Descriptions:
Alex Finn walks through the complete process of hosting ClawdBot — Claude’s autonomous AI agent — on Amazon EC2, positioning it as a cheaper alternative to buying dedicated hardware like a Mac Mini. The tutorial targets users who want to run a 24/7 AI agent without a $600 upfront hardware investment.
The setup sequence covers creating an AWS account, launching an EC2 instance using Ubuntu on a C7i Flex Large tier with 30 GB of storage, configuring a security group with TCP port 18789 open to any source, generating an RSA key pair (PEM for Mac/Linux, PPK for Windows), and connecting via the browser-based console. Estimated cost runs roughly $20/month under moderate usage, with a free tier available for lighter workloads. Finn installs ClawdBot directly from the official documentation commands pasted into the EC2 terminal.
The second half of the video covers initial bot configuration: selecting GPT-4o (GPT 5.2 in Finn’s naming) via the OpenAI API as a cost-balanced default brain model, connecting a messaging channel (Telegram or WhatsApp recommended), and running through the onboarding flow to set the bot’s name, personality, and signature emoji. Finn also briefly demonstrates connecting Claude Opus via the Anthropic API for users prioritizing quality over cost. The full walkthrough is designed to be followed alongside the video with the linked EC2 and ClawdBot documentation.
📺 Source: Alex Finn · Published January 27, 2026
🏷️ Format: Tutorial Demo
