# Aethir Claw Quickstart Guide
### 1. Log Into the VPS
1. Go to **My Instances** on [claw.aethir.com](http://claw.aethir.com/) — you will land on the **Overview** page.
2. Click on **SSH Keys**.
3. Click **COPY** to copy the SSH command.
4. Go to your terminal and paste the copied text:
```bash
ssh -i -p 10094 abc@98.98.111.3
```
5. The terminal will ask if you accept the connection to this VPS — answer **YES**.
6. If a password has been set on your SSH key, the system will prompt for it. Should you input the password without seeing any on-screen indication of your typing, please note that this is standard terminal behaviour.
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### 2. Check if OpenClaw is Installed
Run the following command in the terminal:
```bash
openclaw --version
```
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### 3. Run Onboarding
To finish the configuration, run:
```bash
openclaw onboard
```
You will see the following screens:
**Select the mode "QuickStart":**
**Select "Update values":**
**AI API Key setup** — if you have an AI API key (OpenRouter or Ollama recommended), select your provider in the next step. If not, select **Skip for Now**.
**ℹ NOTE** — If you select **Ollama**, you will need to install it first on the VPS. Follow the instructions at:
**Next step — choose your models:**
If you have set up an AI provider, you can choose any of the available models. If not, click **"All Providers"** and then **"Keep Current"**.
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**Recommended step: Set Up a Telegram Bot**
Follow the Telegram setup guide first:
Enter the Telegram bot token generated with **@botfather**. You will then see a screen like this:
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**Choose your search provider:**
If you don't have any of these subscriptions, you can skip it for now.
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**Skills setup** — skip for now:
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**Hooks** — enable **session-memory**:
**✔ The onboarding is DONE.**
