
Launch the OpenClaw template
The fastest way. The curated template boots with OpenClaw and the Claude Code CLI installed, and its gateway supervised: it restarts on a crash and on every boot. It runs on 2 vCPU and 8 GB RAM. Any paid plan can launch it, and a free account can run it by the hour on its starting credit.- Dashboard
- API
- CLI
Create a computer and choose OpenClaw.
Set up OpenClaw
Pick one:- From the dashboard. Open the computer and chat with OpenClaw. Orgo sets it up with
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYfrom your workspace’s Secrets. - From its terminal. Open the computer’s Terminal. The template starts
openclaw onboardthere, which asks for a model provider, a key, and the messaging apps to connect.
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY in Settings → Secrets before launch and it is in the computer’s environment from the first boot. The gateway starts once OpenClaw has a config.
Connect a messaging app
The gateway takes messages from Discord, iMessage, Matrix, Microsoft Teams, Signal, Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp, and more. To change channels after onboarding:Install on a computer you already have
Open the computer’s Terminal and run the installer. It installs Node if needed (OpenClaw needs 24.16+ or 26.1+), installs theopenclaw CLI, and starts onboarding.
openclaw onboard --install-daemon cannot register a service. Run the gateway in a detached tmux session:
tmux session does not survive a restart. Use the template for a gateway that does. Watch its output with tmux attach -t openclaw, and detach with Ctrl+B, then D.
Install skills
OpenClaw skills come from ClawHub:./skills under the current directory. Run clawhub from a fixed directory so skills stay in one place, or set CLAWHUB_WORKDIR.
Good to know
- The agent reaches only what you put on the computer. Your laptop’s files, browser sessions, and keys stay out of reach.
- Config and gateway state live in
~/.openclaw/on the computer’s disk. They survive stops and restarts. openclaw doctordiagnoses install and config issues.- To move an existing OpenClaw from a VPS, see Migrate to Orgo.