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Deploy OpenClaw on Railway with a one-click template and finish setup in your browser. This is the easiest “no terminal on the server” path: Railway runs the Gateway for you, and you configure everything via the /setup web wizard.

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Quick checklist (new users)

  1. Click Deploy on Railway (below).
  2. Add a Volume mounted at /data.
  3. Set the required Variables (at least SETUP_PASSWORD).
  4. Enable HTTP Proxy on port 8080.
  5. Open https://<your-railway-domain>/setup and finish the wizard.

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One-click deploy

Deploy on Railway After deploy, find your public URL in Railway → your service → Settings → Domains. Railway will either:
  • give you a generated domain (often https://<something>.up.railway.app), or
  • use your custom domain if you attached one.
Then open:
  • https://<your-railway-domain>/setup — setup wizard (password protected)
  • https://<your-railway-domain>/openclaw — Control UI

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What you get

  • Hosted OpenClaw Gateway + Control UI
  • Web setup wizard at /setup (no terminal commands)
  • Persistent storage via Railway Volume (/data) so config/credentials/workspace survive redeploys
  • Backup export at /setup/export to migrate off Railway later

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Required Railway settings

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Public Networking

Enable HTTP Proxy for the service.
  • Port: 8080

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Volume (required)

Attach a volume mounted at:
  • /data

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Variables

Set these variables on the service:
  • SETUP_PASSWORD (required)
  • PORT=8080 (required — must match the port in Public Networking)
  • OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR=/data/.openclaw (recommended)
  • OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=/data/workspace (recommended)
  • OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN (recommended; treat as an admin secret)

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Setup flow

  1. Visit https://<your-railway-domain>/setup and enter your SETUP_PASSWORD.
  2. Choose a model/auth provider and paste your key.
  3. (Optional) Add Telegram/Discord/Slack tokens.
  4. Click Run setup.
If Telegram DMs are set to pairing, the setup wizard can approve the pairing code.

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Getting chat tokens

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Telegram bot token

  1. Message @BotFather in Telegram
  2. Run /newbot
  3. Copy the token (looks like 123456789:AA...)
  4. Paste it into /setup

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Discord bot token

  1. Go to https://discord.com/developers/applications
  2. New Application → choose a name
  3. Bot → Add Bot
  4. Enable MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT under Bot → Privileged Gateway Intents (required or the bot will crash on startup)
  5. Copy the Bot Token and paste into /setup
  6. Invite the bot to your server (OAuth2 URL Generator; scopes: bot, applications.commands)

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Backups & migration

Download a backup at:
  • https://<your-railway-domain>/setup/export
This exports your OpenClaw state + workspace so you can migrate to another host without losing config or memory.