OpenClaw Secure Linux Cloud — Setup Guide
Source: xixu-me/skills (244K installs)
Category: Infrastructure / Security
Skill: openclaw-secure-linux-cloud
A comprehensive skill for deploying OpenClaw (and by extension Hermes) agents on hardened Linux cloud instances. Covers firewall configuration, SSH hardening, process isolation, and automated security patching — the production deployment blueprint for cloud-hosted agents.
Installation
npx skills add xixu-me/skills --skill openclaw-secure-linux-cloud
Prerequisites
| Requirement |
Details |
| Linux cloud instance |
Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 LTS, Debian 12, or RHEL 9 compatible |
| SSH access |
Root or sudo-capable user |
| Cloud provider account |
AWS, GCP, Azure, or any VPS provider |
| Domain (optional) |
For TLS certificate provisioning |
| Hermes Agent |
Installed on the target instance |
Key Capabilities
Security Hardening
| Capability |
How to Trigger |
Notes |
| Firewall configuration |
"Harden the firewall" or "Configure ufw for OpenClaw" |
Sets up ufw with allowlist-only inbound rules |
| SSH hardening |
"Harden SSH" |
Disables root login, password auth; enforces key-only + fail2ban |
| Process isolation |
"Isolate OpenClaw processes" |
systemd service with PrivateTmp, ProtectSystem, NoNewPrivileges |
| Audit logging |
"Enable audit logging" |
Configures auditd for agent actions |
Deployment
| Capability |
How to Trigger |
Notes |
| Cloud provisioning |
"Provision a secure OpenClaw instance on [provider]" |
Terraform/cloud-init patterns for major providers |
| Auto-patching |
"Set up unattended security upgrades" |
Automatic security patching with reboot scheduling |
| TLS setup |
"Configure TLS for OpenClaw" |
Let's Encrypt certbot automation with auto-renewal |
| Backup strategy |
"Configure agent backups" |
Automated config + data backup to cloud storage |
CorpusIQ Use Cases
| Use Case |
How |
| Production Hermes deployment |
Deploy a hardened Hermes instance on any cloud provider with firewall, TLS, and auto-patching |
| Multi-agent infrastructure |
Scale to multiple isolated agent instances per customer/tenant with process isolation |
| Compliance-ready hosting |
Audit logging + access controls for SOC 2 / CASA Tier 2 aligned deployments |
| Disaster recovery |
Automated backup configuration ensures agent state survives instance failures |
| Client deployments |
Provision secure agent instances for CorpusIQ enterprise clients with zero-touch setup |
Troubleshooting
| Issue |
Fix |
| Firewall blocks legitimate agent traffic |
Check ufw status verbose — add specific port with ufw allow <port>/tcp |
| SSH locked out after hardening |
Use cloud provider console (serial console / rescue mode). The skill saves original sshd_config as .bak |
| TLS renewal fails |
Certbot requires port 80 open during renewal. Ensure ufw allow 80/tcp is active during renewal window |
| Process isolation too restrictive |
Review the generated systemd unit file. Adjust ProtectSystem and ReadWritePaths as needed |
Verification
# Verify skill installed
hermes skills list | grep openclaw-secure-linux-cloud
# After deployment, verify hardening
ssh root@<instance> "ufw status verbose && systemctl status openclaw && fail2ban-client status sshd"
# Check TLS
curl -sI https://<domain> | head -1
# Should return HTTP/2 200 or similar
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