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Description
Deploy and maintain self-hosted services with security, backups, and long-term reliability.
Usage Guidance
This skill is a coherent set of self-hosting recommendations and does not request credentials or install code. It's safe from a permissions/credential perspective, but it's instructional only — following its advice may require you to run commands or change network/configuration on your own systems. Before applying any changes, back up data, review commands and compose files yourself, avoid exposing admin/UIs to the public, and use trusted releases for any software you install (pin versions and verify downloads). If you want automated scripts or installers, ask for an explicit, auditable script and review it before running.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: self-host
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle is benign. The `_meta.json` file contains standard metadata. The `SKILL.md` file provides extensive, well-structured best practices and security recommendations for self-hosting services, covering topics like backups, security essentials, networking, and maintenance. It does not contain any executable code, prompt injection attempts, or instructions for the AI agent to perform harmful actions. Instead, it actively promotes good security hygiene and avoids common pitfalls.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The skill is a guidance document for deploying and maintaining self-hosted services; declaring that either docker or podman be available is reasonable and proportional to the topic. No unrelated binaries, credentials, or config paths are requested.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md contains only high-level recommendations and operational best practices (backups, networking, SSL, monitoring, etc.). It does not instruct the agent to read files, access environment variables, contact external endpoints, or perform system-level actions.
Install Mechanism
No install spec or code files are provided; this is instruction-only so nothing is downloaded or written to disk by the skill itself.
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables, credentials, or config paths. That is appropriate for an advice-only skill and avoids unnecessary access to secrets.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is not force-included (always: false) and does not attempt to modify other skills or system settings. It also allows autonomous invocation by default, which is normal for skills and not a concern here given the instruction-only nature.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install self-hosting - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/self-hosting - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Self-Host?
Deploy and maintain self-hosted services with security, backups, and long-term reliability. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 936 downloads so far.
How do I install Self-Host?
Run "/install self-hosting" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Self-Host free?
Yes, Self-Host is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Self-Host support?
Self-Host is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (linux, darwin, win32).
Who created Self-Host?
It is built and maintained by Iván (@ivangdavila); the current version is v1.0.0.
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