16:T453,Hi HN,

I spent 3 hours trying to set up Clawdbot (OpenClaw) (an open-source AI assistant for messaging apps) and thought there had to be a better way.

Clawdbot is great - it's like ChatGPT but runs in WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord on your own server. The problem?

Setup is brutal: SSH, Node.js 22, systemd, API keys, platform integrations...

So we built Flowly to automate it.

What it does: - One-click VPS provisioning (Hetzner) - Automated Clawdbot installation & config - Platform connection wizards (QR codes for Telegram/WhatsApp) - Usage monitoring, model switching, auto-reconnect

Self-hosted (your data, your server) but SaaS-easy to deploy.

Technical details: - Hetzner Cloud API for VPS provisioning - Automated deployment via SSH - Supports multiple AI models (Claude, GPT, Gemini) - $25/mo (includes VPS + platform + api credits)

We launched 4 days ago. Early users have processed 40M+ tokens already.

Try it: https://useflowlyapp.com

Happy to answer any technical questions!17:T4f0,Hi All,

Over time I built a small set of Android apps, mostly single-purpose utilities and one developer-focused companion tool.

Utility apps (no accounts, no subscriptions): - Offline PDF & EPUB reader/editor - QR & barcode scanner and generator - Phone hardware and battery diagnostics

Developer tool: - VSCoder Copilot – a mobile companion for VS Code / GitHub Copilot workflows

For the utility apps, the focus was: - minimal permissions - no background services - all on-device processing

VSCoder is different by nature and supports optional paid features.

I’d appreciate feedback, especially on UX decisions, permission discipline, and whether there’s still room for focused utility software on Android.

Google Play links:

PDF & EPUB Reader–Editor https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pdfepub.readereditor

QR & Barcode Scanner htt

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