’s yours
No proprietary formats. No export fees. No lock-in. Your stuff is your stuff.
Security & Privacy
Your server is isolated. Not shared with other customers. Not multi-tenant. Your own Linux box.
AI conversations are proxied for billing but not stored or read. We see usage metrics, not content.
You control access. Change SSH keys, firewall rules, whatever you need. It’s your server.
For Developers
Want to extend your AI’s capabilities?
- Write custom OpenClaw skills
- Connect external APIs and webhooks
- Set up automated workflows
- SSH in and do literally anything Linux allows
- With a website: add WordPress plugins, customize themes, use the full WP ecosystem
The AI isn’t a walled garden. It’s a capable assistant with access to a real server environment.