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🚀 The LangChain 10 Days FREE Bootcamp is live: 10 lessons, free AI models only, from your first API call to a production grade RAG agent. Start with Day 0 for the roadmap and setup.
📺 Full playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=KJ3_NExk7-Q&list=PLW4pPr9JCovI&index=1
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Set up OpenClaw on AWS EC2 from zero — your own self-hosted AI agent platform running in the cloud, powered by a FREE AI API. No monthly subscription, full control, and you can reach it from anywhere.
In this complete step-by-step tutorial you'll launch an Ubuntu EC2 instance, install OpenClaw, connect a free model through OpenRouter, fix the config, open the right ports, tunnel the dashboard to your local machine, and end with a fully working OpenClaw web UI. No prior AWS experience needed — every step is shown. Connecting Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, custom tools and 24x7 scheduling come in the next videos of this series, so this one stays focused on getting OpenClaw live and stable.
🔗 Next Video
OpenClaw Discord Server Setup - Step by Step
youtu.be/Kzvmbt0nFDA
⏱ Chapters:
0:00 Intro — what you'll build
3:16 Launch & configure the EC2 instance (Ubuntu)
4:57 Create the SSH key pair & storage
6:34 Connect & SSH into the server (+ Windows key-permission fix)
10:54 Get a free API key from OpenRouter
13:38 Connect VS Code to EC2 (Remote SSH)
16:40 Install Node.js & OpenClaw (one-liner)
18:28 OpenClaw setup wizard (quick start)
19:44 Add the API key & pick a free model
21:05 Channels, search provider & skills
24:15 Hooks & gateway service
26:00 First chat in the terminal (TUI)
28:13 Fix the model name in openclaw.json
35:20 Launch the OpenClaw web dashboard
37:14 Open the EC2 security group port
38:32 Create the SSH tunnel (port 9000)
41:51 Access the OpenClaw web UI
44:48 What's next in the series + wrap-up
🔗 Resources & commands:
• OpenClaw (official site + install one-liner): openclaw.ai
• Free AI API keys / free models: openrouter.ai (search "free")
• Create the SSH tunnel (run from your key folder):
ssh -i openclaw.pem -L 9000:localhost:18789 ubuntu@YOUR_EC2_PUBLIC_IP
• Restart the gateway: openclaw gateway restart
• Terminal chat: openclaw tui
• Web dashboard: openclaw dashboard
(Tip: set the model in openclaw.json as openrouter/{provider}/{model}, and update your EC2 public IP in the tunnel each time you restart the instance.)
📺 Watch next:
• Need to create the EC2 instance first? → youtube.com/watch?v=KcRC-W6v1I4
• Run OpenClaw locally with Ollama (zero cost) → youtube.com/watch?v=zskfbhForUM
• FREE Claude Code alternative (no GPU, no API cost) → youtube.com/watch?v=u7nBrzx8iUc
• AWS for Beginners 2026 playlist → youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2rvfiptPSRHHDk76XvdfQ3ilX5EnfoV
• Full OpenClaw series playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2rvfiptPSQMZf3rlYZZ8vwUBcm6jv4d
💬 Join our Discord community (ask questions, get help):
discord.gg/Nv7zm39rPC
🎓 Go deeper — my Udemy courses:
• Build & own AI agents → Master LangChain v1 and Ollama: kgptalkie.com/langchain
• Connect tools the right way → MCP Mastery (Claude, LangChain, Ollama): kgptalkie.com/mcp
If this helped you get OpenClaw running, hit 👍 and drop a comment with exactly where you got stuck — I read every comment and I'll help. Subscribe and turn on the 🔔, the rest of the OpenClaw series (Discord, Telegram, custom tools, 24x7) is dropping step by step.
#OpenClaw #AWS #AIAgents
🚀 The LangChain 10 Days FREE Bootcamp is live: 10 lessons, free AI models only, from your first API call to a production grade RAG agent. Start with Day 0 for the roadmap and setup.
📺 Full playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=KJ3_NExk7-Q&list=PLW4pPr9JCovI&index=1
----------
Set up OpenClaw on AWS EC2 from zero — your own self-hosted AI agent platform running in the cloud, powered by a FREE AI API. No monthly subscription, full control, and you can reach it from anywhere.
In this complete step-by-step tutorial you'll launch an Ubuntu EC2 instance, install OpenClaw, connect a free model through OpenRouter, fix the config, open the right ports, tunnel the dashboard to your local machine, and end with a fully working OpenClaw web UI. No prior AWS experience needed — every step is shown. Connecting Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, custom tools and 24x7 scheduling come in the next videos of this series, so this one stays focused on getting OpenClaw live and stable.
🔗 Next Video
OpenClaw Discord Server Setup - Step by Step
youtu.be/Kzvmbt0nFDA
⏱ Chapters:
0:00 Intro — what you'll build
3:16 Launch & configure the EC2 instance (Ubuntu)
4:57 Create the SSH key pair & storage
6:34 Connect & SSH into the server (+ Windows key-permission fix)
10:54 Get a free API key from OpenRouter
13:38 Connect VS Code to EC2 (Remote SSH)
16:40 Install Node.js & OpenClaw (one-liner)
18:28 OpenClaw setup wizard (quick start)
19:44 Add the API key & pick a free model
21:05 Channels, search provider & skills
24:15 Hooks & gateway service
26:00 First chat in the terminal (TUI)
28:13 Fix the model name in openclaw.json
35:20 Launch the OpenClaw web dashboard
37:14 Open the EC2 security group port
38:32 Create the SSH tunnel (port 9000)
41:51 Access the OpenClaw web UI
44:48 What's next in the series + wrap-up
🔗 Resources & commands:
• OpenClaw (official site + install one-liner): openclaw.ai
• Free AI API keys / free models: openrouter.ai (search "free")
• Create the SSH tunnel (run from your key folder):
ssh -i openclaw.pem -L 9000:localhost:18789 ubuntu@YOUR_EC2_PUBLIC_IP
• Restart the gateway: openclaw gateway restart
• Terminal chat: openclaw tui
• Web dashboard: openclaw dashboard
(Tip: set the model in openclaw.json as openrouter/{provider}/{model}, and update your EC2 public IP in the tunnel each time you restart the instance.)
📺 Watch next:
• Need to create the EC2 instance first? → youtube.com/watch?v=KcRC-W6v1I4
• Run OpenClaw locally with Ollama (zero cost) → youtube.com/watch?v=zskfbhForUM
• FREE Claude Code alternative (no GPU, no API cost) → youtube.com/watch?v=u7nBrzx8iUc
• AWS for Beginners 2026 playlist → youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2rvfiptPSRHHDk76XvdfQ3ilX5EnfoV
• Full OpenClaw series playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2rvfiptPSQMZf3rlYZZ8vwUBcm6jv4d
💬 Join our Discord community (ask questions, get help):
discord.gg/Nv7zm39rPC
🎓 Go deeper — my Udemy courses:
• Build & own AI agents → Master LangChain v1 and Ollama: kgptalkie.com/langchain
• Connect tools the right way → MCP Mastery (Claude, LangChain, Ollama): kgptalkie.com/mcp
If this helped you get OpenClaw running, hit 👍 and drop a comment with exactly where you got stuck — I read every comment and I'll help. Subscribe and turn on the 🔔, the rest of the OpenClaw series (Discord, Telegram, custom tools, 24x7) is dropping step by step.
#OpenClaw #AWS #AIAgents
