Many people think that to run OpenClaw for a long time, they need to buy a Mac Mini or use a high-end cloud server. In fact, Hostinger's $6/month VPS plus OpenRouter can be set up in 15 minutes. The cost is ridiculously low, and it can be controlled at any time by mobile phone. This is a complete deployment tutorial, including all command line steps.
Tokyo, Japan and Singapore are the two most common node choices for deployment in the Asia-Pacific region. This comparison explains clearly the actual differences between the two computer rooms from configuration, performance benchmarks, domestic three-network latency to applicable scenarios, and helps you choose the right node.
If you don't want to toss the environment locally, you can quickly run OpenClaw by choosing the right server. There are Alibaba Cloud and Tencent Cloud in China, and AWS and Google Cloud overseas. Different budgets, different purposes, different choices.
For small teams, the technology stack is not as new as possible, but as simple as possible. Focusing core services on a few controllable components is often more stable and less expensive than stitching together a bunch of serverless services. A reasonable combination of open source frameworks + single cloud vendor + object storage backup can support most small and medium-sized businesses for more than a dozen dollars a month.
After you get your new VPS, don’t rush to deploy the project. First use the VPSCheck script to do a basic test to confirm whether the CPU, memory, disk and network are normal. This article summarizes the complete usage process and results interpretation method, suitable for novices to get started quickly.