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User expresses a need for a solution that simplifies the self-hosting aspect of OpenClaw, as they want to avoid the complexities of VPS and Docker.
Big fan of Make and n8n here. I use them for pretty much everything, RSS monitoring, email digests, scraping, content curation. When OpenClaw started getting traction I wanted to try it because the concept is different from a classic automation chain. It's an AI assistant that actually builds context over time. So instead of "new RSS item → send email", it reads, filters, ranks by what matters to you, and the noise just dies before it reaches you. Basically what I was trying to duct-tape together with 15 Make scenarios except it actually works as one thing. The problem is OpenClaw is self-hosted. VPS, Docker, reverse proxy, SSL, security patches. I'm not doing that. Not because I can't figure it out, but because I know myself, I'll set it up once, never update it, and end up with an exposed server connected to all my tools. No thanks. I ended up going through ClawRapid which handles the hosting part. No server, no Docker, you just pick your skills and it gives you a running instance on a custom domain. Took maybe 2 minutes. Now I've got \~30 sources monitored and every morning I get a digest with only the stuff that's actually relevant. If something big drops during the day I get a ping. End of week I get a trend summary. It replaced a whole mess of scenarios I had in Make that kept breaking when one API changed. They have a filtered list of skills by use case here if you want to see what's available: [https://clawrapid.com/en/skills](https://clawrapid.com/en/skills) Anyone else here tried OpenClaw or still hesitating because of the self-hosting and security parts?