A specialized framework for planning, securing, and maintaining a robust home server environment with Docker services and automated recovery strategies.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install home-server
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install home-server using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Home Server?
The Home Server skill is designed to turn your AI agent into a professional-grade systems administrator for your personal infrastructure. It provides a structured methodology for managing Docker-based services, remote access, and incident response. By leveraging this skill within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, users can move away from ad-hoc configurations toward a disciplined, documented, and secure homelab architecture that prioritizes data integrity and reproducible deployments.
Home Server Use Cases
- Planning a new homelab architecture with defined trust boundaries for LAN and remote access.
- Deploying Docker-based services using stable, pinned image tags and declarative Compose files.
- Establishing a rigorous backup and recovery routine to prevent data loss during hardware failures.
- Hardening host security through key-based SSH and minimal privilege container configurations.
- Troubleshooting service outages using structured incident playbooks and recovery notes.
How Home Server Works
- The skill initializes by creating a dedicated workspace in
~/home-server/to store environment state and preferences. - It enforces a Security-First approach by classifying every service into trust zones (LAN, VPN, or Public) before any deployment begins.
- The agent manages a service inventory in
services.md, ensuring every container has a clear owner and purpose. - For every operational change, the skill references
operations-checklists.mdto maintain consistency and prevent common configuration traps. - It continuously tracks the health of the environment, logging failures in
incidents.mdto build a searchable knowledge base for future recovery.
Home Server Setup
To integrate this capability into your workflow, install it via your terminal. This skill works best when combined with other Openclaw Skills like docker and linux.
clawhub install home-server
clawhub sync
Once installed, trigger the initial setup by asking the agent to 'setup my home server environment'. It will read the local setup.md and prepare your ~/home-server/ directory structure.
Home Server Data Schema & Taxonomy
The Home Server skill maintains a transparent data model using Markdown files within the user's home directory. This ensures that your configuration is always human-readable and easy to back up.
| File Name | Description |
|---|---|
memory.md |
Stores the current environment state, hardware specs, and user preferences. |
services.md |
A detailed catalog of all deployed services and their networking rules. |
backup-status.md |
Tracks which data paths are backed up and when the last successful restore test occurred. |
incidents.md |
A historical timeline of system failures, root cause analyses, and recovery steps. |
Home Server Advanced Features
- Automated Trust Boundary Enforcement: Prevents accidental exposure of administrative panels to the public internet.
- Declarative Recovery Path Validation: Encourages regular restore drills to ensure backups are actually functional before a crisis hits.
- Integrated Service Cataloging: Uses a standardized model for documenting runtime variables and volume mappings.
- Multi-Skill Orchestration: Works seamlessly with related Openclaw Skills to provide a full-stack administration experience from the OS level to the application layer.
- Incident Playbook Integration: Provides step-by-step guidance during system failures based on documented recovery notes.
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