Guides

Looking for something useful to run on your server? These walkthroughs go from an empty machine to software you can actually use, with the commands spelled out.

• AI: OpenClaw and how to connect it to Telegram and Discord safely, local models with Ollama and its command cheat sheet.
• Bots: a Telegram bot under systemd and a Discord bot in Docker.
• Self hosted apps: n8n, Coolify and a TeamSpeak 6 server.
• Blockchain nodes: Bitcoin Core, LND, Monero and Celestia.

All guides

• Install OpenClaw on a VPSInstall the OpenClaw AI agent on an Ubuntu VPS step by step. Node.js, onboarding, a Telegram bot and secure access to the dashboard over an SSH tunnel.
• Pruned Bitcoin nodeRun a pruned Bitcoin Core node on Ubuntu 24.04. Verify the download, set prune and dbcache, start bitcoind with systemd and follow the initial sync.
• Lightning node with LNDRun an LND Lightning node on a small VPS with the Neutrino light client. Verify the release, write lnd.conf, back up the seed and open your first channel.
• TeamSpeak 6 server with DockerRun the TeamSpeak 6 beta server on Ubuntu 24.04 with Docker Compose. Open ports with UFW, claim admin with the privilege key, keep data and update safely.
• Install n8n on a VPSSelf host n8n on an Ubuntu VPS with Docker Compose and Caddy for automatic HTTPS. Domain setup, key environment variables, data persistence and updates.
• Run Ollama on a CPU VPSInstall Ollama on Ubuntu, pull a small model and use its API. Reach it over an SSH tunnel or Caddy with a password, and size RAM for CPU only servers.
• Install Coolify on a VPSInstall Coolify on an Ubuntu VPS with the official script, secure the first login, add a domain with automatic HTTPS and deploy an app from a Git repo.
• Deploy a Telegram bot with systemdRun a Python Telegram bot 24/7 as a systemd service with a virtualenv, a dedicated user and the token in an env file. Logs, restarts and updates included.
• Pruned Monero nodeRun a pruned Monero node on Ubuntu 24.04. Verify the official monerod download, write monerod.conf, start it with systemd and decide on a public RPC.
• Celestia light nodeRun a Celestia light node on Mainnet Beta with celestia-node on Ubuntu. Install the binary, start the node, get its node ID and add a systemd unit.
• Ollama commands cheat sheetEvery Ollama CLI command with examples: ps, run, pull, show, create, stop and rm, plus server environment variables and the matching REST API calls.
• Host a Discord botCreate a Discord bot in the Developer Portal, set intents and the invite link, write it with discord.py and keep it online 24/7 on a VPS with Docker Compose.
• OpenClaw channels and securityDay two OpenClaw guide for a VPS: connect Telegram and Discord with allowlists, update and roll back, lock down the gateway, size the server and fix errors.