Flobot: Transfer to Terra Container

Flobot: Transfer to Terra Container

Overview

Flobot (the OpenClaw AI assistant for the Flora family homelab) transitioned from running on Saturn to running as a containerized service on terra in March 2026.

Migration Details

• Previous Host: Saturn (standalone device)
• New Host: terra (primary compute server, running Docker)
• Date: March 2026
• Trigger: Consolidation of services and containerization strategy

Architecture on Terra

• Runtime: Docker container
• Access: OpenClaw Gateway (accessible via Mac App and web console)
• Services Accessed:
  • ClickHouse (logs.flora.family) - Central log aggregation
  • BookStack (wiki.flora.family) - Documentation and knowledge base
  • Technitium (via pluto router) - DNS/DHCP queries

Capabilities

Flobot now has read/write access to critical homelab services via API tokens, enabling:

• Real-time log analysis and anomaly detection
• Proactive system monitoring and alerting
• Documentation generation and updates
• Task management via future project management system

Authentication

• Uses environment variables for credential management
• Maintains local certificate store for internal TLS connections
• API tokens stored securely in container environment