Setup OpenClaw securely with Claude Code

Hosted by Sash Mohapatra

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What you'll learn

What a default OpenClaw deployment actually looks like

Live audit of a fresh Hostinger instance : what's listening, how credentials are stored, what's exposed.

Using Claude Code to secure OpenClaw - in plain english

SSH, firewall, Tailscale, credential lockdown, brute-force protection. Directed in plain English, executed by AI.

Connect Discord to talk to your OpenClaw assistant

Wire up a Discord bot with pairing approval so only you get access from anywhere.

Why this topic matters

OpenClaw is one of the fastest-growing open source projects right now. It's also being actively targeted - exposed instances have leaked API keys, chat histories and credentials. Hostinger's 1-click deploy gets you running, but not secure. In this session, I use Claude Code to plan and secure the Hostinger VPS remotely. All orchestrated in plain English.

You'll learn from

Sash Mohapatra

Founder of Rift Media | AI educator and Practioner | Ex-Microsoft

I spent 20 years at Microsoft, from Cloud Customer Engineering to leading Data and AI sales for Fortune 100 financial services clients. After Microsoft, I started building with AI tools and founded Rift Media, where I build AI-native SaaS products (Pollzy.co) and teach professionals how to work with AI (therift.ai).

I teach Applied AI for Knowledge Work on Maven, a 4-week course on building personal intelligence systems using the orchestrator mindset you'll see in this session.

Previously at Microsoft

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