---
title: "Configuration"
description: "Connect Telegram, WhatsApp, and the other apps you already use."
canonical: https://holaclaw.ai/docs/configuration
---

# Configuration

Connect Telegram, WhatsApp, and the other apps you already use.

## Articles

- [Backups & export](/docs/configuration/backups.md)
  Your assistant's memory, config, and credentials live inside its private virtual machine. HolaClaw can snapshot all of it to a backup on your Mac, take backups automatically, and restore one if something goes wrong.
- [Connect Telegram](/docs/configuration/connect-telegram.md)
  Give your HolaClaw assistant its own Telegram bot so you can chat with it from anywhere. Create the bot, decide who's allowed in, and approve your first pairing.
- [Mac menu bar](/docs/configuration/mac-menu-bar.md)
  A small HolaClaw icon lives in your Mac's menu bar whenever the app runs. It's your at-a-glance status light and quick-control center for your assistants.

## FAQ

### Can I use HolaClaw on more than one channel at once?

Yes. An assistant can listen on several channels at once, with one shared memory — Telegram today, WhatsApp coming soon. And you can always chat with it in the app.

### Does HolaClaw read my messages on Telegram or WhatsApp?

Only messages sent to your assistant. We never touch the rest of your inbox — HolaClaw is a bot conversation, not a client.