How to set up Clawdbot on Digital Ocean

setup.md

Clawdbot on DigitalOcean

1. Create a Droplet

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, nearest region

2. Select Premium AMD

2 GB RAM / 1 AMD CPU / 50 GB NVMe

3. SSH into server

ssh root@YOUR_IP

4. Create sudo user

adduser clawd && usermod -aG sudo clawd && su - clawd

5. Install Clawdbot

curl -fsSL https://clawd.bot/install.sh | bash

Then run exec bash

6. Configure API keys

clawdbot setup --wizard

7. Start gateway

clawdbot gateway --bind lan --port 18789

8. SSH tunnel to access UI

ssh -L 18789:127.0.0.1:18789 clawd@YOUR_IP

Open http://127.0.0.1:18789

9. Dashboard

Run clawdbot dashboard if you are trying to connect and can't find the token.

Given the uncovered vulnerabilities so far, it's probably best to avoid binding clawd to the public IP of the VM / exposing it directly to the Internet

and regarding the ssh authentication ?

What I don’t really understand is the pricing. How are people dealing with that? Using it with Claude feels almost impossible, it’s basically a minimum of $20 per day in credits. Which models are actually more cost-effective?