Linux

Running OpenClaw on Linux.

Requirements

• Linux kernel 4.x or later
• x64 or ARM64 architecture
• glibc 2.17+

Supported Distributions

• Ubuntu 20.04+
• Debian 10+
• Fedora 35+
• Arch Linux
• Most other modern distributions

Installation

curl -fsSL https://get.openclaw.ai | bash

systemd Service

Run as a system service:

# Install service
sudo openclaw gateway install-service

# Enable on boot
sudo systemctl enable openclaw-gateway

# Start service
sudo systemctl start openclaw-gateway

# Check status
sudo systemctl status openclaw-gateway

Service file location: /etc/systemd/system/openclaw-gateway.service

User Service

Run as a user service (no root):

# Install user service
openclaw gateway install-service --user

# Enable
systemctl --user enable openclaw-gateway

# Start
systemctl --user start openclaw-gateway

Docker

Run in Docker container:

docker run -d \
  -v ~/.config/openclaw:/root/.config/openclaw \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  openclaw/openclaw:latest

Headless Servers

For servers without a display:

{
  tools: {
    browser: {
      headless: true
    }
  }
}

See Also

• Installation
• Docker