There’s a gap in the open-source world that’s been bugging us for a while.
Great software exists. Tools like OpenClaw let you build powerful AI chatbots with full control over your data and your AI provider. But running them in production? That’s where things fall apart.
We kept asking the same question: why is deploying open-source software still so painful?
So we built Suji. Managed hosting for open-source software, starting with OpenClaw.
The problem with self-hosting
If you’ve ever tried self-hosting OpenClaw (or any non-trivial open-source project), you know the drill:
- Spin up a VPS
- Install Docker, configure compose files
- Set up a reverse proxy with SSL
- Set up Tailscale or WireGuard for remote access
- Harden SSH, configure firewalls, lock down ports
- Set up backups (and pray they work when you need them)
- Monitor uptime, patch the OS, rotate logs…
By the time you’re done, you’ve spent more time on infrastructure than on the thing that actually matters: configuring your agent.
And that’s assuming everything goes right the first time. In practice, you’re fighting with firewall rules, debugging network tunnels, and wondering why your agent stopped responding at 3 AM on a Saturday.
There’s also the security side. We’ve seen plenty of OpenClaw instances running on bare VPSes with no firewall, no rate limiting, and the admin panel wide open to the internet. Some have been compromised. API keys stolen, conversations leaked, agents hijacked to spam. It’s not that people don’t care about security, it’s that securing a self-hosted setup properly is yet another full-time job on top of everything else.
What Suji does differently
Suji gives you the full power of OpenClaw without any of the infrastructure overhead.
When you create an instance on Suji, here’s what actually happens behind the scenes:
- An isolated VM spins up in seconds. Not a shared container, a real virtual machine with its own kernel.
- Your instance gets its own private network, encrypted storage, and on-demand backups.
- SSL, DNS, and reverse proxying are handled automatically.
- Telegram and Discord connect through a simplified setup flow. You can also add any other channel OpenClaw supports directly through its configuration.
From your perspective, you fill in a few fields, pick your AI provider, and you’re live.
Bring your own AI
One thing we felt strongly about: you should own your AI relationship.
Suji doesn’t lock you into a single provider. Bring your API key from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Mistral, xAI, Groq, Cerebras, or any OpenRouter-compatible model. Switch providers anytime. Your conversations, your data, your choice.
Security from the ground up
Every instance sits behind a custom-built gateway that handles IP-based access control, automatic brute-force banning, and subdomain routing. We wrote it from scratch in Go. No Nginx, no Traefik, no bloat. Just a fast, purpose-built reverse proxy that sits in front of every VM.
Built for privacy
Every Suji instance runs in the EU on infrastructure we control. No multi-tenant containers sharing resources. No data leaving the region. Channel credentials are encrypted at rest.
We built Suji the way we’d want our own data handled.
What’s next
We’re just getting started. More updates coming soon.
Try it out
We’re opening up 50 beta spots with a 7-day free trial. Credit card required to start. If you’ve been wanting to run OpenClaw without becoming a sysadmin, give Suji a shot.
We’d love to hear what you think.