OpenClaw Hub: Security, Skills & Setups

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Welcome to the OpenClaw Hub — your central resource for setting up, securing, and mastering OpenClaw AI agents. Whether you’re a first-time installer or a production operator, find everything you need below.

🚀 Setup Guides

🛡️ Security Hardening

Running an AI agent on a public-facing server means taking security seriously. OpenClaw exposes a local gateway that, if misconfigured, could be accessible to the internet. These guides cover the essential hardening steps for any production deployment.

SSH hardening: disable password auth, restrict to key-based login only
Firewall setup: UFW rules to allow only necessary ports (22, 80, 443)
fail2ban configuration: block brute-force SSH attempts automatically
Cloudflare proxy: mask your server IP and get DDoS protection for free
Auto-updates: unattended-upgrades for critical security patches

The minimum viable security setup for an OpenClaw VPS takes about 20 minutes and dramatically reduces your attack surface. If you’re running OpenClaw on a Contabo VPS or similar provider, work through each step before going live.

🧠 Skills & Agent Workflows

OpenClaw’s skill system lets you extend your agent’s capabilities with purpose-built modules. Skills can be installed from ClawHub, built from scratch, or adapted from community templates. Here’s what’s covered in the skills section:

The most productive OpenClaw setups combine a handful of well-chosen skills into a workflow that handles repetitive tasks automatically — from monitoring, to content creation, to email triage. Start with the pre-built skills, understand how they work, then customise or build your own.

📊 Version & Release Notes

OpenClaw updates frequently. Keeping your instance up to date ensures you have the latest model support, bug fixes, and security patches. The version log tracks every significant release:

💡 Quick Reference

Task	Command
Start gateway	`openclaw gateway start`
Check status	`openclaw gateway status`
Update OpenClaw	`npm update -g openclaw`
List installed skills	`openclaw skills list`
Install a skill	`openclaw skills install <name>`
View logs	`openclaw gateway logs`

💬 Community & Support

The OpenClaw community is active on Discord. For bug reports, skill ideas, and setup help, the OpenClaw Discord is the fastest way to get answers. The official documentation lives at docs.openclaw.ai.

This hub is updated as new guides and version notes are published. Bookmark it as your starting point for anything OpenClaw-related.