Deploy OpenClaw on Northflank with a one-click template and finish setup in your browser. This is the easiest β€œno terminal on the server” path: Northflank runs the Gateway for you, and you configure everything via the /setup web wizard.

How to get started

  1. Click Deploy OpenClaw to open the template.
  2. Create an account on Northflank if you don’t already have one.
  3. Click Deploy OpenClaw now.
  4. Set the required environment variable: SETUP_PASSWORD.
  5. Click Deploy stack to build and run the OpenClaw template.
  6. Wait for the deployment to complete, then click View resources.
  7. Open the OpenClaw service.
  8. Open the public OpenClaw URL and complete setup at /setup.
  9. Open the Control UI at /openclaw.

What you get

  • Hosted OpenClaw Gateway + Control UI
  • Web setup wizard at /setup (no terminal commands)
  • Persistent storage via Northflank Volume (/data) so config/credentials/workspace survive redeploys

Setup flow

  1. Visit https://<your-northflank-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.
  5. Open the Control UI at https://<your-northflank-domain>/openclaw

If Telegram DMs are set to pairing, the setup wizard can approve the pairing code.

Getting chat tokens

Telegram bot token

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

Discord bot token

  1. Go to https://discord.com/developers/applications
  2. New Application β†’ choose a name
  3. Bot β†’ Add Bot
  4. Enable MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT under Bot β†’ 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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