OpenClaw AI Online Deployment Guide

A comprehensive guide to deploying your personal AI agent on cloud infrastructure. Choose your region and platform to get started.

Online Deployment Platforms

CN Region

Tencent Cloud

One-Click / PaaS

RECOMMENDED

Lighthouse provides official OpenClaw images for one-click deployment. Best for China region users with low latency.

One-Click DeployLow Latency (CN)

Deploy

Alibaba Cloud

One-Click / ECS

RECOMMENDED

Deploy via Compute Nest or ECS. High-performance instances suitable for enterprise-grade workloads.

Compute NestHigh Availability

Deploy

Global Region

DigitalOcean

Droplet / VPS

RECOMMENDED

One-Click Droplet Marketplace App. Preferred for overseas deployment and international service connections.

One-Click AppGlobal Nodes

Deploy

Hostinger

VPS Template

VPS templates with pre-installed OpenClaw. High cost-performance ratio for personal developers.

Docker Pre-installedNVMe Storage

Deploy

AWS / Azure / GCP

IaaS (Manual)

Manual Docker deployment on EC2/VM instances. For advanced users needing custom network/security policies.

Full ControlEnterprise Compliance

Deploy

Quick Start Guide

Step 1: Acquire Node

Choose Tencent Cloud Lighthouse or Alibaba Cloud ECS. Recommended: 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Go to Tencent Cloud

Step 2: Link Terminal

Connect via SSH. Skip if using a pre-built image.

ssh ubuntu@your_server_ip

Step 3: Execute Sequence

Run the official install script. Installs Docker, Node.js, and pulls the latest image.

curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash

Step 4: Initialize

OpenClaw starts automatically. Run onboard to bind your first channel.

openclaw onboard

Supported Channels

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Security Protocol

OpenClaw runs entirely on your infrastructure. You own your data. No middleman API servers, no data harvesting. Recommended to use Docker for isolation.

Requirements

• 2 vCPU Cores (Minimum)
• 4GB RAM (8GB recommended for local models)
• 40GB SSD Storage
• Docker & Docker Compose