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Your AI Agent runs at home—how do you use it safely while away?

Reach OpenClaw from outside without publishing it to the internet.

HomiPlay creates a private path between your devices so your local AI resources remain yours.

The old way

  1. 1Publish the service or build a separate VPN
  2. 2Configure a fixed IP, firewall, and ports
  3. 3Accept exposure to scanning and attacks

With HomiPlay

  1. Sign both devices into HomiPlay
  2. Reach the home host at its private address
  3. Use OpenClaw and your local LLM
Advanced use case

Use your home AI workspace from the office

A developer keeps the model and OpenClaw on a workstation at home. At the office, they open its console only through HomiPlay's private connection—without publishing the service or sending sensitive data to another host.

What HomiPlay takes off your plate

  • No public exposure for the AI service
  • No fixed IP prerequisite
  • No port forwarding for every service

More ways to use it

  • Check a model run from outside
  • Use a private AI Agent while traveling
  • Connect to a home GPU workstation

Setup Steps

1

Get Your HomiPlay IP

On the OpenClaw host device, open the HomiPlay interface and find the “This Device” section. You’ll see the IP address assigned to that device by HomiPlay (this guide uses 10.100.0.3 as an example).

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2

Configure the OpenClaw Gateway

Next, we need to prepare OpenClaw for remote access and set a secure access token. Open the OpenClaw configuration file: ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json. In the gateway section, add your access token and allow connections from your HomiPlay address (for example: https://10.100.0.3:8789).

3

Enable Canvas Host

Make sure the web interface is enabled. In the same configuration file, locate the canvasHost section and confirm it is enabled: "enabled": true.

4

Configure Caddy

Now configure Caddy to securely forward requests to OpenClaw. Edit the Caddy configuration file: /etc/caddy/Caddyfile. Add your HomiPlay address (for example: https://10.100.0.3:8789) and forward traffic to 127.0.0.1:18789. This is the internal OpenClaw gateway endpoint.

5

Reload Caddy

After updating the configuration, reload Caddy so the changes take effect. Example: sudo systemctl reload caddy.

6

Open the OpenClaw Service in HomiPlay

In HomiPlay, select the device where OpenClaw is deployed and open the "Services" feature. It automatically finds the port that OpenClaw uses; click the "Open" button on that service to launch the OpenClaw page directly.

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7

You're Connected to OpenClaw

Once the service opens, the OpenClaw interface appears, confirming the connection. You can now use your OpenClaw AI workspace remotely, anytime and anywhere, just as if you were at home.

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Advanced: how the private path works

HomiPlay assigns the host a private virtual-network address. OpenClaw stays on the home machine; Caddy forwards only the private service endpoint protected by its access token.

Other Use Cases

Are your parents stuck on a computer task while you are away?

Let them approve the connection at their computer, then help from elsewhere without exchanging passwords or leaving permanent access.

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Connect through your home network, then open PS Remote Play and continue the game.

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Got home and left the latest file on your office computer?

Open that computer from home and continue where you stopped.

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Only have your phone when a computer task becomes urgent?

Check the remote computer or handle a quick action before you get back.

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Is the file you need on another computer?

Move it directly between computers without uploading it to the cloud first.

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Want the video on your phone in your computer project now?

Send it directly without finding a cable or waiting for a cloud upload.

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Need to use an important account on airport or hotel Wi-Fi?

Route the connection through your own home network before doing anything private.

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Traveling while the files you need are on your NAS at home?

Open them through your home network without exposing the NAS to the internet.

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