Installation

Installing OpenClaw on macOS is straightforward — it works natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. This includes ...

OpenClaw doesn't run natively on Windows, but works perfectly through WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux). WSL2 is built ...

Linux is the primary platform for OpenClaw and offers the smoothest installation experience. Ubuntu 22.04+ is the recomm...

Docker is an excellent way to run OpenClaw in an isolated, reproducible environment. It simplifies updates, rollbacks, a...

A VPS (Virtual Private Server) is the most popular way to run OpenClaw 24/7. You get a dedicated server with a static IP...

Yes, but with limitations. OpenClaw runs on Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 with at least 4 GB RAM. The Pi 5 with 8 GB is recommend...

If you already have Node.js 22+ installed, you can install OpenClaw directly via npm. This is the fastest method and giv...

Hostinger is one of the most affordable VPS providers, making it popular for budget OpenClaw deployments. Their KVM VPS ...

DigitalOcean is a developer-friendly cloud platform perfect for OpenClaw deployments. Their Droplets (VPS instances) are...

Hetzner offers some of the best price-to-performance VPS plans in the market. Their European data centers (Germany, Finl...

OpenClaw cannot run directly on Cloudflare Workers or Pages — it requires a persistent Node.js process, which serverless...

OpenClaw is lightweight when using cloud AI models. The main resource consumers are the Gateway process and installed MC...

Uninstalling OpenClaw is straightforward. The built-in uninstall command removes the binary, configuration, and all asso...

OpenClaw releases updates frequently with new features, model support, and bug fixes. Updating is simple and preserves a...