15 Minutes to
Your AI Employee

Hetzner + OpenClaw + Telegram = AI sales agent.
The fastest path from zero to "my bot just answered a customer."

🚀 Get Server (~$15/month)📖 View on GitHub

📋 What You Need

🖥️

Hetzner Account

hetzner.cloud
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Telegram Bot

@BotFather
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Anthropic API Key

console.anthropic.com
Get Hetzner Server →

Total Cost: ~$25-65/month (server + AI API usage)

4 Simple Steps

1

Create Server (3 min)

  1. Go to Hetzner Cloud Console
  2. New Project → "my-shop-ai"
  3. Add Server: Ubuntu 24.04, CX22 (~$15/mo), add SSH key
  4. Create and note the IP address
Get Hetzner Server →
2

One-Command Deploy (5 min)

SSH into your server and run the magic command. Follow the prompts to enter your API keys.

ssh root@YOUR_IP
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bolivian-peru/inventory-agents/main/scripts/deploy.sh | bash

The script installs Node.js, OpenClaw, configures Telegram, and starts your agent.

3

Test Your Bot (2 min)

  1. Open Telegram and find your bot
  2. Send /start
  3. Try: "What products do you have?"
  4. Get instant response → Success! 🎉
4

Add Products (5 min)

Edit ~/.openclaw/workspace/products.md to add your products:

## Handmade Candle

- **Price:** $24.00
- **Quantity:** 15 in stock
- **Materials:** Soy wax, essential oils
- **Description:** Hand-poured lavender candle, 8oz

Tags: candle, lavender, handmade, gift

Save the file. Your agent instantly knows about the new product. No restart needed!

✅ What You Get

🤖

AI Agent Running 24/7

Your agent answers customer questions while you sleep, powered by Claude Opus 4.5.

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Telegram Bot

Direct line to your customers. They message your bot, your agent responds instantly.

📦

Product Knowledge

Simple markdown files. Add products, update inventory, no database needed.

🔒

Full Control

Your server, your data, your rules. Modify anything, own everything.

Simple Pricing

Hetzner Server (CX22)
Ubuntu 24.04, 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM
~$15/mo
Anthropic API (Claude Opus 4.5)
Usage-based, depends on message volume
~$10-50/mo
Total Monthly Cost$25-65

No per-message fees. No platform cuts. Pure margin.
Most sellers use $10-30/month in Anthropic API. You own the infrastructure.

🚀 Next Steps

Customize Personality

Edit SOUL.md to define your agent's vibe and tone.

View template →

Connect Shopify

Auto-sync products from your Shopify store via the official Shopify App.

Learn more →

Troubleshooting

Check status, view logs, restart services with OpenClaw CLI.

View commands →

Full Documentation

Complete deployment guide, architecture docs, and advanced config.

Read full docs →

Ready to Deploy Your AI Employee?

15 minutes from now, your AI agent will be answering customer questions.

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