Securely Deploying OpenClaw on a VPS With Enterprise Grade Access Control

Most guides for self-hosting an OpenClaw skip the part that actually matters: how to think about what you're deploying, what's at risk, and how much security is enough for your situation. This post is that missing piece. It covers the mental model, the decisions you'll face, the risk surface, and the traps that waste hours. It's opinionated. I built and hardened an OpenClaw deployment on a Linux VPS, and these are the things I wish someone had laid out for me before I started typing commands. If