Self-Hosted AI Assistant on a $5/Month Server
Set up a self-hosted AI assistant running 24/7 on a $5/month VPS. Remembers context across conversations, messages proactively, and actually works — the smart assistant Siri never became.
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All Use Cases →Raspberry Pi + Cloudflare + WHOOP — Built a Website from Phone
Set up OpenClaw on a Raspberry Pi with Cloudflare. Built a website from phone in minutes and connected WHOOP to quickly check metrics and daily habits. Feels magical.
Mac Mini with Its Own Apple ID, Gmail, and GitHub
Got a Mac Mini for the OpenClaw bot. Instead of access to personal accounts, gave it: its own Apple account for Messages, its own Gmail to sign up for stuff, its own GitHub to push code.
Garmin + Obsidian + GitHub — Health Tracking & Exercise Heat Map
Integrated Garmin Watch, Obsidian, GitHub, VPS, Telegram, WhatsApp, and X for health tracking, coding, and monitoring. Created an exercise heat map from Garmin data with zoom and navigation. Runs Claude Code with OpenClaw monitoring and Telegram status updates.