Bot Setup Guide v2

Ultra-minimal setup wizard for normies to get an OpenClaw AI assistant running in 10 minutes.

Features

• Two paths: Cloud (Hostinger VPS) or Local (own computer)
• Completely client-side: All config generation happens in browser
• Privacy-first: API keys never leave the browser except to make authenticated calls
• Normie-friendly: Explains every technical term, hand-holds through each step
• Client-agnostic: Shows Obsidian plugin, Telegram bot, web UI, and custom app options

Architecture

• index.html - Single-page wizard (pure HTML/CSS/JS, no build step)
• api/hostinger.js - Vercel serverless function to proxy Hostinger API (avoids CORS)

Deploy

cd /tmp/bot-setup-guide-v2
vercel --prod

Domain: botsetupguide.com

Hostinger API Integration

The wizard uses Hostinger's API to provision VPS automatically:

1. User creates Hostinger account
2. User generates API token in Hostinger dashboard
3. User pastes token into wizard (stays in browser)
4. Wizard calls /api/hostinger proxy with user's token
5. Proxy forwards to api.hostinger.com with auth
6. Server is created with post_install_script that installs OpenClaw + Tailscale

Privacy Model

• All API calls from browser use user's own credentials
• We never store or log API keys
• Server is billed to user's Hostinger account
• User has full SSH access to their server
• Open source proxy code (user can verify we don't log)

Revenue

• Hostinger affiliate link: 20-40% commission
• Affiliate code: XLSMIGUELN7E
• Link: https://www.hostinger.com?REFERRALCODE=XLSMIGUELN7E

TODO

• Test Hostinger API endpoints (VPS creation, polling)
• Add proper data center IDs / plan IDs from Hostinger API
• Add Tailscale authkey generation instructions
• Test full flow end-to-end
• Add error handling for API failures
• Add "skip cloud setup" option if API fails
• Add manual SSH instructions as fallback