tepid ruinBOT Feb 15, 2026, 5:16 AM

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heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 5:17 AM

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No — you don’t need Tailscale inside the OpenClaw container in the common setup.

Typical / recommended setup (simplest)

Install Tailscale on the Docker host (VM/RPi/NAS/etc)
Run OpenClaw in Docker as usual
Publish the OpenClaw ports on the host (or use host networking), then access it via the host’s Tailscale IP / MagicDNS name

Why: avoids NET_ADMIN, /dev/net/tun, iptables weirdness, and is much easier to debug.

When you would run Tailscale in/with containers

Only if you want the container to be its own Tailnet device (separate Tailscale IP, ACL identity tags, etc.). Then you’d run Tailscale as:

a sidecar container sharing the network namespace with OpenClaw (--network=container:<openclaw>), or
Tailscale directly in the same container (usually needs /dev/net/tun + --cap-add=NET_ADMIN / userspace mode)

If you tell me what you’re trying to achieve (access the dashboard remotely? expose webhooks? multiple containers each with their own Tailnet identity?), I can point you to the cleanest pattern.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 5:19 AM

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My openclaw is installed inside a hostinger container

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 5:19 AM

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If “Hostinger container” is the only OS layer you can SSH into / control, then treat it like the host: install Tailscale there (or run it as a sidecar container).

But there’s a catch: a lot of managed container products don’t allow /dev/net/tun / NET_ADMIN, so “normal” Tailscale won’t start.

Quick decision tree

You have a VPS and you’re just running Docker on it
→ Install Tailscale on the VPS itself (recommended), and just expose OpenClaw’s port(s) on localhost/host.
You only have access to the container (no host access)
→ You’ll likely need Tailscale inside that container, and either:

run the container privileged enough for Tailscale (TUN + NET_ADMIN), or
use userspace networking (works without TUN):
tailscaled --tun=userspace-networking ...
then use tailscale serve to publish OpenClaw over Tailnet.

If you paste what Hostinger product this is (VPS? “Docker container hosting”? LXC?), and how you’re starting the OpenClaw container (docker run / compose), I can tell you the exact setup that’ll work there.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 5:59 AM

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It's my VPS so I can install things on it

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 5:59 AM

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Perfect — if it’s a VPS you control, the clean setup is:

Install + run Tailscale on the VPS (host OS)
Keep OpenClaw in Docker as-is (no Tailscale inside the container)
Access OpenClaw via the VPS’s Tailscale IP / MagicDNS name

Minimal approach (works if you publish the port)

Make sure your OpenClaw container publishes its UI/API port to the host (Docker ports: or -p ...).
Then you can hit it at: http://<vps-tailscale-ip>:<published-port>
(and you don’t need to open that port to the public internet—just allow it on the VPS firewall for the tailscale0 interface, if you’re firewalling tightly).

“Don’t expose ports at all” approach (my favorite)

Bind OpenClaw only to localhost on the VPS, then let Tailscale proxy it:

Publish container port to 127.0.0.1 on the VPS (example):
Docker run: -p 127.0.0.1:PORT:PORT
Compose: ports: ["127.0.0.1:PORT:PORT"]

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Then on the VPS:
sudo tailscale serve http://127.0.0.1:PORT

Now it’s reachable only over Tailnet (nice and safe).

If you tell me what port your OpenClaw dashboard is on (or paste your docker run / compose ports: block), I’ll give you the exact command lines.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:02 AM

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okay so in steps how to install

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:02 AM

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Yep — if you control the VPS, install Tailscale on the VPS host OS (not inside the OpenClaw container). Here’s a straightforward step-by-step.

0) SSH in + check distro

ssh root@YOUR_VPS_IP
cat /etc/os-release

If it’s Ubuntu/Debian, the steps below work as-is. (If it’s something else, paste /etc/os-release and I’ll adjust.)

1) Install Tailscale

Fast + usually fine on servers:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y curl
curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh

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2) Bring Tailscale up (login)

Interactive login (it will print a URL you open in your browser):

sudo tailscale up

Verify:

tailscale status
tailscale ip -4

That tailscale ip -4 is the IP you’ll use from your laptop/phone on the same Tailnet.

3) Expose OpenClaw safely over Tailnet

Option A (simple): access published port via Tailscale IP

If your OpenClaw container publishes a port to the VPS, you can hit:

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http://<tailscale-ip>:<port>

Check what Docker is publishing:

docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Ports}}"

Option B (recommended): don’t expose ports publicly, use `tailscale serve`

Bind the OpenClaw port to localhost on the VPS (so it’s not on the public internet), then proxy it over Tailnet.

Make sure Docker publishes to 127.0.0.1 (example format):

docker run: -p 127.0.0.1:PORT:PORT
docker-compose.yml: ports: ["127.0.0.1:PORT:PORT"]

Then:

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sudo tailscale serve http://127.0.0.1:PORT

Now you can open it from another Tailnet device via:
http://<vps-hostname>:80 (or whatever tailscale serve status shows)

If you paste the output of:

docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Ports}}" and/or
what openclaw dashboard prints on the VPS

…I’ll tell you exactly what PORT to use and the cleanest Option A vs B for your setup.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:12 AM

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I did up to step 2 how do I go through step 3

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:12 AM

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Step 3 = “make OpenClaw reachable via the VPS’s Tailscale network”. There are two ways; pick one.

First: find what port OpenClaw is on

On the VPS run:

docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Ports}}"

Copy/paste the output here if you’re unsure what to pick.

You’re looking for something like:

0.0.0.0:3210->3210/tcp or
127.0.0.1:3210->3210/tcp

The left side (3210 above) is the host/VPS port you connect to.

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Option A (simplest): connect directly to the published port

Get the VPS Tailscale IP:

tailscale ip -4

From your laptop/phone (also on Tailscale), open:

http://<TAILSCALE_IP>:<HOST_PORT>

If your docker ps shows 0.0.0.0:<HOST_PORT>->... this should “just work”.

Option B (recommended): keep it off the public internet + use `tailscale serve`

1) Ensure Docker publishes OpenClaw only on localhost

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Make it bind to 127.0.0.1 (example):

docker run: -p 127.0.0.1:3210:3210
docker compose:

ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3210:3210"

Restart the container after changing ports.

2) Turn on Tailscale proxying

sudo tailscale serve http://127.0.0.1:3210

Check what URL it’s serving on:

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tailscale serve status

To undo:

sudo tailscale serve reset

If you paste the docker ps ... output, I’ll tell you exactly which <HOST_PORT> to use and whether Option A will work immediately or if you need to change your port bindings.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:15 AM

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root@srv1100186:~# docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Ports}}"
NAMES PORTS
openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 0.0.0.0:43710->43710/tcp, [::]:43710->43710/tcp
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:16 AM

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Nice — OpenClaw is already published on the VPS on port 43710, so Step 3 is basically “connect to it over Tailscale”.

Option A (do this now — simplest)

Get the VPS Tailscale IP:

tailscale ip -4

On your laptop/phone (also logged into the same Tailnet), open:

http://<TAILSCALE_IP>:43710

That should hit the OpenClaw UI directly.

If it doesn’t load

On the VPS, check if something is firewalling that port:

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If you use ufw, allow it on the Tailscale interface:

sudo ufw allow in on tailscale0 to any port 43710 proto tcp

Option B (more secure): don’t expose 43710 publicly

Right now it’s bound to 0.0.0.0 (public internet). Better is localhost-only + tailscale serve.

Change your Docker/compose port mapping to bind to localhost:

Compose:

ports:
- "127.0.0.1:43710:43710"

Then restart:

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docker compose up -d

Serve it over Tailnet:

sudo tailscale serve http://127.0.0.1:43710
tailscale serve status

If you tell me whether you’re using docker compose (and can paste the ports: section), I can give you the exact edit so it stops listening on the public internet.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:18 AM

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ports:

"127.0.0.1:43710:43710"

run this on the vps?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:18 AM

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That ports: line is not a command — it’s a snippet that goes into your docker-compose.yml on the VPS (because Docker is running there).

What to do (on the VPS)

Open your docker-compose.yml (wherever your OpenClaw compose file lives) and set:

services:
openclaw:
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:43710:43710"

Apply the change:

docker compose up -d

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Verify it’s no longer public:

docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Ports}}"

You should see 127.0.0.1:43710->43710/tcp (not 0.0.0.0:...).

Then (optional, recommended): expose via Tailscale Serve

sudo tailscale serve http://127.0.0.1:43710
tailscale serve status

If you paste your compose file’s service name (it might not be exactly openclaw), I can show the exact indentation/placement so it validates.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:18 AM

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root@srv1100186:~# services:
openclaw:
ports:

"127.0.0.1:43710:43710"
services:: command not found
openclaw:: command not found
ports:: command not found
-: command not found

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:19 AM

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Yep — you pasted YAML config into the shell, so bash tried to run services: as a command. That ports: block must go into your docker-compose.yml file.

1) Find the compose file Docker is using

Run this on the VPS:

docker inspect openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --format '{{ index .Config.Labels "com.docker.compose.project.config_files" }}'
docker inspect openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --format '{{ index .Config.Labels "com.docker.compose.project.working_dir" }}'

It should print the compose file path and working directory.

2) Edit the compose file (on the VPS)

cd into the working dir from the second command, then edit the compose file (path from the first command). For example:

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cd /path/from/working_dir
nano /path/from/config_files

Make sure the indentation is exactly like this:

services:
openclaw:
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:43710:43710"

3) Apply the change

From that same directory:

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docker compose up -d
docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Ports}}"

You should now see 127.0.0.1:43710->43710/tcp (not 0.0.0.0:...).

4) (Recommended) Expose it over Tailscale

sudo tailscale serve http://127.0.0.1:43710
tailscale serve status

If you paste the output of the two docker inspect ... commands, I’ll tell you the exact nano path + the exact docker compose -f ... up -d command for your case.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:20 AM

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root@srv1100186:~# docker inspect openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --format '{{ index .Config.Labels "com.docker.compose.project.config_files" }}'
docker inspect openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --format '{{ index .Config.Labels "com.docker.compose.project.working_dir" }}'
/docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml
/docker/openclaw-zs4q

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:20 AM

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Great — you’ve got the exact paths.

Now do this on the VPS:

1) Edit the compose file

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
nano docker-compose.yml

Find the ports: for the OpenClaw service and change it to:

ports:
- "127.0.0.1:43710:43710"

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(Indentation matters: ports: should be under the OpenClaw service.)

Save + exit in nano: Ctrl+O, Enter, then Ctrl+X.

2) Recreate the container with the new port binding

docker compose up -d

3) Verify it’s no longer public

docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Ports}}"

You want to see 127.0.0.1:43710->43710/tcp (NOT 0.0.0.0:43710->...).

4) (Optional but recommended) Expose it via Tailscale only

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sudo tailscale serve http://127.0.0.1:43710
tailscale serve status

If you paste the services: section from your docker-compose.yml (just that part), I can confirm the exact indentation/service name so it won’t fail YAML parsing.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:20 AM

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services:
openclaw:
image: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest
init: true
ports:
- "${PORT}:${PORT}"
env_file:
- .env
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./data:/data
- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:21 AM

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Yep — in your compose file you need to change the ports: mapping.

Right now you have:

ports:
- "${PORT}:${PORT}"

Change it to bind only to localhost:

ports:
- "127.0.0.1:${PORT}:${PORT}"

Then on the VPS (in /docker/openclaw-zs4q):

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docker compose up -d
docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Ports}}"

You should now see 127.0.0.1:43710->43710/tcp instead of 0.0.0.0:43710->....

Next: expose it over Tailscale

sudo tailscale serve http://127.0.0.1:43710
tailscale serve status

From your other device on Tailscale, open whatever hostname/URL tailscale serve status shows.

If ${PORT} isn’t always 43710 (i.e. it changes), tell me what’s in your .env for PORT= and I’ll suggest the most stable way to serve it.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:22 AM

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root@srv1100186:~# cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
nano docker-compose.yml
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker compose up -d
docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Ports}}"
[+] up 1/1
✔ Container openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 Recreated 4.2s
NAMES PORTS
openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 127.0.0.1:43710->43710/tcp
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:22 AM

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Perfect — that’s exactly what we wanted: it’s now only listening on localhost (127.0.0.1:43710), so it’s no longer exposed to the public internet.

Now expose it over Tailscale:

1) Serve it via Tailscale

Run on the VPS:

sudo tailscale serve http://127.0.0.1:43710

2) See the URL / status

tailscale serve status

It’ll show what hostname + port it’s available on (usually your VPS’s MagicDNS name on port 80/443 depending on serve config).

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3) Open it from your other device (on Tailnet)

Use the hostname shown by tailscale serve status, e.g.

http://<your-vps-name> (if it maps to port 80), or
whatever exact URL it prints.

If you ever want to undo it

sudo tailscale serve reset

If you paste the output of tailscale serve status, I’ll tell you the exact URL to open.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:23 AM

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NAMES PORTS
openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 127.0.0.1:43710->43710/tcp
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# sudo tailscale serve http://127.0.0.1:43710
Available within your tailnet:

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/
|-- proxy http://127.0.0.1:43710
Press Ctrl+C to exit.

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:23 AM

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Awesome — it’s working.

From any device on your Tailnet, open:

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/

That’s now proxying to your OpenClaw at 127.0.0.1:43710.

One important detail: the “Press Ctrl+C to exit” means this tailscale serve command is currently running in the foreground. It usually persists after you Ctrl+C (because it updates Tailscale’s serve config), but to confirm it’s set:

tailscale serve status

If you ever want to remove the proxy:

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sudo tailscale serve reset

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:25 AM

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Press Ctrl+C to exit.
^Croot@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# tailscale serve status
No serve config
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:25 AM

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Yep — that behavior is expected: without --bg, tailscale serve runs a foreground session, and Ctrl+C removes it, so you end up with “No serve config”.

Run it again, but in background/persistent mode:

sudo tailscale serve --bg http://127.0.0.1:43710

Then confirm it stuck:

tailscale serve status

Now you can Ctrl+C / logout and it should still be served at the https://<your-vps>.ts.net/ URL it prints.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:26 AM

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Press Ctrl+C to exit.
^Croot@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# tailscale serve status
No serve config
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# sudo tailscale serve --bg http://127.0.0.1:43710
Available within your tailnet:

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/
|-- proxy http://127.0.0.1:43710

Serve started and running in the background.
To disable the proxy, run: tailscale serve --https=443 off
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:26 AM

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Perfect — that’s the “sticky” setup.

Now it should survive logout/reboots. Confirm with:

tailscale serve status

And the URL to use from your other Tailscale device is:

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/

If you ever want to turn it off later:

sudo tailscale serve --https=443 off

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sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:26 AM

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cool, should I change anything here to remove sensitive information or change anything in my config

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:27 AM

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You’re mostly good as-is — you already made the big security improvement by changing Docker from 0.0.0.0:43710 (public internet) to 127.0.0.1:43710 (localhost only). That means random people on the internet can’t hit OpenClaw directly anymore.

A few practical “sanity/security” checks:

Don’t paste secrets
Avoid sharing your .env / OpenClaw config if it contains any of: API keys (OpenAI/Anthropic/etc), gateway tokens, webhook secrets.
Also: the URL that openclaw dashboard prints often contains a #token=... — treat that as a secret.
Make sure you didn’t accidentally enable public access (Funnel)
Your *.ts.net URL is only reachable by devices in your Tailnet unless Funnel is enabled.
You can double-check what’s exposed with:

tailscale serve status

(If you see anything about “funnel” being on, turn it off in Tailscale or tell me what it prints and I’ll guide.)

Close any leftover public firewall rules (optional but nice)

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If you previously opened 43710 in UFW/cloud firewall, you can remove that rule since it no longer needs to be public. (Not strictly required because it’s bound to localhost now, but it reduces confusion.)

Config-wise for OpenClaw: nothing special needed for Tailscale; this is all networking outside the container.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:27 AM

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root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# tailscale serve status
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:43710

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:28 AM

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That status is ideal:

tailnet only = not public, no Funnel
proxying to 127.0.0.1:43710 = OpenClaw is not exposed on the public interface

So: no config changes required for security beyond what you already did.

Only “sensitive” things to be careful with going forward:

Don’t share your .env / OpenClaw config values that include API keys/tokens.
Don’t post the openclaw dashboard URL if it contains #token=... (treat that like a password).

If you want to harden a bit more: ensure your VPS firewall only allows SSH from your IP (or from Tailnet), but that’s optional and separate from OpenClaw/Tailscale.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:28 AM

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anything else I can do to improve security?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:29 AM

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You already did the biggest win: OpenClaw is no longer bound to the public internet (localhost-only + tailscale serve tailnet-only). Nice.

Highest-ROI security improvements for a VPS next:

1) Run the built-in OpenClaw security audit (read-only)

Since OpenClaw is in Docker, run it inside the container:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw security audit --deep
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw update status

If the audit suggests fixes, it’ll usually offer --fix (that only adjusts OpenClaw defaults/permissions, not your firewall/SSH).

2) SSH hardening (big one, but don’t lock yourself out)

Use SSH keys only (disable password auth)
Disable root login over SSH
Optionally restrict SSH to Tailscale only (or at least firewall it to your IP)

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3) Firewall: “deny inbound by default”

Turn on a host firewall (ufw/nftables) with a minimal allowlist:

allow SSH (ideally only from Tailnet or your IP)
you do not need to allow OpenClaw ports publicly anymore

4) Update + backups

Enable automatic security updates (Ubuntu/Debian: unattended-upgrades)
Make sure you have provider snapshots/backups enabled (this saves you when you break SSH/firewall)

To keep this safe, pick what you want to do next (reply with a number):

Audit OpenClaw only (paste output, I’ll interpret)
Harden SSH (I’ll guide step-by-step, access-preserving)
Set up firewall (ufw) (deny inbound, keep Tailnet access)
All of the above (in the safest order)

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Also: how are you currently SSH’ing in — via public IP or via Tailscale? That determines how aggressive we can be with SSH/firewall without risking lockout.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:30 AM

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CRITICAL
gateway.control_ui.insecure_auth Control UI allows insecure HTTP auth
gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth=true allows token-only auth over HTTP and skips device identity.
Fix: Disable it or switch to HTTPS (Tailscale Serve) or localhost.

WARN
fs.auth_profiles.perms_readable auth-profiles.json is readable by others
/data/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json mode=644; auth-profiles.json contains API keys and OAuth tokens.
Fix: chmod 600 /data/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json

INFO
summary.attack_surface Attack surface summary
groups: open=0, allowlist=1
tools.elevated: enabled
hooks: disabled
browser control: enabled
OpenClaw update status

┌──────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Item │ Value │
├──────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Install │ pnpm │
│ Channel │ stable (default) │
│ Update │ available · pnpm · npm update 2026.2.14

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:31 AM

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Good audit output — there are two concrete fixes you should do, plus a couple “nice to haves”.

Do these 2 now

1) Fix readable creds file (WARN)

That file can contain API keys / OAuth tokens and is currently world-readable (644). Run on the VPS:

docker exec -u root openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 chmod 600 /data/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json
docker exec -u root openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 ls -l /data/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json

2) Disable insecure Control UI auth (CRITICAL)

Since you’re already using HTTPS via Tailscale Serve, you shouldn’t need gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth=true.

Find where it’s set (run on VPS):

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docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'grep -RIn "allowInsecureAuth" /data 2>/dev/null || true'

Then edit the config it points to and set it to false (or remove it). After editing, restart:

docker compose up -d

(Reference: https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/security and https://docs.openclaw.ai/web/control-ui)

Verify

Re-run:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw security audit --deep

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Optional improvements (pick what you want)

Update (since 2026.2.14 is available) via your container image workflow: docker compose pull && docker compose up -d
SSH hardening (keys-only, disable root login; optionally allow SSH only via Tailnet)
Turn off tools.elevated if you don’t need the agent running elevated commands (least privilege)

Which do you want next: 1 (fixes only), 2 (also update), or 3 (full VPS hardening: SSH + firewall + updates)?

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:33 AM

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🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d) — I'm the assistant your terminal demanded, not the one your sleep schedule requested.

OpenClaw security audit
Summary: 1 critical · 0 warn · 1 info
Run deeper: openclaw security audit --deep

CRITICAL
gateway.control_ui.insecure_auth Control UI allows insecure HTTP auth
gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth=true allows token-only auth over HTTP and skips device identity.
Fix: Disable it or switch to HTTPS (Tailscale Serve) or localhost.

INFO
summary.attack_surface Attack surface summary
groups: open=0, allowlist=1
tools.elevated: enabled
hooks: disabled
browser control: enabled

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:34 AM

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You’ve already fixed the file-perms warning — nice. The remaining CRITICAL is because gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth=true is still enabled.

Since you’re now using HTTPS via Tailscale Serve, you can (and should) turn that off:

1) Disable insecure auth (run on the VPS)

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config set gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth false --json
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config get gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth

2) Restart OpenClaw (container)

docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

3) Re-run the audit

#

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw security audit --deep

Note: after disabling it, the Control UI may stop working over plain HTTP (expected). Use your HTTPS Tailscale URL: https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/.

If this clears the CRITICAL, please mark the solution (right-click → Apps → ✅ Mark Solution) so it’s indexed.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:34 AM

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root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

run in here>

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:34 AM

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Yes — run those commands in your VPS terminal (where you are now). The folder (/docker/openclaw-zs4q) doesn’t matter; docker exec ... targets the container directly.

Run:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config set gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth false --json
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config get gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth

docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw security audit --deep

After that, keep using the HTTPS Tailscale URL (https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/). Plain http://... may stop working (that’s the point of disabling insecure auth).

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:35 AM

#

docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw security audit --deep
Updated gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth. Restart the gateway to apply.

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d) — The only bot that stays out of your training set.

false
openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:36 AM

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Looks like you successfully set it — the false you see is the value of gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth.

What’s missing is the post-restart audit output (your paste shows the config change + the restart, but not the new audit results).

Run this now on the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw security audit --deep

If the CRITICAL is gone, you’re done.

If it still complains about insecure auth:

Make sure you’re opening the UI via HTTPS: https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ (not http://...)
Paste the audit output and also:

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docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config get gateway.controlUi

And small heads-up: now that insecure auth is disabled, the Control UI may ask to re-pair / use device identity (expected).

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:38 AM

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disconnected (1005): no reason

shows this in the UI

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:40 AM

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That’s expected right after you turned allowInsecureAuth off: the Control UI now requires device identity + one-time device pairing approval. On 2026.2.12 it can show up as a generic disconnected (1005).

Fix: approve the browser device

Keep the UI open at your HTTPS Tailnet URL:
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/
On the VPS, run:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices list

You should see a pending pairing request. Approve it:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices approve <requestId>

Refresh the UI page.

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Notes:

Don’t paste any tokens here. The <requestId> is fine to share if you need help.
If the UI asks for a token, use your gateway token in the UI settings (but don’t post it publicly).

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:41 AM

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Id between the < > ?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:42 AM

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Yep — the <requestId> is the pairing request ID that shows up in the output of:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices list

It’ll look something like:

requestId: abc123... (or a UUID-like string)

Then you run:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices approve abc123...

If you paste the output of openclaw devices list (it shouldn’t contain secrets), I can tell you exactly which value to use.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:42 AM

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🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d) — End-to-end encrypted, drama-to-drama excluded.

│
◇
[openclaw] Failed to start CLI: Error: unknown requestId
at GatewayClient.handleMessage (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/client-CAw2wMY5.js:1641:25)
at WebSocket.<anonymous> (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/client-CAw2wMY5.js:1498:40)
at WebSocket.emit (node:events:519:28)
at Receiver.receiverOnMessage (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/ws/lib/websocket.js:1225:20)
at Receiver.emit (node:events:519:28)
at Receiver.dataMessage (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/ws/lib/receiver.js:596:14)
at Receiver.getData (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/ws/lib/receiver.js:496:10)
at Receiver.startLoop (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/ws/lib/receiver.js:167:16)
at Receiver._write (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/ws/lib/receiver.js:94:10)
at writeOrBuffer (node:internal/streams/writable:572:12)
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:43 AM

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That error just means you tried to approve an ID that doesn’t exist (most commonly because you literally used the placeholder, or the request expired).

Do this:

Make sure the Control UI tab is open at HTTPS (https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/) and you see it trying to connect / showing disconnected.
In the VPS terminal run:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices list

Look for a Pending pairing request and copy the exact requestId it prints (no < >).
Approve it:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices approve REQUEST_ID_HERE

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Refresh the UI.

If devices list shows no pending requests, refresh the UI page once (to generate a new request) and run devices list again. Paste the devices list output here if you want me to point at the exact ID.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:44 AM

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Fab works now

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:45 AM

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Nice — that was the device pairing step kicking in after disabling insecure auth.

If this thread solved it, please mark the solution (right‑click the solution message → Apps → ✅ Mark Solution) so Answer Overflow indexes it.

If you want a final safety check, re-run:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw security audit --deep

You should see 0 critical now.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:45 AM

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Now, is it possible to let openclaw code a website on my vps with a accesible link?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:46 AM

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Yes — but OpenClaw won’t magically “host” a website by itself. The usual pattern is:

Give OpenClaw a writable folder on the VPS (via a Docker volume mount) so it can create/edit site files.
Allow OpenClaw to run commands (build/start) via the exec tool (ideally with an allowlist / non-root).
Expose the site with a link (either Tailnet-only via Tailscale Serve, or public via a domain / reverse proxy / Funnel).

Minimal setup (Tailnet-only link, easiest + safest)

A) Add a projects volume to your OpenClaw docker-compose.yml:

services:
openclaw:
volumes:
- ./data:/data
- ./projects:/projects

Then:

#

mkdir -p /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
docker compose up -d

B) Ask OpenClaw to generate the site into /projects/my-site (from the Control UI chat), e.g. “Create a simple static site in /projects/my-site…”.

C) Start the site on localhost (example: 127.0.0.1:3000), then publish a Tailnet link:

sudo tailscale serve --bg http://127.0.0.1:3000

If you want it publicly accessible (anyone on the internet)

You’d typically use a domain + Caddy/Nginx (ports 80/443), or Tailscale Funnel (more risk). I’d only do public exposure if you explicitly want that.

Two quick questions so I can recommend the right approach:

Should the website be Tailnet-only or public internet?

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What kind of site: static HTML, Next.js/React, or something else?

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 6:48 AM

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Can we start with tailnet for now give me the steps

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 6:51 AM

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Yes. Here’s a clean “tailnet-only website” setup that won’t expose anything to the public internet.

Goal

Website files live on the VPS in ./projects/site1
Nginx serves them on localhost only (127.0.0.1:3000)
Tailscale provides an HTTPS tailnet-only link (we’ll use port 8443 so it doesn’t collide with your existing OpenClaw Serve on 443)

1) Create a website folder (on the VPS)

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
mkdir -p projects/site1

(Optional quick test file)

#

cat > projects/site1/index.html <<'EOF'
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>Hello</title></head>
<body><h1>Hello from my VPS (Tailnet only)</h1></body>
</html>
EOF

2) Update `docker-compose.yml`

Edit:

nano /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml

#

A) Mount `./projects` into OpenClaw (so OpenClaw can edit it)

Under your openclaw: service, add:

volumes:
- ./data:/data
- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew
- ./projects:/projects

B) Add a new service to serve the website

Add this alongside openclaw::

site1:
image: nginx:alpine
restart: unless-stopped

#

volumes:
- ./projects/site1:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3000:80"

Bring it up:

docker compose up -d

Verify it serves locally:

curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000

#

3) Expose it on Tailnet via Tailscale Serve (HTTPS)

Because OpenClaw already uses https://srv1100186.../ on 443, we’ll use 8443 for the website:

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000
tailscale serve status

Your site will be reachable (tailnet-only) at:
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/

4) Let OpenClaw “code the website”

In the OpenClaw UI, tell it to edit files under:

#

/projects/site1/ (e.g. /projects/site1/index.html, add /projects/site1/style.css, etc.)

If you tell me whether you want a static site (HTML/CSS) or something like React/Next.js, I’ll give you the best “first prompt” for OpenClaw plus the best way to serve it.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:01 AM

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general sites folder?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:03 AM

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Yep — best practice is to make one “parent” folder and put each site in its own subfolder.

Recommended layout (on the VPS)

In your OpenClaw compose directory (/docker/openclaw-zs4q):

./projects/
sites/
site1/
index.html
site2/
index.html

Create it:

#

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
mkdir -p projects/sites/site1

Mount it once into OpenClaw

In docker-compose.yml (OpenClaw service), keep a single mount:

volumes:
- ./projects:/projects

Then OpenClaw can write to:

/projects/sites/site1/...
/projects/sites/site2/...

Serving: one Nginx container per site (simplest)

#

Example for site1:

site1:
image: nginx:alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./projects/sites/site1:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3000:80"

For site2, copy it and use a different local port (e.g. 3001).

If you tell me whether you want multiple sites at once (site1, site2, …) or just one, I’ll show the cleanest tailscale serve setup (separate port per site vs path-based).

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:06 AM

#

root@srv1100186:~# bash
root@srv1100186:~# cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
mkdir -p projects/sites/site1
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:06 AM

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Nice — folder created.

Next steps (copy/paste):

1) Put a test page in there

cat > /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1/index.html <<'EOF'
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>site1</title></head>
<body><h1>site1 (tailnet only)</h1></body>
</html>
EOF

2) Add the site1 nginx service + OpenClaw projects mount

Edit compose:

#

nano /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml

In openclaw: service, make sure you have:

volumes:
- ./data:/data
- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew
- ./projects:/projects

Add this new service (same indentation level as openclaw:):

site1:
image: nginx:alpine

#

restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./projects/sites/site1:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3000:80"

Apply:

docker compose up -d

Verify local:

curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000

#

3) Publish via Tailscale Serve (HTTPS on a different port)

(OpenClaw is already on 443, so use 8443 for the website)

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000
tailscale serve status

Then open on your Tailnet device:
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/

If you want, paste your updated docker-compose.yml and I’ll sanity-check indentation before you restart anything.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:07 AM

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Last login: Sun Feb 15 06:10:18 2026 from 169.254.0.1
root@srv1100186:~# bash
root@srv1100186:~# cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
mkdir -p projects/sites/site1
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# cat > /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1/index.html <<'EOF'
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>site1</title></head>
<body><h1>site1 (tailnet only)</h1></body>
</html>
EOF
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:07 AM

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Great — file is in place.

Now do the compose + serve steps:

1) Edit `/docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml`

nano /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml

Make sure you have (under services:):

services:
openclaw:
# ...
volumes:

#

- ./data:/data
- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew
- ./projects:/projects

site1:
image: nginx:alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./projects/sites/site1:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3000:80"

2) Apply + verify local

#

docker compose up -d
curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000

3) Expose it on Tailnet (HTTPS)

(Use 8443 so it doesn’t conflict with your OpenClaw serve on 443)

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000
tailscale serve status

Open from your Tailnet device:
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/

If docker compose up -d errors (YAML/indent), paste the compose file and I’ll spot the issue quickly.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:07 AM

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GNU nano 7.2 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml
services:
openclaw:
image: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest
init: true
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:${PORT}:${PORT}"
env_file:
- .env
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./data:/data
- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:07 AM

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You’re in the right file. Just add one more volume under openclaw: and then add the new site1 service.

In nano, update it to look like this (exact indentation):

services:
openclaw:
image: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest
init: true
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:${PORT}:${PORT}"
env_file:
- .env
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./data:/data

#

- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew
- ./projects:/projects

site1:
image: nginx:alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./projects/sites/site1:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3000:80"

Save + exit: Ctrl+O, Enter, then Ctrl+X.

Then run:

#

docker compose up -d
curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000
sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000
tailscale serve status

If docker compose up -d complains, paste the full compose file and I’ll fix the YAML.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:09 AM

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is there a easy way to replace the text in that block?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:09 AM

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Yep — easiest is: don’t replace the whole block, just insert 2 additions.

In nano (fast)

1) Add one line under volumes: in the openclaw service
Put your cursor under:

- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew

and add:

- ./projects:/projects

2) Append the site1 service at the bottom of the file
Go to end (Ctrl+_ then enter a big line number, or just arrow down), then paste:

#

site1:
image: nginx:alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./projects/sites/site1:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3000:80"

Nano shortcuts that help:

Delete a whole line: Ctrl+K
Paste: right-click in terminal (or Shift+Insert)
Save: Ctrl+O then Enter
Exit: Ctrl+X

If you want, paste the full file after your edits (no secrets) and I’ll sanity-check indentation before you run docker compose up -d.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:10 AM

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Last login: Sun Feb 15 06:10:18 2026 from 169.254.0.1
root@srv1100186:~# bash
root@srv1100186:~# cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
mkdir -p projects/sites/site1
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# cat > /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1/index.html <<'EOF'
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>site1</title></head>
<body><h1>site1 (tailnet only)</h1></body>
</html>
EOF
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# nano /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker compose up -d
curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000
sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000
tailscale serve status
yaml: unmarshal errors:
line 16: mapping key "image" already defined at line 3
line 20: mapping key "ports" already defined at line 5
line 17: mapping key "restart" already defined at line 9
line 18: mapping key "volumes" already defined at line 10
curl: (7) Failed to connect to 127.0.0.1 port 3000 after 0 ms: Couldn't connect to server
Available within your tailnet:

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/
|-- proxy http://127.0.0.1:3000

Serve started and running in the background.
To disable the proxy, run: tailscale serve --https=8443 off
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:43710

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443 (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:3000

root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:10 AM

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Those YAML errors mean your site1 block ended up inside the openclaw: map (or at the wrong indentation), so keys like image: / ports: / volumes: are now defined twice.

0) (Optional) turn off the broken 8443 proxy for now

Right now Tailscale is proxying to 127.0.0.1:3000 but nothing is listening.

sudo tailscale serve --https=8443 off

1) Show your current compose file with line numbers

Run:

nl -ba /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml | sed -n '1,120p'

Paste the output here and I’ll point to the exact bad lines.

2) What the file should look like (structure + indentation)

Make sure site1: is a sibling of openclaw: under services::

#

services:
openclaw:
image: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest
init: true
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:${PORT}:${PORT}"
env_file:
- .env
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./data:/data
- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew
- ./projects:/projects

site1:

#

image: nginx:alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./projects/sites/site1:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3000:80"

After you fix it, validate + start:

docker compose config
docker compose up -d
curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000

Then re-enable Tailnet link:

#

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000
tailscale serve status

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:11 AM

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root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# nl -ba /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml | sed -n '1,120p'
1 services:
2 openclaw:
3 image: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest
4 init: true
5 ports:
6 - "127.0.0.1:${PORT}:${PORT}"
7 env_file:
8 - .env
9 restart: unless-stopped
10 volumes:
11 - ./data:/data
12 - ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew
13 - ./projects:/projects
14
15 site1:
16 image: nginx:alpine
17 restart: unless-stopped
18 volumes:
19 - ./projects/sites/site1:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
20 ports:
21 - "127.0.0.1:3000:80"
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:12 AM

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Yep — it’s 100% indentation. Right now everything is at the same indentation level, so YAML thinks openclaw, image, ports, etc. are all top-level keys, and it breaks.

Your file should be:

services:
openclaw:
image: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest
init: true
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:${PORT}:${PORT}"
env_file:
- .env
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./data:/data

#

- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew
- ./projects:/projects

site1:
image: nginx:alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./projects/sites/site1:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3000:80"

Quick fix (on the VPS)

Edit:

#

nano /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml

Add two spaces before openclaw: and site1:, and four spaces before their inner keys, and six spaces before list items (- ...) like in the example above.
Validate:

docker compose -f /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml config

Start:

docker compose up -d
curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000

#

Then you can re-enable the Tailscale link if you turned it off:

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:13 AM

#

GNU nano 7.2 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml *
services:
openclaw:
image: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest
init: true
ports:

"127.0.0.1:${PORT}:${PORT}"
env_file:
.env
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
./data:/data
./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew
./projects:/projects

site1:
image: nginx:alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
./projects/sites/site1:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
ports:
"127.0.0.1:3000:80"

like this?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:13 AM

#

Almost — you got openclaw: and site1: indented correctly, but everything inside them still needs indentation.

Rule of thumb:

services: starts at column 1
service names (openclaw:, site1:) = 2 spaces
keys inside a service (image:, ports:…) = 4 spaces
list items (- ...) under ports/env_file/volumes = 6 spaces

So in nano it should look exactly like:

services:
openclaw:
image: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest
init: true
ports:

#

- "127.0.0.1:${PORT}:${PORT}"
env_file:
- .env
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./data:/data
- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew
- ./projects:/projects

site1:
image: nginx:alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./projects/sites/site1:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
ports:

#

- "127.0.0.1:3000:80"

After saving, run (this will tell you immediately if indentation is fixed):

docker compose -f /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml config

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:16 AM

#

TZ: Europe/Berlin
image: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest
init: true
networks:
default: null
ports:
- mode: ingress
host_ip: 127.0.0.1
target: 43710
published: "43710"
protocol: tcp
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- type: bind
source: /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data
target: /data
bind: {}
- type: bind
source: /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data/linuxbrew
target: /home/linuxbrew
bind: {}
- type: bind
source: /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
target: /projects
bind: {}
site1:
image: nginx:alpine
networks:
default: null
ports:
- mode: ingress
host_ip: 127.0.0.1
target: 80
published: "3000"
protocol: tcp
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- type: bind
source: /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1
target: /usr/share/nginx/html
read_only: true
bind: {}
networks:
default:
name: openclaw-zs4q_default
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:17 AM

#

Perfect — docker compose ... config output means your YAML is valid now.

Now bring it up and test:

docker compose up -d
curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000

If that returns HTTP/1.1 200 OK, re-enable (or keep) the Tailnet HTTPS link:

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000
tailscale serve status

Then open from a Tailnet device:

#

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/

If curl fails, paste:

docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Ports}}"
docker logs --tail=50 site1 2>/dev/null || docker logs --tail=50 openclaw-zs4q-site1-1

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:17 AM

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root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker compose up -d
curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000
[+] up 13/13
✔ Image nginx:alpine Pulled 3.0s
✔ Container openclaw-zs4q-site1-1 Created 0.1s
✔ Container openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 Recreated 2.4s
curl: (56) Recv failure: Connection reset by peer
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:18 AM

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site1 container got created, so the compose is fine — but curl getting “Connection reset by peer” means something is accepting the TCP connection on 127.0.0.1:3000 and then immediately closing it (most likely the site1 container crashing / restarting).

Run these on the VPS and paste the output:

docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.Ports}}"

docker logs --tail=100 openclaw-zs4q-site1-1

docker inspect -f '{{.State.Status}} exit={{.State.ExitCode}} err={{.State.Error}}' openclaw-zs4q-site1-1

curl -v http://127.0.0.1:3000/

Also, since 8443 is currently proxying to a broken backend, you can temporarily turn that off to reduce confusion (optional):

#

sudo tailscale serve --https=8443 off

Once we see the docker logs for openclaw-zs4q-site1-1, it’ll usually be obvious what’s causing the reset.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:19 AM

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< Last-Modified: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:06:54 GMT
< Connection: keep-alive
< ETag: "6991708e-82"
< Accept-Ranges: bytes
<
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>site1</title></head>
<body><h1>site1 (tailnet only)</h1></body>
</html>

Connection #0 to host 127.0.0.1 left intact
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:19 AM

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Nice — that means it’s actually working now. The earlier “connection reset” was likely just during container start/recreate (nginx not ready for a split second).

Now you should be able to access it over Tailnet too.

1) Re-enable / confirm Tailscale Serve for the site

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000
tailscale serve status

2) Open from a Tailnet device

Go to:
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/

Next: let OpenClaw edit the site

Tell OpenClaw (in the Control UI chat) something like:

“Edit /projects/sites/site1/index.html and create a simple homepage with CSS, a navbar, and an About section.”

#

If you want multiple sites later, we can do site2 on port 3001 and serve it on another HTTPS port (8444), or use path-based routing.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:20 AM

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root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000
tailscale serve status
Available within your tailnet:

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/
|-- proxy http://127.0.0.1:3000

Serve started and running in the background.
To disable the proxy, run: tailscale serve --https=8443 off
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:43710

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443 (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:3000

root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:20 AM

#

Perfect — you now have:

OpenClaw UI (tailnet-only): https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ → 127.0.0.1:43710
Website (tailnet-only): https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/ → 127.0.0.1:3000

Next, in the OpenClaw Control UI, just tell it to edit files in:
/projects/sites/site1/ (e.g. index.html, add style.css, about.html, etc.)

If this setup is what you wanted, please mark the solution so it’s indexed (right‑click → Apps → ✅ Mark Solution).

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:22 AM

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Let's say I want to create sites for local businesses and email them the final design created by openclaw how can I make them publically accessible on a temporary domain so they can pay and get the site working?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:24 AM

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Yes — the “quick temporary public preview link” version is Tailscale Funnel.

Right now your site is tailnet-only via tailscale serve on :8443. Funnel is the same idea, but public internet.

Option 1: Fastest public preview (Tailscale Funnel)

On the VPS:

Make sure the site works locally first:

curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000

Turn off the tailnet-only Serve on 8443 (so Funnel can take over that port):

sudo tailscale serve --https=8443 off

#

Enable Funnel on 8443 (public):

sudo tailscale funnel --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000

Check:

tailscale funnel status

Now you can send the client a link like:
https://srv1100186.<your-tailnet>.ts.net:8443/
(Yes it’s a “temporary domain”, and yes it’s public.)

Important notes

Funnel can only use ports 443 / 8443 / 10000.
Don’t Funnel your OpenClaw UI (keep that tailnet-only).

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Add a “guess-hard” URL per client (cheap protection)

You can put the preview behind a unique path:

sudo tailscale funnel --bg --https=8443 --set-path=/acme-preview-7f3a http://127.0.0.1:3000

Then share:
https://...:8443/acme-preview-7f3a/
(Not real security, but helps avoid random discovery.)

If you need many client previews at once

Funnel is limited (only a couple public ports). For an agency-style workflow, the scalable approach is:

buy a domain (e.g. yourstudio.com)
run Caddy/Nginx on the VPS (public 80/443)
give each client clientname-preview.yourstudio.com with Basic Auth

If you tell me “1 client at a time” vs “many concurrently”, I’ll steer you to the right setup.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:25 AM

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Done — I created a “cool” interactive mini-site in:

/projects/sites/site1/

Files included:

index.html (interactive playground: live preview + shuffle + copy-to-clipboard + theme toggle)
about.html (explainer page + clickable “focus area” chips)
style.css (dark/light theme + layout)
script.js (all interactivity + localStorage persistence)
README.txt
On the VPS it’s here:
/data/.openclaw/workspace/projects/sites/site1/

How to view quickly (from that folder on any machine):

python -m http.server 8080
Then open:

http://localhost:8080/projects/sites/site1/ (if you run it from workspace root), or
if you cd into site1 first, just http://localhost:8080/
If you tell me how you’re exposing/serving /projects (Tailscale Serve, Nginx, etc.), I can give you the exact URL path you’ll be able to open from your laptop.

I let openclaw create something but it's not visible yet

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:25 AM

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It’s not visible because your web server is serving a different folder than the one OpenClaw wrote to.

Your site1 nginx container serves (host):
/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1/
OpenClaw created the site in (host):
/docker/openclaw-zs4q/data/.openclaw/workspace/projects/sites/site1/

So nginx is still serving the “old”/empty folder.

Fix (copy the generated files into the served folder)

Run on the VPS:

ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data/.openclaw/workspace/projects/sites/site1/

Then sync/copy into the folder nginx serves:

#

rsync -a --delete \
/docker/openclaw-zs4q/data/.openclaw/workspace/projects/sites/site1/ \
/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1/

Test locally:

curl http://127.0.0.1:3000/ | head

Then open your Tailnet URL again:
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/

(Optional) Make OpenClaw write to the right place next time

In your prompts, explicitly tell it: “Write the site to /projects/sites/site1/” (that path is your mounted shared folder).

#

If you want, paste ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1 after the rsync and I’ll confirm nginx is seeing the new files.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:27 AM

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It works now can I make sure somehow openclaw remembers this? should we let it create a .md file?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:28 AM

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Yes — best way is to “remember via files + workspace”, not by hoping the model recalls it later.

Option A (simplest): have OpenClaw write a `README.md` in the served folder

Ask OpenClaw to create:

/projects/sites/site1/README.md

Include notes like:

Final output directory: /projects/sites/site1/ (this is what nginx serves)
If OpenClaw creates stuff under /data/.openclaw/workspace/..., copy it over with:

rsync -a --delete /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data/.openclaw/workspace/projects/sites/site1/ /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1/

Preview URLs:
local: http://127.0.0.1:3000/
tailnet: https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/

#

Then, in future prompts, start with: “Before changes, read /projects/sites/site1/README.md and follow it.”

Option B (better): set OpenClaw’s default workspace to `/projects`

So it naturally creates files in the right place.

On the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config set agents.defaults.workspace "/projects"
docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

After that, OpenClaw should default to writing under /projects/....

If you want, paste what docker exec ... openclaw config get agents.defaults.workspace shows after setting it, and I’ll confirm it stuck.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:30 AM

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root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config set agents.defaults.workspace "/projects"
docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d) — Hot reload for config, cold sweat for deploys.

Updated agents.defaults.workspace. Restart the gateway to apply.
openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

so now it will write automatically to there?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:31 AM

#

Mostly yes: setting agents.defaults.workspace means new runs will default to using /projects as the working directory, so when you say “create files in ./sites/site1” it should land under:

/projects/sites/site1/

A couple gotchas to be aware of:

Verify it actually took effect
Run:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config get agents.defaults.workspace

It should print /projects.

Prompts still matter
Some coding flows/tools might still pick an explicit path (or reuse an older path in the session). To be safe, start your prompts with something like:

“Work in /projects/sites/site1/ (this is the folder nginx serves). Don’t write to /data/.openclaw/workspace.”

#

Existing sessions
If you keep using an old session/thread that already “decided” on a different folder, it might continue there. Starting a fresh chat/session after the restart helps.

If you paste the output of the config get command above, I’ll confirm it’s set correctly.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:31 AM

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Updated agents.defaults.workspace. Restart the gateway to apply.
openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config get agents.defaults.workspace

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d) — Welcome to the command line: where dreams compile and confidence segfaults.

/projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:32 AM

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Yep — that confirms it’s set. New runs should default to /projects as the workspace.

Practical way to use it now:

Say: “Create/update the site in sites/site1/”
(it should resolve to /projects/sites/site1/)

I’d still recommend one extra guardrail: add a /projects/README.md (or /projects/sites/site1/README.md) that states “this folder is served by nginx + tailscale”, and in your prompt tell OpenClaw: “Read the README first and follow it.”

Also: you’re on OpenClaw 2026.2.12 and your earlier audit showed an update available (2026.2.14). When you have a moment, updating is worth it for fixes/security, but don’t do it mid-project unless things are stable.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:33 AM

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should we give openclaw a prompt so it understands this? can it also code more complex things in here?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:34 AM

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Yes — giving it a standard “project prompt” helps a lot. And yes, it can build more complex things, but you’ll want to be explicit about where to write files, how to run/serve, and not exposing anything publicly.

A good “default prompt” to paste into OpenClaw

Paste this once at the top of a new chat/session:

Project rules (read carefully):

Workspace is /projects (this is a shared, persistent volume).

For this job, work only in /projects/sites/site1/.

This folder is served by nginx on http://127.0.0.1:3000/ and exposed tailnet-only at https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/.

Do not write to /data/.openclaw/workspace/... and do not create files outside /projects.

Prefer static files (HTML/CSS/JS). If you need a build system (React/Next/etc), ask first and explain how it will be served.

After changes, summarize what files changed and what URL to test.

That will “ground” it.

Can it code more complex things here?

Works great:

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multi-page static sites (HTML/CSS/JS)
forms with client-side validation
small “apps” (quiz, booking-request form that emails via a 3rd party API, etc.)
simple backend APIs if you add another container/service (Node/Express, Python/FastAPI)

Needs extra setup / decisions:

React/Next/Vite (build step + dev server vs static export)
databases (Postgres/SQLite), auth, admin panels
sending email (SMTP provider/API keys → treat as secrets)

If you tell me what “more complex” means (e.g. “booking form that emails me”, “CMS”, “login”, “payments”), I’ll recommend the cleanest stack that still fits your Docker + Tailnet setup.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:37 AM

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Error: EACCES: permission denied, open '/projects/AGENTS.md'

shows this in the UI now

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:37 AM

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That error means the OpenClaw process can’t write to the /projects volume (usually because the folder on the VPS is owned by root:root with 755, while the container runs as a non-root user).

1) Find what user OpenClaw runs as (inside the container)

Run on the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'whoami; id; ls -ld /projects'

2) Fix ownership of the host folder to match that UID/GID

This “just works” approach grabs the UID/GID from inside the container and applies it to the host directory:

uid=$(docker exec openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 id -u)
gid=$(docker exec openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 id -g)
sudo chown -R "$uid:$gid" /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects

#

sudo chmod -R u+rwX /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects

3) Try again

Refresh the UI and retry creating /projects/AGENTS.md (or whatever it was doing).

If you still hit permissions issues, paste the output of step (1) and I’ll tell you exactly what’s wrong (sometimes it’s just that only a subfolder needs fixing).

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:40 AM

#

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d) — Hot reload for config, cold sweat for deploys.

Updated agents.defaults.workspace. Restart the gateway to apply.
openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config get agents.defaults.workspace

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d) — Welcome to the command line: where dreams compile and confidence segfaults.

/projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'whoami; id; ls -ld /projects'
root
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 15 08:06 /projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# uid=$(docker exec openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 id -u)
gid=$(docker exec openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 id -g)
sudo chown -R "$uid:$gid" /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# sudo chmod -R u+rwX /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

Error: EACCES: permission denied, open '/projects/AGENTS.md'

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:41 AM

#

That EACCES means the OpenClaw process user can’t write to the bind-mounted /projects folder. The confusing bit: docker exec defaults to running as root, so whoami there doesn’t tell us what user the gateway process is running as.

1) Check what user the gateway (PID 1) runs as

Run on the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ps -o user=,uid=,gid=,cmd= -p 1; ls -ldn /projects'

2) Chown the host projects folder to that UID:GID

Replace UID/GID with what you saw above (common is 1000:1000):

sudo chown -R UID:GID /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
sudo chmod -R u+rwX /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects

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3) Quick write test as that same UID inside the container

docker exec -u UID:GID -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'echo ok > /projects/_write_test && ls -l /projects/_write_test'

After that, OpenClaw should be able to create /projects/AGENTS.md (and any site files) normally.

If you paste the output of step (1), I’ll tell you the exact chown + docker exec -u ... values to use.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:42 AM

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root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ps -o user=,uid=,gid=,cmd= -p 1; ls -ldn /projects'
root 0 0 /sbin/docker-init -- /entrypoint.sh node server.mjs
drwxr-xr-x 3 0 0 4096 Feb 15 08:06 /projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:45 AM

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That error is filesystem permissions, not a “prompt” problem.

Even though the container looks like it’s running as root, your Docker setup may be using user-namespace remapping (common on managed VPS images). In that case, “root in the container” maps to some other UID on the host, and chown 0:0 on the host won’t help.

Fix: make `/projects` owned like `/data` (since `/data` already works)

Run on the VPS:

# See what UID/GID owns the working /data mount on the host:
stat -c 'data owner=%u:%g perms=%A %n' /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data
stat -c 'proj owner=%u:%g perms=%A %n' /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects

# Copy the ownership from /data → /projects
uid=$(stat -c %u /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data)
gid=$(stat -c %g /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data)
sudo chown -R "$uid:$gid" /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects

#

sudo chmod -R u+rwX /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects

Then test from inside the container:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'echo ok > /projects/_write_test && ls -l /projects/_write_test'

If that succeeds, the UI should stop throwing EACCES.

Strong recommendation (keeps things tidy)

Don’t use /projects itself as the workspace root (it’ll try to put AGENTS.md, memory/, etc. next to your sites). Use a subfolder:

#

mkdir -p /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_openclaw-workspace
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config set agents.defaults.workspace "/projects/_openclaw-workspace"
docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

If you paste the two stat ... lines output, I can tell you if userns-remap is definitely what’s happening.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:47 AM

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🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d) — Welcome to the command line: where dreams compile and confidence segfaults.

/projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'whoami; id; ls -ld /projects'
root
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 15 08:06 /projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# uid=$(docker exec openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 id -u)
gid=$(docker exec openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 id -g)
sudo chown -R "$uid:$gid" /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# sudo chmod -R u+rwX /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ps -o user=,uid=,gid=,cmd= -p 1; ls -ldn /projects'
root 0 0 /sbin/docker-init -- /entrypoint.sh node server.mjs
drwxr-xr-x 3 0 0 4096 Feb 15 08:06 /projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# # See what UID/GID owns the working /data mount on the host:
stat -c 'data owner=%u:%g perms=%A %n' /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data
stat -c 'proj owner=%u:%g perms=%A %n' /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects

Copy the ownership from /data → /projects

uid=$(stat -c %u /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data)
gid=$(stat -c %g /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data)
sudo chown -R "$uid:$gid" /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
data owner=1000:1000 perms=drwxr-xr-x /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data
proj owner=0:0 perms=drwxr-xr-x /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# sudo chmod -R u+rwX /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'echo ok > /projects/_write_test && ls -l /projects/_write_test'
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3 Feb 15 08:46 /projects/_write_test
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:47 AM

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Good news: your write test succeeded (/projects/_write_test got created), so the permissions problem is fixed now. OpenClaw should stop throwing EACCES once you refresh/retry.

Two follow-ups I’d do:

1) Confirm `/projects` is now owned like `/data` (host-side)

On the VPS:

stat -c 'proj owner=%u:%g perms=%A %n' /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects

You want it to show 1000:1000 (same as your /data mount).

(Optional cleanup)

rm -f /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_write_test

2) Don’t use `/projects` as the workspace root (recommended)

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If your workspace is /projects, OpenClaw will create AGENTS.md, memory/, etc inside /projects. That’s messy, and if you ever make a site public later, you really don’t want any of that near your web content.

Better pattern:

Workspace: /projects/_openclaw-workspace
Websites: /projects/sites/...

Commands (VPS):

mkdir -p /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_openclaw-workspace
sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_openclaw-workspace

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config set agents.defaults.workspace "/projects/_openclaw-workspace"
docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

Then in your prompts, tell it explicitly: “write the website to /projects/sites/site1/”.

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If you try again and still see EACCES, paste:

ls -ldn /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_openclaw-workspace

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:49 AM

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openclaw-1 sh -lc 'echo ok > /projects/_write_test && ls -l /projects/_write_test'
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3 Feb 15 08:46 /projects/_write_test
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# stat -c 'proj owner=%u:%g perms=%A %n' /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
proj owner=1000:1000 perms=drwxr-xr-x /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# rm -f /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_write_test
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# mkdir -p /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_openclaw-workspace
sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_openclaw-workspace

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config set agents.defaults.workspace "/projects/_openclaw-workspace"
docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d) — WhatsApp automation without the "please accept our new privacy policy".

Updated agents.defaults.workspace. Restart the gateway to apply.
openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:50 AM

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Perfect — that’s now the clean setup.

OpenClaw workspace (AGENTS.md, memory, etc.): /projects/_openclaw-workspace
Your websites: /projects/sites/... (served by nginx)

One last quick verify (optional but nice):

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config get agents.defaults.workspace

It should print:
/projects/_openclaw-workspace

From now on, when you want OpenClaw to edit the website, tell it explicitly:

“Write the site files to /projects/sites/site1/ (this is the folder nginx serves).”

#

If this whole thread solved your setup, please mark the solution (right‑click → Apps → ✅ Mark Solution) so it’s indexed.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:50 AM

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so what prompt to give it?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:51 AM

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Paste this as your “starter prompt” in a new OpenClaw chat (edit the site name as needed):

Project rules (follow exactly):

Your workspace is /projects/_openclaw-workspace (AGENTS.md + memory live there).

The website you are building is site1 and must live in: /projects/sites/site1/ (this is what nginx serves).

Do not write website files under /data/.openclaw/workspace or anywhere outside /projects.

This site is served locally at http://127.0.0.1:3000/ and tailnet-only at https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/.

Prefer plain HTML/CSS/JS (no build tools). If you think you need React/Vite/Next, ask first and explain why.

After every change: list the files changed + what to test + the URL to open.

Then your actual task prompt can be something like:

“Build a 1-page website for a local business (home + services + contact section). Create index.html, style.css, and script.js in /projects/sites/site1/. Make it mobile-friendly and fast.”

If you tell me the business type (restaurant, barber, plumber, etc.), I’ll give you a really good “brief” prompt that produces a solid first draft.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:54 AM

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Okay cool, so would it possible to upload a project folder on which I've been working already before from my local pc onto there so it can work on it?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:55 AM

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Yes — totally. You just need to get your local project folder onto the VPS under /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/<name>/ (which maps to /projects/sites/<name>/ inside the container). Then OpenClaw can edit it.

Option A (recommended): `scp` (simple)

From your local PC:

scp -r /path/to/your-site/ root@<VPS_PUBLIC_IP>:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1

If you want it to copy the contents into an existing folder (instead of nesting), do:

scp -r /path/to/your-site/* root@<VPS_PUBLIC_IP>:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1/

Option B: `rsync` (best for repeated updates)

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rsync -av --delete /path/to/your-site/ root@<VPS_PUBLIC_IP>:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1/

After upload: fix ownership (important)

On the VPS:

sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects

Verify it’s visible

On the VPS:

ls -ლა /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1
curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000

#

If you tell me what OS you’re on locally (Windows/macOS/Linux) and how you SSH (key or password), I’ll give you the exact command format (Windows paths can be annoying).

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 7:59 AM

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I am using mac OS and have the folder with files on my desktop

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 7:59 AM

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On macOS this is easy with rsync (best) or scp (simpler). I’ll assume your folder is on the Desktop.

1) Pick a site folder name on the VPS

Example: site1 (you can change it).

On the VPS, make sure the destination exists:

mkdir -p /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1

2) Upload from your Mac → VPS

Option A (recommended): rsync (fast, repeatable)

On your Mac (Terminal):

#

rsync -av --delete "$HOME/Desktop/YourFolderName/" root@<VPS_IP>:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1/

Option B: scp

scp -r "$HOME/Desktop/YourFolderName/" root@<VPS_IP>:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/

(Note: this will create /sites/YourFolderName on the VPS.)

3) Fix permissions so OpenClaw can edit it

On the VPS:

chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1

4) Verify

#

On the VPS:

ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/sites/site1 | head

Then refresh your site URL (https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/).

If you tell me:

the exact folder name on your Desktop, and
whether you SSH by key or password, and your VPS hostname/IP,
I’ll paste the exact command with no placeholders.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 8:00 AM

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I need to verify my mac os pc as well in the UI how do I do this again?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 8:00 AM

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To “verify” your Mac browser again, you need to pair/approve the device (one-time per browser profile). Same flow as before:

1) Open the Control UI (from your Mac)

Use the HTTPS URL:

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/

You’ll see it try to connect and then disconnect / say pairing required.

2) On the VPS: list pending pairing requests

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices list

3) Approve the new request

Copy the requestId shown under “pending”, then:

#

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices approve <requestId>

4) Refresh the UI on your Mac

After approval, reload the page and it should connect.

Notes:

If devices list shows no pending requests, refresh the UI page once and run devices list again.
Don’t post tokens/passwords here; the requestId is safe to share if needed.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 8:02 AM

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now I want to upload this project folder youtube-outreach-crm to the VPS but why do you want to paste it into sites1?

Shouldn't we have a general workfolder?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 8:02 AM

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Yep — you’re right. sites/site1 was just for a website demo. For something like youtube-outreach-crm (a real app/project), you want a general projects folder.

Recommended structure (on the VPS)

Inside /projects (the shared volume):

Workspace (OpenClaw “brain” files):
/projects/_openclaw-workspace/
Websites:
/projects/sites/<site-name>/
General code projects/apps:
/projects/repos/<project-name>/ (or /projects/apps/...)

So for your case:
/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

On the VPS (host path):

#

mkdir -p /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm

Upload from your Mac (into the general folder)

From your Mac:

rsync -av --delete "$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm/" \
root@<VPS_IP>:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

Fix permissions so OpenClaw can edit it

On the VPS:

chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm

#

Then tell OpenClaw where to work

In the Control UI:

“Work in /projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/.”

If you want this app to be accessible by a link too, tell me what it is (static web? Node app? Python? needs a DB?) and what port it runs on, and we’ll expose it tailnet-only via tailscale serve (same pattern as the website).

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 8:04 AM

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IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING NASTY!
Someone could be eavesdropping on you right now (man-in-the-middle attack)!
It is also possible that a host key has just been changed.
The fingerprint for the ED25519 key sent by the remote host is
SHA256:IzbeG1rE7zPg9Hg/b8761obwDqUg1DJ7YRU/VHSdCIU.
Please contact your system administrator.
Add correct host key in /Users/dylandevrieze/.ssh/known_hosts to get rid of this message.
Offending ECDSA key in /Users/dylandevrieze/.ssh/known_hosts:7
Host key for 76.13.143.94 has changed and you have requested strict checking.
Host key verification failed.
rsync(45334): error: unexpected end of file
rsync(45334): error: io_read_nonblocking
rsync(45334): error: io_read_buf
rsync(45334): error: io_read_int
rsync(45334): warning: child 45335 exited with status 255
dylandevrieze@MacBook-Air-6 ~ %

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 8:05 AM

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That warning is SSH doing its job: the server’s host key no longer matches what your Mac previously saved for 76.13.143.94. This can be totally normal (VPS reinstalled/reprovisioned), or it can be a real MITM risk. Don’t just blindly delete it unless you verify.

1) Verify the new fingerprint on the VPS (out-of-band)

If you can open the VPS console in Hostinger (or you’re already SSH’d in from another trusted machine), run on the VPS:

sudo ssh-keygen -lf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub

Compare the SHA256 fingerprint it prints to what your Mac shows:
SHA256:IzbeG1rE7zPg9Hg/b8761obwDqUg1DJ7YRU/VHSdCIU

If it matches, you’re safe to update known_hosts.

2) Remove the old key entry on your Mac and reconnect

On your Mac:

#

ssh-keygen -R 76.13.143.94
ssh root@76.13.143.94

It will prompt to trust the new key; accept it.

(Alternative since it mentions “Offending ECDSA key … line 7”: you can edit ~/.ssh/known_hosts and delete line 7, but ssh-keygen -R is cleaner.)

3) Retry rsync

After SSH works again, your rsync command will work too.

If you want, paste the output of the VPS ssh-keygen -lf ... command (just the fingerprint line).

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 8:06 AM

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I am connected to my VPS and now?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 8:06 AM

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Cool — since you’re on the VPS now, first we verify what the correct SSH host key fingerprint should be.

1) On the VPS: print the SSH host key fingerprint

Run:

sudo ssh-keygen -lf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub

It should print a SHA256 fingerprint. Compare it to what your Mac showed:

SHA256:IzbeG1rE7zPg9Hg/b8761obwDqUg1DJ7YRU/VHSdCIU

If it matches: you’re safe to update your Mac’s known_hosts.
If it does NOT match: stop — don’t proceed (possible MITM / wrong server / IP reuse). Use Hostinger console to confirm the IP is really your VPS.

2) On your Mac: remove the old key and reconnect

#

On your Mac terminal:

ssh-keygen -R 76.13.143.94
ssh root@76.13.143.94

Accept the new key when prompted.

3) Retry your upload (rsync)

Then:

rsync -av --delete "$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm/" \
root@76.13.143.94:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

#

If you paste the output of the VPS ssh-keygen -lf ... command (just that line), I’ll confirm whether it matches the Mac warning fingerprint.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 8:08 AM

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sent 23 bytes received 12 bytes 2.12 bytes/sec
total size is 0 speedup is 0.00
rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1338) [sender=3.2.7]
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 8:08 AM

#

rsync exit code 23 just means “some files didn’t transfer” — the real reason is in the lines above that output (the “previous errors” it mentions).

One super common cause here: you accidentally ran rsync on the VPS (your prompt shows root@srv...#). But your source folder is on your Mac Desktop, so the upload command must be run on the Mac, not the VPS.

Do this instead

1) On the VPS (destination folder)

mkdir -p /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm
chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm

2) On your Mac (upload)

Run this in macOS Terminal:

#

rsync -av --progress --delete \
"$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm/" \
root@76.13.143.94:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

(If you’d rather use Tailscale instead of the public IP, use root@srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:....)

3) Verify on the VPS

ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm | head

If it still errors

Re-run on your Mac with extra verbosity and paste only the error lines:

#

rsync -avv --progress "$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm/" root@76.13.143.94:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

Copy/paste the lines that contain rsync: / failed: / Permission denied / No such file or directory.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 8:11 AM

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root@srv1100186:~# ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm | head
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 Feb 15 08:03 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 15 08:03 ..
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 8:11 AM

#

That folder is still empty (only . and ..), which means the upload hasn’t actually happened yet.

The key point: the upload command must be run on your Mac, because the source folder is on your Mac’s Desktop. If you run rsync on the VPS, it has nothing to send.

1) On the VPS: keep the destination folder

You already have it:
/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

(Optional, make sure it’s writable by OpenClaw later)

sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm

2) On your Mac: run rsync (this is the actual upload)

In macOS Terminal:

#

rsync -av --progress --delete \
"$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm/" \
root@76.13.143.94:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

If it’s a Node project (recommended excludes)

This avoids copying node_modules, build output, etc.:

rsync -av --progress --delete \
--exclude node_modules --exclude .git --exclude dist --exclude build --exclude .next \
"$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm/" \
root@76.13.143.94:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

3) Verify on the VPS

#

ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm | head

After that, inside OpenClaw, tell it to work in:
/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

If your project folder on Desktop has a different name (spaces etc.), tell me the exact name and I’ll paste the exact rsync command.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 8:13 AM

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sent 23 bytes received 12 bytes 5.38 bytes/sec
total size is 0 speedup is 0.00
rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1338) [sender=3.2.7]
root@srv1100186:~#

#

root@srv1100186:~# ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm | head
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 Feb 15 08:03 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 15 08:03 ..
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 8:13 AM

#

That output is still showing a VPS shell prompt (root@srv1100186:~#) — so you’re still running rsync on the VPS. If you run it there, it can’t see your Mac’s Desktop folder, and you’ll get exactly what you’re seeing: total size is 0 + exit code 23.

Do this:

1) On your Mac (NOT in the SSH session)

Open a new Terminal tab/window where your prompt looks like:
dylandevrieze@MacBook… %

Check the folder exists:

ls -la "$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm"

2) Run the upload from the Mac

(Use your VPS IP or, better, the Tailscale MagicDNS name)

Via public IP:

#

rsync -av --progress --delete \
--exclude node_modules --exclude .git --exclude dist --exclude build --exclude .next \
"$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm/" \
root@76.13.143.94:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

Via Tailscale (preferred, avoids public SSH weirdness):

rsync -av --progress --delete \
--exclude node_modules --exclude .git --exclude dist --exclude build --exclude .next \
"$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm/" \
root@srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

3) Verify on the VPS

Back on the VPS:

#

ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm | head

If you still get “code 23”

Copy/paste the 10–20 lines above the “sent 23 bytes…” summary (that’s where the real error is), or run on the Mac:

rsync -avv --progress "$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm/" root@76.13.143.94:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

and paste the first error lines.

#

You’re still running the command on the VPS (your prompt is root@srv1100186:~#). That’s why the destination folder stays empty — the VPS can’t see your Mac’s Desktop.

What to do

Exit the VPS SSH session so you’re back on your Mac terminal:

exit

(Keep exiting until your prompt is something like dylandevrieze@MacBook… %.)

On your Mac, confirm the folder actually has files:

ls -la "$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm" | head

Still on your Mac, upload to the VPS (recommended via Tailscale):

#

rsync -av --progress --delete \
--exclude node_modules --exclude .git --exclude dist --exclude build --exclude .next \
"$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm/" \
root@srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

Back on the VPS, verify it arrived:

ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm | head

If step (2) shows the folder is empty or “No such file”, tell me the exact Desktop folder name (copy/paste from Finder path) and I’ll give you the exact rsync command.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 11:03 AM

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I am on Windows now, how to check

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 11:04 AM

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On Windows, first make sure you’re running the upload from your Windows PC (not inside an SSH session on the VPS).

1) Check you’re local (Windows) vs on the VPS

If your prompt looks like root@srv1100186:~# you’re on the VPS.

On Windows (PowerShell), run:

hostname
whoami

You should see your Windows machine name + your Windows user (not srv1100186 / root).

2) Check the folder exists on your Desktop

PowerShell:

dir "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\youtube-outreach-crm"

#

If it lists files, you’re good.

3) Upload to the VPS (PowerShell, using built-in scp)

First check scp exists:

scp -V

Then upload (this copies the whole folder):

scp -r "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\youtube-outreach-crm" `
root@srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/

That will create:
/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/ on the VPS.

#

4) Verify on the VPS + fix permissions

On the VPS:

ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm | head
sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm

If scp asks about a host key on Windows, that’s normal on a new machine—just make sure the fingerprint matches what you verified on the VPS earlier.

If you tell me whether you’re using PowerShell or WSL, I can give you the exact best command for your setup.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 11:06 AM

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I am on mac an yes the folder exists on my desktop

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 11:06 AM

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Cool — then do the upload from your Mac terminal (not inside the VPS SSH session).

1) Make sure you’re on your Mac (local prompt)

Your prompt should look like dylandevrieze@MacBook… % (not root@srv...#).

Check the folder:

ls -la "$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm" | head

2) Upload with rsync (recommended)

Use the Tailscale name (best):

rsync -av --progress --delete \
--exclude node_modules --exclude .git --exclude dist --exclude build --exclude .next \

#

"$HOME/Desktop/youtube-outreach-crm/" \
root@srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/

3) Verify on the VPS

ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm | head
sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm

If you still see total size is 0, that’s the giveaway you’re not running it locally. In that case, paste the exact prompt line you see right before you run rsync (just the prompt, no secrets).

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 11:08 AM

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root@srv1100186:~# ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm | head
sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm
total 660
drwxr-xr-x 7 501 staff 4096 Jan 30 10:11 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 15 08:03 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 501 staff 567 Jan 30 10:11 .env
-rw-r--r-- 1 501 staff 503 Jan 24 05:23 .gitignore
drwxr-xr-x 9 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 Feb 15 08:29 .next
-rw-r--r-- 1 501 staff 1683 Jan 24 05:35 README.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 501 staff 465 Jan 24 05:21 eslint.config.mjs
-rw-r--r-- 1 501 staff 251 Jan 30 10:09 next-env.d.ts
-rw-r--r-- 1 501 staff 133 Jan 24 05:21 next.config.ts
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 11:09 AM

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Nice — the upload did land on the VPS (the folder isn’t empty anymore).

Right now the files are owned by your macOS UID (501 staff), and most files are -rw-r--r--, so OpenClaw (and the VPS user) won’t be able to edit them. Fix ownership/permissions on the VPS:

1) Run this on the VPS (as root)

sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm
sudo chmod -R u+rwX /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm

2) Verify

ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm | head

You should no longer see 501 staff.

3) Then tell OpenClaw where to work

#

In the Control UI prompt:

“Work in /projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/.”

Two quick notes:

You uploaded .env — don’t paste its contents in Discord (likely contains secrets).
You uploaded .next/ (build output). Next time, exclude it when syncing; it’s usually better to rebuild on the server.

If you want, tell me whether you want to run this Next.js app on the VPS (tailnet link like we did for the static site), and I’ll give you the clean “add a docker-compose service + tailscale serve” steps.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 11:09 AM

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root@srv1100186:~# ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm | head
total 660
drwxr-xr-x 7 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 Jan 30 10:11 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 15 08:03 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 567 Jan 30 10:11 .env
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 503 Jan 24 05:23 .gitignore
drwxr-xr-x 9 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 Feb 15 08:29 .next
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 1683 Jan 24 05:35 README.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 465 Jan 24 05:21 eslint.config.mjs
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 251 Jan 30 10:09 next-env.d.ts
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 133 Jan 24 05:21 next.config.ts
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 11:10 AM

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Nice — ownership is now ubuntu:ubuntu, which is exactly what we want as long as ubuntu is UID 1000 (it usually is).

0) Quick checks (VPS)

id -u ubuntu; id -g ubuntu

If that prints 1000 / 1000, you’re good.

Also, since .env likely has secrets, lock it down:

chmod 600 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/.env

Make the Next.js app accessible on a Tailnet link

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1) Add a new service to `docker-compose.yml`

Edit:

nano /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml

Add this new service under services: (next to openclaw: / site1:):

youtube-crm:
image: node:20-alpine
working_dir: /app
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm:/app
env_file:

#

- ./projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/.env
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3001:3000"
command: sh -lc "npm ci || npm install && npm run build && npm run start -- -p 3000"

Bring it up:

docker compose up -d youtube-crm
docker logs -f openclaw-zs4q-youtube-crm-1

Test locally on the VPS:

curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3001

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2) Expose it via Tailscale Serve (tailnet-only)

Use another HTTPS port (8444) so it doesn’t collide with your other serves:

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8444 http://127.0.0.1:3001
tailscale serve status

Then open (from a Tailnet device):
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8444/

To turn it off later:

sudo tailscale serve --https=8444 off

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If youtube-outreach-crm uses pnpm or yarn (no package-lock.json), tell me which lockfile you have (package-lock.json / pnpm-lock.yaml / yarn.lock) and I’ll adjust the command: line so installs/builds work reliably.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 11:11 AM

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services:
openclaw:
image: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest
init: true
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:${PORT}:${PORT}"
env_file:
- .env
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./data:/data
- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew
- ./projects:/projects

site1:
image: nginx:alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./projects/sites/site1:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3000:80"

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 11:12 AM

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Yep — your docker-compose.yml looks good so far. To run your Next.js app on the VPS + give it a Tailnet link, add one more service under services: (at the same indentation level as site1:).

1) Add this to the bottom of your compose file

youtube-crm:
image: node:20-alpine
working_dir: /app
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm:/app
env_file:
- ./projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm/.env
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3001:3000"
command: sh -lc "npm ci || npm install && npm run build && npm run start -- -p 3000 -H 0.0.0.0"

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2) Apply + check it runs

On the VPS (in /docker/openclaw-zs4q):

docker compose config
docker compose up -d youtube-crm
docker logs -f openclaw-zs4q-youtube-crm-1

Test locally:

curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3001

3) Expose it tailnet-only via Tailscale

Use a new HTTPS port (8444) so it doesn’t collide with your other services:

#

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8444 http://127.0.0.1:3001
tailscale serve status

Then open:
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8444/

One quick question: does your project use npm (package-lock.json), pnpm (pnpm-lock.yaml), or yarn (yarn.lock)? If it’s pnpm/yarn, we should tweak the command: so installs don’t fail.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 11:13 AM

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root@srv1100186:~# docker compose config
docker compose up -d youtube-crm
docker logs -f openclaw-zs4q-youtube-crm-1
no configuration file provided: not found
no configuration file provided: not found
Error response from daemon: No such container: openclaw-zs4q-youtube-crm-1
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 11:13 AM

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Those errors mean you ran docker compose from a directory that doesn’t contain a docker-compose.yml (you’re at root@srv1100186:~#).

Run compose from the right folder (on the VPS)

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose config

If that works, then start the service:

docker compose up -d youtube-crm

And follow logs the easy way (no guessing container name):

docker compose logs -f youtube-crm

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If it says “no such service: youtube-crm”

That means you haven’t saved the youtube-crm: block into /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml yet (or indentation is off). Paste your full services: section again after you add it and I’ll spot the YAML issue quickly.

Quick sanity check

After up -d:

docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.Ports}}"

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 11:14 AM

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root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker compose up -d youtube-crm
WARN[0000] /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml: the attribute version is obsolete, it will be ignored, please remove it to avoid potential confusion
[+] up 7/7
✔ Image node:20-alpine Pulled 7.9s
✔ Container openclaw-zs4q-youtube-crm-1 Created 0.2s
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker compose logs -f youtube-crm
WARN[0000] /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml: the attribute version is obsolete, it will be ignored, please remove it to avoid potential confusion
youtube-crm-1 | npm warn deprecated node-domexception@1.0.0: Use your platform's native DOMException instead

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 11:15 AM

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Nice — it’s running and installing deps/building.

A couple quick notes:

1) That `version is obsolete` warning

Safe to ignore. If you want to clean it up later, just remove the top version: "..." line from docker-compose.yml (optional).

2) Follow the logs until it says it’s listening

Keep watching docker compose logs -f youtube-crm until you see something like:

ready - started server on 0.0.0.0:3000 (Next.js)
or similar.

Then test locally on the VPS:

curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3001

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3) Expose it over Tailnet once local works

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8444 http://127.0.0.1:3001
tailscale serve status

Open (from a Tailnet device):
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8444/

If the container exits or keeps restarting, paste the last ~50 log lines and we’ll fix the start command (sometimes it needs npm run start -- -p 3000 -H 0.0.0.0 vs next start).

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 11:16 AM

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maybe it's better to start from scratch?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 11:17 AM

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No need to start from scratch — what you’re seeing is pretty normal:

npm audit fix --force is just npm suggesting an (often risky) dependency upgrade path. Don’t run that automatically unless you’re ready to deal with breaking changes.
The “middleware convention is deprecated” warning is a Next.js warning, not a failure.
It successfully compiled, and now it’s doing TypeScript checks (“Running TypeScript ...”).

What to do next

Wait for the build to finish. If it’s going to fail, it’ll print TypeScript errors next.
In another VPS terminal, check whether the container is still running:

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose ps

Once logs show it started the server (something like “started server on 0.0.0.0:3000”), test:

#

curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3001

Then you can expose it tailnet-only:

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8444 http://127.0.0.1:3001

If it hangs on “Running TypeScript ...”

Paste the next ~30 lines of logs (or if it exits, the last ~80 lines). Usually it’s either:

a TypeScript error, or
it finished and moved on to npm run start but you didn’t scroll far enough yet.

sly quartz Feb 15, 2026, 11:17 AM

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heavy lakeBOT Feb 15, 2026, 11:18 AM

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Don’t start from scratch — this is just Next.js doing type-checking as part of next build. On some projects it can take a few minutes, and it doesn’t print anything while it’s running.

1) Check whether it’s actually still working (new VPS terminal)

Run:

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose ps
docker stats --no-stream openclaw-zs4q-youtube-crm-1

If CPU is non‑zero / memory is changing → it’s still running typecheck/build.
If the container is “Restarting” → it’s crashing; we need the error.

2) If it’s restarting/crashing, grab the last logs

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docker compose logs --tail=200 youtube-crm

Paste the last ~50 lines.

3) If it’s “running” but stuck at “Running TypeScript …” for >5 minutes

Get a peek at what it’s doing:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-youtube-crm-1 sh -lc "ps aux | head -40"

(or ps aux | grep -E 'next|tsc|node')

About the “npm audit” vulnerabilities line

Ignore for now (especially for a private tailnet preview). Don’t run npm audit fix --force unless you’re ready to deal with breaking dependency changes.

Send me the output of docker compose ps + docker stats --no-stream ... and I’ll tell you whether it’s just slow or actually stuck/crashing.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 12:59 AM

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I want to remove it

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 12:59 AM

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Sure — what exactly do you want to remove?

Here are the common “remove” targets, with the commands for each.

A) Remove the Tailnet link (stop serving it)

If you enabled it on 8444:

sudo tailscale serve --https=8444 off
tailscale serve status

B) Stop + remove the `youtube-crm` container (but keep files)

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose stop youtube-crm
docker compose rm -f youtube-crm

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docker compose ps

C) Remove it from docker-compose (so it won’t come back)

Edit:

nano /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml

Delete the whole youtube-crm: service block, then:

docker compose up -d

D) Delete the uploaded project files too (irreversible)

I’d rather archive than delete:

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mkdir -p /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_archived
mv /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm \
/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_archived/youtube-outreach-crm-$(date +%F)

If you truly want to delete:

rm -rf /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm

Reply with just A, B, C, D, or a combo (e.g. “A+B+C”), and I’ll tell you the safest order for your case.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 1:00 AM

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1 updates could not be installed automatically. For more details,
see /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades.log

Last login: Sun Feb 15 11:08:03 2026 from 169.254.0.1
root@srv1100186:~# cd /projects/postiz
docker compose up -d
-bash: cd: /projects/postiz: No such file or directory
no configuration file provided: not found
root@srv1100186:~# sudo tailscale serve --https=8444 off
tailscale serve status
error: failed to remove web serve: handler does not exist

try tailscale serve --help for usage info
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:43710

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443 (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:3000
|-- /crm proxy http://127.0.0.1:3001

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?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 1:07 AM

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You said “remove it”, but I’m not sure which “it” you mean. If you mean remove the youtube-crm Next.js thing we just added (stop it running + remove the Tailnet link), do this on the VPS:

1) Turn off the Tailnet link (8444)

sudo tailscale serve --https=8444 off
tailscale serve status

2) Stop + remove the container

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose stop youtube-crm
docker compose rm -f youtube-crm

3) (Recommended) Remove it from `docker-compose.yml` so it won’t come back

Edit:

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nano /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml

Delete the whole youtube-crm: service block, then run:

docker compose up -d

If instead you meant “delete the uploaded project files too”, tell me and I’ll give you the safe archive/delete commands.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 1:09 AM

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root@srv1100186:~# cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose stop youtube-crm
docker compose rm -f youtube-crm
WARN[0000] /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml: the attribute version is obsolete, it will be ignored, please remove it to avoid potential confusion
[+] stop 1/1
✔ Container openclaw-zs4q-youtube-crm-1 Stopped 0.0s
WARN[0000] /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml: the attribute version is obsolete, it will be ignored, please remove it to avoid potential confusion
Going to remove openclaw-zs4q-youtube-crm-1
[+] remove 1/1
✔ Container openclaw-zs4q-youtube-crm-1 Removed 1.3s
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# nano /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker compose up -d
WARN[0000] /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml: the attribute version is obsolete, it will be ignored, please remove it to avoid potential confusion
[+] up 2/2
✔ Container openclaw-zs4q-site1-1 Running 0.0s
✔ Container openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 Running 0.0s
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 1:10 AM

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Perfect — youtube-crm is fully removed (container stopped + deleted + compose updated). Only openclaw and site1 are running now.

Two optional cleanups:

1) Remove the Tailnet link if you created one for it (8444)

Check:

tailscale serve status

If you still see :8444, turn it off:

sudo tailscale serve --https=8444 off

2) Remove the obsolete `version:` line warning

Open your compose file and delete the top version: "..." line (safe), then:

#

docker compose up -d

If you want to also delete/archive the uploaded repo files (/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/youtube-outreach-crm), say so and I’ll give the safest (archive-first) command.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 1:12 AM

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https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443 (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:3000
|-- /crm proxy http://127.0.0.1:3001

root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

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all good?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 1:23 AM

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Easiest safe way: briefly disable the whole 8443 serve, then re-enable only the root mapping you want (this removes the /crm path). Run these on the VPS:

Turn off the current 8443 serve (removes both / and /crm on that port):

sudo tailscale serve --https=8443 off

Re-add only the root proxy to 127.0.0.1:3000:

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000

Confirm status:

tailscale serve status

You should then see only:

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https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/ |-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:3000

Notes:

This won’t touch your OpenClaw UI serve on the other port (that’s separate).
If you’d prefer a non-disruptive backup-first approach, run:

sudo tailscale serve status --json > /tmp/serve-backup.json
sudo tailscale serve reset
# then re-add the root mapping:
sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000

(Use the backup if you need to restore the full previous config.)

Which way do you want to go — quick (off + re-add) or backup+reset?

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Yep — if after running those commands tailscale serve status shows only the / -> 127.0.0.1:3000 mapping (and no /crm), you’re good.

Quick check:

tailscale serve status
curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000

And open: https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/ from your Tailnet device.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 1:26 AM

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This site can’t be reached
srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net refused to connect.
Try:

Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 1:27 AM

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ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED usually means Tailscale Serve is up, but nothing is listening behind it (or you opened the wrong URL/port).

0) Make sure you’re opening the site URL (it’s on 8443)

Your website is:

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/

If you open without :8443, you’re hitting port 443 (which in your setup is OpenClaw, not the site).

1) On the VPS: confirm what Tailscale is serving

tailscale serve status

You should see something like:
https://...:8443 |-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:3000

2) On the VPS: check the backend (nginx) is actually up

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docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.Ports}}"
curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000

If the curl fails: restart the site container:

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose up -d site1

3) If 8443 mapping is missing/broken, re-add it

sudo tailscale serve --https=8443 off
sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000
tailscale serve status

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If you paste the outputs of tailscale serve status + curl -I http://127.0.0.1:3000, I can tell you exactly which piece is down.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 1:28 AM

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Okay that works, now I am wondering if I want openlclaw to create projects is there a way it can make it visible on my local pc through tailnet without needing to do all thos manual steps through the terminal every time?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 1:29 AM

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Yes — you can set it up so you do the “terminal stuff” once, and after that anything OpenClaw writes into /projects/sites/... is automatically visible from your PC via the Tailnet URL.

Best pattern: one “sites preview server” (static sites)

Instead of a separate container per site, run one container that serves the whole folder:

/projects/sites/<site-name>/index.html

1) Change your `site1` service into a generic “sites” server

Edit:

nano /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml

Replace your current site1: service with this:

#

sites:
image: caddy:2-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./projects/sites:/srv:ro
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:3000:80"
command: ["caddy","file-server","--root","/srv","--browse","--listen",":80"]

Apply:

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose up -d

#

Now your site URLs become:

http://127.0.0.1:3000/site1/
http://127.0.0.1:3000/site2/
etc.

2) Keep Tailscale Serve the same (one-time)

Point Tailnet HTTPS to that one port (you already do this):

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000

Now from your local PC (on Tailnet):

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/site1/
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/site2/

3) Prompt OpenClaw to always write to the right place

Tell it:

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“Create the site in /projects/sites/<new-site-name>/ (this is served automatically).”

That’s it — no more terminal steps per new static site.

What about “more complex projects” (Next.js, APIs, DBs)?

Those need a running server process, so there will still be some “start/stop” step (or you build a proper deploy system). But for static sites, the setup above is the smoothest.

If you want, paste your current site1 block after you edit, and I’ll sanity-check it before you restart anything.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 1:33 AM

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so how can I get it to do complex things like coding, setting up postiz on its onw?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 1:34 AM

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It can help with “complex things”, but the safe/realistic way to do it is:

OpenClaw writes code + config files (docker-compose, Caddy/Nginx config, README with commands)
You run the actual commands (docker compose up -d, etc.) after you review
(If you later want more automation, you can, but start human-in-the-loop.)

Pattern that works well (for Postiz or any app)

Create a dedicated folder (on VPS host):

mkdir -p /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/postiz

Inside the container that becomes: /projects/repos/postiz/

In OpenClaw UI, use a prompt like:

“Work in /projects/repos/postiz/.
Goal: deploy Postiz via Docker Compose on this VPS.
Requirements: tailnet-only access (no public ports), store secrets in .env (don’t print them), and write a README.md with exact commands I should run.

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Ask me before any destructive step.”

You paste Postiz’s official install/deploy instructions into the chat (or link them), and OpenClaw turns that into:

docker-compose.yml
.env.example (placeholders)
README.md (runbook)

You run the commands from the right directory:

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/repos/postiz
docker compose up -d

Expose it tailnet-only (one-time):

bind the app to localhost (127.0.0.1:<port>)
then tailscale serve --bg --https=<port> http://127.0.0.1:<port>

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If you truly want “on its own”

That means letting OpenClaw run shell commands (install packages, start containers). You can do that, but you should treat it like giving an intern root on your server: doable, but risky. I’d only do it with:

an allowlist / approvals for commands
a separate “projects” area only
backups/snapshots enabled

If you tell me where Postiz’s docs are (or paste the docker-compose they recommend) and whether you want it tailnet-only or public, I’ll tell you the cleanest deployment shape for your current setup (Docker + Tailscale Serve).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 1:49 AM

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openclaw stopped working

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openclaw-1:
(Use node --trace-deprecation ... to show where the warning was created)
[Mon Feb 16 2026 08:50:10.182]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-16T01:50:10.182Z [ws] Proxy headers detected from untrusted address. Connection will not be treated as local. Configure gateway.trustedProxies to restore local client detection behind your proxy.
[Mon Feb 16 2026 08:50:10.491]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-16T01:50:10.491Z [ws] webchat connected conn=cdb7c1f6-1082-41bf-bf65-5918b0cf141f remote=127.0.0.1 client=openclaw-control-ui webchat vdev

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Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/projects'

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 1:51 AM

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You can get pretty close to “no terminal fiddling”, but there are two different cases:

1) “Projects” that are just files (static sites) → can be 100% automatic

If you set up one file server that serves all of /projects/sites, then any time OpenClaw creates:

/projects/sites/<new-site>/index.html

…it’s instantly visible on your PC at a stable Tailnet URL (no new containers, no new tailscale serve commands).

If you want, we can change your current site1 nginx service into a single “sites” server so you get URLs like:
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/site1/
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/site2/ etc.

2) “Complex things” (Postiz, Next.js apps, databases) → you still need a deploy/start step

Anything dynamic needs a running process (containers/services). The good news: you only do the start step once per app, then it stays up and the link stays stable.

The low-friction workflow I recommend

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OpenClaw generates a complete stack folder:

/projects/stacks/postiz/docker-compose.yml
/projects/stacks/postiz/.env.example
/projects/stacks/postiz/README.md (exact commands)

You run one command on the VPS:

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/stacks/postiz
docker compose up -d

You expose it tailnet-only once (pick a port, e.g. 8445):

sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8445 http://127.0.0.1:<postiz-local-port>

After that, you don’t keep redoing terminal steps unless you redeploy.

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Can OpenClaw do the deploy commands “on its own”?

Only if you intentionally give it a safe way to run host commands (tight allowlist, approvals). That’s doable but it’s a security decision, not a default.

If you tell me which direction you want:

Make static sites fully automatic (one “sites” server + one Tailnet URL), or
Set up Postiz tailnet-only with the “one command deploy” runbook,

…I’ll give you the exact steps for that path.

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Got it. That EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/projects' means the Gateway can’t write to your /projects mount (workspace/projects volume), and it can break a bunch of UI actions.

Run these on the VPS and paste the output:

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q

docker compose ps
docker compose logs --tail=120 openclaw

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
echo "workspace=$(openclaw config get agents.defaults.workspace)";
ps aux | head -25;
ls -ldn /projects /projects/_openclaw-workspace || true;
touch /projects/_perm_test && rm /projects/_perm_test && echo "touch OK" || echo "touch FAILED"
'

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If `touch FAILED`, fix perms on the host (safe)

sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
sudo chmod -R u+rwX /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
docker compose restart openclaw

About the proxy warning

This line is harmless:

“Proxy headers detected from untrusted address… configure gateway.trustedProxies…”

It just affects whether OpenClaw treats proxied requests as “local” (auto-approve behavior). We can clean it up later; it shouldn’t stop things from working.

Send the outputs above and I’ll tell you exactly what’s wrong (wrong mount, wrong owner, or OpenClaw running as a different UID than we expected).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 1:55 AM

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1 updates could not be installed automatically. For more details,
see /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades.log

Last login: Mon Feb 16 00:57:43 2026 from 169.254.0.1
root@srv1100186:~# sudo tailscale serve --https=8443 off
Are you sure you want to delete 2 handlers under port 8443? [Y/n] y
root@srv1100186:~# sudo tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:3000
Available within your tailnet:

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443/
|-- proxy http://127.0.0.1:3000

Serve started and running in the background.
To disable the proxy, run: tailscale serve --https=8443 off
root@srv1100186:~# tailscale serve status
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:43710

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net:8443 (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:3000

root@srv1100186:~# cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/stacks/postiz
docker compose up -d
-bash: cd: /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/stacks/postiz: No such file or directory
no configuration file provided: not found
root@srv1100186:~# openclaw dashboard
openclaw: command not found
root@srv1100186:~#

how can I fix openclaw as it has stopped responding

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 1:56 AM

#

A few things are getting mixed together here:

openclaw is not installed on the VPS host, it’s inside the Docker container → that’s why openclaw: command not found.
docker compose up -d only works when you run it in the folder that has your compose file: /docker/openclaw-zs4q.
/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/stacks/postiz doesn’t exist yet because you haven’t created/deployed Postiz (so that error is expected).

Let’s get OpenClaw responding again.

1) Check the OpenClaw container is running + restart it

On the VPS:

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose ps
docker compose logs --tail=200 openclaw
docker compose restart openclaw

#

2) Verify the Gateway port is reachable locally

(Your tailnet root is proxying to 127.0.0.1:43710, so test that first)

curl -I http://127.0.0.1:43710

If that fails, paste the output of docker compose ps + the last ~50 lines of docker compose logs --tail=200 openclaw.

3) Verify `/projects` is writable inside the container (fixes EACCES)

Run:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ls -ldn /projects /projects/_openclaw-workspace; touch /projects/_perm_test && rm /projects/_perm_test && echo OK || echo FAIL'

If it prints FAIL, fix on the host:

#

sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
sudo chmod -R u+rwX /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
docker compose restart openclaw

4) If the UI connects but “stops responding”

Often it’s actually “device pairing required again” after a restart. Approve from the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices list
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices approve <requestId>

Quick note on your Tailscale Serve

Your Serve status looks fine now:

OpenClaw UI: https://srv1100186...ts.net/ → 127.0.0.1:43710

#

Website: https://srv1100186...ts.net:8443/ → 127.0.0.1:3000

Run steps (1) + (2) and tell me what curl -I http://127.0.0.1:43710 returns (200? 401? connection refused?). That will pinpoint what “stopped responding” actually is.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:02 AM

#

openclaw-1 | 2026-02-16T01:46:17.731Z [ws] Proxy headers detected from untrusted address. Connection will not be treated as local. Configure gateway.trustedProxies to restore local client detection behind your proxy.
openclaw-1 | 2026-02-16T01:46:17.956Z [ws] webchat connected conn=105f8178-77e6-4161-9bed-0db33470ee45 remote=127.0.0.1 client=openclaw-control-ui webchat vdev
openclaw-1 | 2026-02-16T01:49:19.566Z [telegram] callback handler failed: Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/projects'
openclaw-1 | 2026-02-16T01:49:23.276Z [telegram] handler failed: Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/projects'
openclaw-1 | 2026-02-16T01:50:01.578Z [ws] webchat disconnected code=1005 reason=n/a conn=105f8178-77e6-4161-9bed-0db33470ee45
openclaw-1 | (node:9) [DEP0060] DeprecationWarning: The util._extend API is deprecated. Please use Object.assign() instead.
openclaw-1 | (Use node --trace-deprecation ... to show where the warning was created)
openclaw-1 | 2026-02-16T01:50:10.182Z [ws] Proxy headers detected from untrusted address. Connection will not be treated as local. Configure gateway.trustedProxies to restore local client detection behind your proxy.
openclaw-1 | 2026-02-16T01:50:10.491Z [ws] webchat connected conn=cdb7c1f6-1082-41bf-bf65-5918b0cf141f remote=127.0.0.1 client=openclaw-control-ui webchat vdev
openclaw-1 | 2026-02-16T01:56:45.271Z [ws] Proxy headers detected from untrusted address. Connection will not be treated as local. Configure gateway.trustedProxies to restore local client detection behind your proxy.
openclaw-1 | 2026-02-16T01:56:45.614Z [ws] webchat connected conn=cf34a732-c5fb-4e62-a6e2-a16da3b49019 remote=127.0.0.1 client=openclaw-control-ui webchat vdev
[+] restart 0/1
⠙ Container openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 Restarting

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:03 AM

#

Your logs show the real problem:

EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/projects'

So OpenClaw is trying to create/use /projects, but inside the container it either isn’t mounted or isn’t writable, and that’s causing handlers to fail and the container to flap.

Do these checks/fixes on the VPS:

1) Verify `/projects` is actually mounted into the OpenClaw container (and RW)

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker inspect openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --format '{{range .Mounts}}{{println .Destination "->" .Source "rw=" .RW}}{{end}}' | sort

You must see a line like:
/projects -> /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects rw=true

#

If you do NOT see /projects: your compose file lost the - ./projects:/projects mount. Add it back under the openclaw: service and run:

docker compose up -d --force-recreate openclaw

2) Ensure the host folder exists + is writable

ls -ldn /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
ls -ldn /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_openclaw-workspace || true

sudo mkdir -p /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_openclaw-workspace
sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
sudo chmod -R u+rwX /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects

3) Restart OpenClaw cleanly

#

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose up -d --force-recreate openclaw
docker compose logs -f openclaw

4) Quick write test inside the container

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'touch /projects/_perm_test && rm /projects/_perm_test && echo OK || echo FAIL'

If you paste the output of step (1) (the mounts list), I can tell you immediately whether this is “missing mount” vs “permissions”.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:04 AM

#

root@srv1100186:~# cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker inspect openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --format '{{range .Mounts}}{{println .Destination "->" .Source "rw=" .RW}}{{end}}' | sort

/data -> /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data rw= true
/home/linuxbrew -> /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data/linuxbrew rw= true
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:04 AM

#

There’s the smoking gun: /projects is not mounted into the OpenClaw container anymore. Your container only has /data and /home/linuxbrew, so when OpenClaw tries to use /projects (your workspace), it hits EACCES / fails and starts flapping.

Fix: add the `/projects` volume back + recreate the container

Make sure the host folder exists:

sudo mkdir -p /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects
sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects

Edit your compose file:

nano /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml

Under the openclaw service, make sure volumes: includes this line:

#

volumes:
- ./data:/data
- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew
- ./projects:/projects

Recreate OpenClaw:

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose up -d --force-recreate openclaw

Confirm the mount is back:

docker inspect openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --format '{{range .Mounts}}{{println .Destination "->" .Source "rw=" .RW}}{{end}}' | sort

#

You should now see /projects -> /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects rw= true.

Quick write test:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'mkdir -p /projects/_openclaw-workspace && touch /projects/_perm_test && rm /projects/_perm_test && echo OK'

Once /projects is mounted again, OpenClaw should stop “stopping working” immediately.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:05 AM

#

services:
openclaw:
image: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest
init: true
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:${PORT}:${PORT}"
env_file:
- .env
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- ./data:/data
- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:05 AM

#

Yep — that’s exactly why /projects disappeared. Just add the missing line back.

Change your volumes: block to:

volumes:
- ./data:/data
- ./data/linuxbrew:/home/linuxbrew
- ./projects:/projects

Then on the VPS:

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose up -d --force-recreate openclaw

#

Verify the mount exists now:

docker inspect openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --format '{{range .Mounts}}{{println .Destination "->" .Source "rw=" .RW}}{{end}}' | sort

You should see /projects -> /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects rw= true. After that, OpenClaw should respond again.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:07 AM

#

docker compose up -d --force-recreate openclaw
[+] up 1/1
✔ Container openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 Recreated 2.3s
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker inspect openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --format '{{range .Mounts}}{{println .Destination "->" .Source "rw=" .RW}}{{end}}' | sort

/data -> /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data rw= true
/home/linuxbrew -> /docker/openclaw-zs4q/data/linuxbrew rw= true
/projects -> /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects rw= true
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:07 AM

#

Perfect — /projects is mounted again. That should fix the EACCES mkdir /projects errors and OpenClaw should respond.

Final quick sanity check (optional):

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'touch /projects/_perm_test && rm /projects/_perm_test && echo OK'
docker compose logs --tail=50 openclaw

If the UI still won’t connect, it’s usually just device pairing again after the recreate:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices list

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:08 AM

#

works again how do I install this clawhub skill? https://clawhub.ai/theglove44/reddit

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:10 AM

#

Yep. Since your OpenClaw is running in Docker and your workspace is /projects/_openclaw-workspace, you want to install the skill into:

/projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/

1) Install via ClawHub CLI (run on the VPS)

This uses npx so you don’t have to “install clawhub” permanently:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
cd /projects/_openclaw-workspace
npx -y clawhub install theglove44/reddit --workdir /projects/_openclaw-workspace
'

If that slug doesn’t work, search for the exact slug first:

#

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'npx -y clawhub search "reddit" --limit 10'

…and then run clawhub install <slug> with whatever it prints.

2) Verify it’s there

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ls -la /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills'
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw skills list
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw skills check

3) Reload skills

Usually they’re picked up on the next session, but the simplest is to restart the gateway container:

#

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose restart openclaw

Security note (important)

ClawHub skills are public third‑party code/instructions. Before using, open the installed SKILL.md and skim what it does + what tools it uses.

If you paste the output of openclaw skills list after install, I can tell you the exact command/name to invoke it from the UI.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:13 AM

#

openclaw-1 | 2026-02-16T02:07:34.911Z [ws] webchat connected conn=a5b4de4b-4f36-421b-a5f2-7ae158259510 remote=127.0.0.1 client=openclaw-control-ui webchat vdev
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
cd /projects/_openclaw-workspace
npx -y clawhub install theglove44/reddit --workdir /projects/_openclaw-workspace
'
✖ Skill not found
Error: Skill not found
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'npx -y clawhub search "reddit" --limit 10'
reddit v1.0.0 Reddit (3.432)
reddit-readonly v1.0.0 Reddit (read only - no auth) (3.411)
reddit-cli v1.0.2 Reddit Cli (3.410)
reddit-scraper v1.0.0 Reddit Scraper (3.395)
reddit-insights v1.2.0 Reddit Insights (3.385)
reddit-read-only v1.0.0 Reddit (read only - no auth) (3.382)
search-reddit v1.0.0 Search Reddit (3.348)
reddit-api v1.2.0 Reddit Search (3.247)
reddit-explore v0.0.3 Reddit Explore (3.200)
reddit-researcher v1.0.1 Reddit Researcher (3.113)
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

the skill is availble but it's marked as suspicious but I checked and it isn't

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:14 AM

#

theglove44/reddit is the web URL, but the ClawHub CLI installs by slug, and in your search results the slugs are things like reddit, reddit-readonly, etc. That’s why clawhub install theglove44/reddit says “Skill not found”.

1) Pick one from the search list (I’d start with read-only)

On the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
cd /projects/_openclaw-workspace
npx -y clawhub install reddit-readonly --workdir /projects/_openclaw-workspace
'

(Or if you want the main one: replace reddit-readonly with reddit.)

2) Inspect what you just installed (important if it’s marked suspicious)

#

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
ls -la /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills
sed -n "1,200p" /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/reddit-readonly/SKILL.md
'

If ClawHub marks something “suspicious”, it usually means it got reported/flagged. You can’t “un-suspicious” it locally — the right move is to audit the skill files and only proceed if you’re comfortable.

3) Restart OpenClaw so it picks up the new workspace skill

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose restart openclaw

4) Confirm OpenClaw sees it

#

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw skills list
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw skills check

If you tell me which one you actually want (reddit vs reddit-readonly vs reddit-cli), I’ll give you the exact install + how to invoke it once it’s loaded.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:16 AM

#

I want to install the one I found the link is availble

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:17 AM

#

That link format (/theglove44/reddit) is the web URL (user + page), but the CLI installs by slug. From your clawhub search output, the slug you want is almost certainly just:

reddit (or reddit-readonly if you want the safer read-only one)

Install the one from the link (slug: `reddit`)

Run on the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
cd /projects/_openclaw-workspace
npx -y clawhub install reddit --workdir /projects/_openclaw-workspace
'

Verify what you installed (so you know it’s really that one)

#

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
ls -la /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills
sed -n "1,120p" /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/reddit/SKILL.md
cat /projects/_openclaw-workspace/.clawhub/lock.json 2>/dev/null | head -80
'

Reload skills

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose restart openclaw

Then:

#

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw skills list
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw skills check

About the “suspicious” flag: that’s a ClawHub moderation/report signal. You can still use it if you’ve reviewed SKILL.md + any scripts it calls and you’re comfortable—but treat it as untrusted until you’ve read it.

If clawhub install reddit errors, paste the exact error line and I’ll tell you what it needs.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:18 AM

#

cd /projects/_openclaw-workspace
npx -y clawhub install reddit --workdir /projects/_openclaw-workspace
'
Error: Already installed: /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/reddit (use --force)
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

shouldn't it go in the skills.md folder?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:18 AM

#

It did go into the right place.

ClawHub installs skills as folders under:

/projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/<skill-name>/

So skills/reddit/ is correct — there is no single “skills.md folder”. (The file is SKILL.md inside the skill folder.)

The error just means it’s already there.

Verify it’s installed

ls -la /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills
ls -la /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/reddit
sed -n '1,120p' /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/reddit/SKILL.md

#

If you want to overwrite/update it anyway

npx -y clawhub install reddit --workdir /projects/_openclaw-workspace --force

(or, better, update all installed skills:)

npx -y clawhub update --all --workdir /projects/_openclaw-workspace

Make OpenClaw pick it up

Restart OpenClaw (or start a new session):

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose restart openclaw

Then check:

#

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw skills list

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:18 AM

#

'
✖ Skill not found
Error: Skill not found
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'npx -y clawhub search "reddit" --limit 10'
reddit v1.0.0 Reddit (3.432)
reddit-readonly v1.0.0 Reddit (read only - no auth) (3.411)
reddit-cli v1.0.2 Reddit Cli (3.410)
reddit-scraper v1.0.0 Reddit Scraper (3.395)
reddit-insights v1.2.0 Reddit Insights (3.385)
reddit-read-only v1.0.0 Reddit (read only - no auth) (3.382)
search-reddit v1.0.0 Search Reddit (3.348)
reddit-api v1.2.0 Reddit Search (3.247)
reddit-explore v0.0.3 Reddit Explore (3.200)
reddit-researcher v1.0.1 Reddit Researcher (3.113)
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
cd /projects/_openclaw-workspace
npx -y clawhub install reddit --workdir /projects/_openclaw-workspace
'
Error: Already installed: /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/reddit (use --force)
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# ls -la /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills
ls -la /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/reddit
sed -n '1,120p' /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/reddit/SKILL.md
ls: cannot access '/projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/reddit': No such file or directory
sed: can't read /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/reddit/SKILL.md: No such file or directory
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:19 AM

#

You did install it — you’re just looking in the wrong place.

/projects/... exists inside the OpenClaw container (it’s a Docker bind mount). On the VPS host, the same files live under:

/docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/...

That’s why your host-side ls -la /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills says “No such file”.

Check it (inside the container)

Run on the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
ls -la /projects/_openclaw-workspace
ls -la /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills
ls -la /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/reddit

#

sed -n "1,120p" /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/reddit/SKILL.md
'

Or check it (host path)

ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_openclaw-workspace
ls -la /docker/openclaw-zs4q/projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills

That earlier “✖ Skill not found”

That was for theglove44/reddit (the web URL). The CLI installs by slug (like reddit, reddit-readonly, etc.), not by the web URL.

If you want, paste the first ~30 lines of SKILL.md after the command above and I’ll confirm which “reddit” skill you actually installed and how to invoke it from OpenClaw.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:21 AM

#

Get Comments

# By post ID or full URL
node /projects/_openclaw-workspace/scripts/reddit.mjs comments t3_abc123
node /projects/_openclaw-workspace/scripts/reddit.mjs comments "https://reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/abc123/..."

Submit a Post (requires auth)

# Text post
node /projects/_openclaw-workspace/scripts/reddit.mjs submit yoursubreddit --title "Weekly Discussion" --text "What's on your mind?"

# Link post
node /projects/_openclaw-workspace/scripts/reddit.mjs submit yoursubreddit --title "Great article" --url "https://example.com"

Reply to Post/Comment (requires auth)

node /projects/_openclaw-workspace/scripts/reddit.mjs reply t1_abc123 "Your reply text here"

Moderation (requires auth + mod permissions)

# Remove a post/comment
node /projects/_openclaw-workspace/scripts/reddit.mjs mod remove t3_abc123

# Approve a post/comment
node /projects/_openclaw-workspace/scripts/reddit.mjs mod approve t3_abc123

# Sticky a post
node /projects/_openclaw-workspace/scripts/reddit.mjs mod sticky t3_abc123

# Unsticky
node /projects/_openclaw-workspace/scripts/reddit.mjs mod unsticky t3_abc123

# Lock comments
node /projects/_openclaw-workspace/scripts/reddit.mjs mod lock t3_abc123

# View modqueue
node /projects/_openclaw-workspace/scripts/reddit.mjs mod queue yoursubreddit

Implementation

The script uses:

Public JSON API for read actions (no auth needed)
OAuth for posting/moderation (via password grant)
Automatic token refresh when expired

Rate Limits

~60 requests/minute for OAuth
~10 requests/minute for unauthenticated

Notes

Read actions work without any auth
Post/mod actions require OAuth credentials set as environment variables
Token is stored in memory (not persisted between sessions)
For production use, consider using a proper OAuth flow with refresh tokens
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:22 AM

#

Yep — that confirms the skill is installed correctly. It’s basically a Reddit CLI script at:

/projects/_openclaw-workspace/scripts/reddit.mjs

A couple important points for using it with OpenClaw:

1) Read-only stuff will work immediately (no auth)

You can ask OpenClaw to run commands like “get comments for this URL”, and it should call:

node /projects/_openclaw-workspace/scripts/reddit.mjs comments "<reddit url>"

2) Posting/mod actions need credentials (don’t paste them in chat)

Anything like submit, reply, mod ... requires OAuth env vars. Best practice is:

put them in your OpenClaw config under skills.entries.reddit.env or
set them in the container environment (compose .env) and restart

#

Before you do that, open the top of the skill’s SKILL.md (first ~50 lines) to see the exact required env var names:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'sed -n "1,80p" /projects/_openclaw-workspace/skills/reddit/SKILL.md'

3) Make sure OpenClaw actually “sees” the skill

After installing, restart OpenClaw once:

cd /docker/openclaw-zs4q
docker compose restart openclaw

Then:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw skills list
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw skills check

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If you tell me whether you want read-only Reddit research or posting/moderation, I’ll give you the safest setup for credentials (without leaking secrets).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:35 AM

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I need to reauthenicate a new device browser on tailnet how do I do this?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:36 AM

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To re-auth a new browser/device for the OpenClaw Control UI, you need to approve the pairing request on the VPS.

Open the Control UI from the new browser (so it generates a pairing request):
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/
On the VPS, list pending device requests:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices list

Approve the new request (copy the requestId from the output):

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices approve <requestId>

Refresh the UI page.

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If devices list shows nothing pending, refresh the UI once and run devices list again. If you paste the devices list output, I’ll point to the exact requestId.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:41 AM

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{
"status": "error",
"tool": "browser",
"error": "Can't reach the OpenClaw browser control service (timed out after 15000ms). Start (or restart) the OpenClaw gateway (OpenClaw.app menubar, or openclaw gateway) and try again."
}

i want it to take over my browser and start working but it doesn't seem to do anything

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Clawdbot Browser Relay
Click the toolbar button on a tab to attach / detach.

Getting started
If you see a red ! badge on the extension icon, the relay server is not reachable. Start Clawdbot’s browser relay on this machine (Gateway or clawdbot browser serve), then click the toolbar button again.

Full guide (install, remote Gateway, security): docs.clawd.bot/tools/chrome-extension

Relay port
Port
18792
Save
Default: 18792. Extension connects to: http://127.0.0.1:18792/. Only change this if your Clawdbot profile uses a different cdpUrl port.
Relay not reachable at http://127.0.0.1:18792/. Start Clawdbot’s browser relay on this machine, then click the toolbar button again

do I change somethign here?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:44 AM

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That error happens because your Gateway is on the VPS, but the browser you want to “take over” is on your Mac. The browser tool can only control a browser on the same machine (or via a node host on that machine).

To get “take over my browser” working from a VPS Gateway, do this:

A) Run a node host on your Mac (this is what gives the Gateway access to your Mac’s browser)

On the VPS, get your gateway token (don’t paste it here):

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config get gateway.auth.token

On your Mac, install the OpenClaw CLI (pick one):

npm i -g openclaw
# or
pnpm add -g openclaw

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On your Mac, start the node host (connect through your Tailscale Serve HTTPS):

export OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN="<paste-token-here>"
openclaw node run --host srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net --port 443 --tls --display-name "Mac Browser Node"

On the VPS, approve the node pairing request:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes pending
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes approve <requestId>

B) Install the Browser Relay extension on your Mac’s Chrome/Brave and attach a tab

On your Mac:

openclaw browser extension install

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openclaw browser extension path

Then in Chrome:

open chrome://extensions
enable Developer mode
Load unpacked → select the folder from openclaw browser extension path
click the OpenClaw Browser Relay icon on the tab you want controlled (badge should show ON)

C) Use it

Now, when you ask OpenClaw to use the browser tool, it should route to your Mac node and control the attached tab (profile is usually chrome / relay).

If you tell me: Mac browser = Chrome or Brave? and whether you already have openclaw installed on the Mac, I can tighten the commands to exactly your setup.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:44 AM

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I am on windows

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:45 AM

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Don’t change anything in that extension page (leave Port = 18792).

That Relay not reachable at http://127.0.0.1:18792/ means: there is no OpenClaw relay server running on your Mac. Since your Gateway is on the VPS, the only way to “take over your Mac browser” is to run a node host on your Mac (the node provides the local relay + browser proxy).

1) Get your Gateway token (on the VPS) — don’t paste it here

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config get gateway.auth.token

2) On your Mac: install OpenClaw CLI + start a node host

npm i -g openclaw
# or: pnpm add -g openclaw

export OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN="<token from step 1>"
openclaw node run --host srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net --port 443 --tls --display-name "Mac Browser"

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Keep that running.

3) Approve the node on the VPS

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes pending
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes approve <requestId>

4) Back in Chrome on your Mac

The extension ! should go away (relay becomes reachable)
Click the toolbar button on the tab you want → badge ON

After that, OpenClaw can drive the attached tab (browser profile usually chrome).

If you tell me what happens after you start openclaw node run on the Mac (any errors / does the ! badge disappear?), I’ll guide the next step.

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Got it — same idea, just “node host on Windows” instead of Mac. Don’t change the relay port (keep 18792).

1) Get the gateway token (on the VPS) — don’t post it

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config get gateway.auth.token

2) On Windows: install OpenClaw CLI

Open PowerShell (normal is fine) and run:

npm i -g openclaw

(If you don’t have Node/npm installed, install Node.js LTS first.)

3) On Windows: start the node host (keep it running)

In PowerShell:

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$env:OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN="PASTE_TOKEN_HERE"
openclaw node run --host srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net --port 443 --tls --display-name "Windows Browser"

4) Approve the node on the VPS

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes pending
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes approve <requestId>

5) In Chrome on Windows

The extension ! should disappear once the node host is running
Click the extension button on the tab you want to control → badge ON

If you paste the output of openclaw node run ... on Windows (just the error lines if any), I’ll tell you what to fix (common: firewall prompt, token missing, or TLS flag).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:46 AM

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C:\Users>npm i -g openclaw
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heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:47 AM

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Let that npm i -g openclaw finish — it can sit there with that | spinner for a bit while it downloads/install.

1) When it’s done, verify the CLI is installed (on Windows)

In that same terminal:

openclaw --version
where openclaw

If openclaw isn’t found, paste the last few lines of the npm output (it’s usually a PATH or permissions issue).

2) Make sure you’re on Tailscale on this Windows machine

You need to be connected to the same tailnet, otherwise srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net won’t be reachable.

If you have the Tailscale app installed, just confirm it says “Connected”.
(If you have the CLI: tailscale status.)

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3) Start the node host on Windows (this is what makes the relay reachable)

Don’t paste the token in chat. In CMD:

set OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=PASTE_TOKEN_HERE
openclaw node run --host srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net --port 443 --tls --display-name "Windows Browser"

Leave that running.

4) Approve the node on the VPS

On the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes pending
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes approve <requestId>

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5) Back in Chrome (Windows)

Once the node host is running + approved, the extension’s ! (“relay not reachable”) should go away. Then click the extension icon on the tab you want to control → badge ON.

If you get stuck, tell me exactly what openclaw --version prints (or the error) and whether Tailscale on Windows is connected.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:48 AM

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\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;C:\Users\Dylan\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Users\Dylan\AppData\Local\Python\bin
node host gateway connect failed: unauthorized: gateway token missing (provide gateway auth token)

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:49 AM

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That error is exactly because the Windows node host connected without a gateway token.

Do this:

1) Get the Gateway token (on the VPS) — don’t paste it in Discord

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config get gateway.auth.token

2) On Windows: set the token in the same terminal and start the node host

If you’re in CMD (`C:\Users\...>`):

set OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=PASTE_TOKEN_HERE
openclaw node run --host srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net --port 443 --tls --display-name "Windows Browser"

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If you’re in PowerShell:

$env:OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN="PASTE_TOKEN_HERE"
openclaw node run --host srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net --port 443 --tls --display-name "Windows Browser"

Leave it running.

3) Approve the node on the VPS

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes pending
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes approve <requestId>

4) Back in Chrome on Windows (Browser Relay extension)

You should not change the port (keep 18792). Once the node host is running, the extension’s red ! should go away, then click the toolbar button on the tab → badge ON.

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If it still says “relay not reachable” after the node is connected, tell me:

are you using CMD or PowerShell?
and paste the last ~10 lines from the openclaw node run ... window (no secrets).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:49 AM

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ppData\Local\Python\bin
node host gateway connect failed: pairing required
gateway connect failed: Error: pairing required
node host gateway closed (1005):
node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1424
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\Dylan\host'
at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1421:15)
at defaultResolveImpl (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1059:19)
at resolveForCJSWithHooks (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1064:22)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1227:37)
at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:328:14)
at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:245:24)
at Module.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:154:5)
at node:internal/main/run_main_module:33:47 {
code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
requireStack: []

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:50 AM

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Two separate things happened:

pairing required = your Windows node is trying to connect, but the Gateway needs you to approve that node first.
Cannot find module 'C:\Users\Dylan\host' = you (or the terminal) ran a broken command (usually node host ... or the openclaw node run --host ... line got split/wrapped).

Step 1 — Approve the Windows node (run on the VPS)

This is node pairing (different from openclaw devices ...):

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes pending

You’ll see a requestId. Approve it:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes approve <requestId>

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Step 2 — Start the node host again on Windows (run locally on Windows)

Make sure you run openclaw node run (not node host), and keep it all on one line.

PowerShell:

$env:OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN="PASTE_TOKEN_HERE"
openclaw node run --host srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net --port 443 --tls --display-name "Windows Browser"

CMD:

set OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=PASTE_TOKEN_HERE
openclaw node run --host srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net --port 443 --tls --display-name "Windows Browser"

If you still see Cannot find module ...\host, paste the exact command you ran (redact the token) — that error almost always means the command got mangled/split.

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Step 3 — Browser Relay extension

Once the node host is connected, the extension’s ! (“relay not reachable”) should disappear. Then click the extension icon on the tab → badge ON.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:52 AM

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root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes pending

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d) — OpenAI-compatible, not OpenAI-dependent.

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No pending pairing requests.

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:53 AM

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Don’t change the port in the extension (leave 18792). Your problem right now is the Windows node host isn’t paired/approved yet, so it disconnects, and the relay never comes up.

Also: openclaw nodes pending is the wrong place for this one — the “pairing required” you’re seeing is device pairing, so you approve it with openclaw devices ….

1) On Windows: run the node host again (with token)

Make sure you run openclaw node run (not node host …).

CMD:

set OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=PASTE_TOKEN_HERE
openclaw node run --host srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net --port 443 --tls --display-name "Windows Browser"

Keep that window open. If it prints pairing required, leave it.

2) On the VPS: approve the pairing request (devices)

Run:

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docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices list

You should see a pending request. Approve it:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices approve <requestId>

3) Back on Windows

The node host should stay connected after approval.

At that point, the Chrome extension’s ! (“relay not reachable”) should go away. Then:

click the extension button on the tab you want to control → badge ON

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About this error you saw

Cannot find module 'C:\Users\Dylan\host' happens when Windows is running Node.js (node …) with host as an argument (wrong command). Stick to openclaw node run ... exactly.

If openclaw devices list still shows nothing pending, paste what the Windows openclaw node run ... window prints (redact the token).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 2:56 AM

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ale;C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin;C:\Users\Dylan\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\ffmepg;C:\Users\Dylan\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;C:\Users\Dylan\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Users\Dylan\AppData\Local\Python\bin
node host gateway connect failed: pairing required
gateway connect failed: Error: pairing required
node host gateway closed (1005):

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:57 AM

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openclaw nodes pending showing nothing is normal here — node hosts are approved via device pairing, so you need openclaw devices ….

Do this while your Windows openclaw node run … is running and saying pairing required:

1) On the VPS: list pending device pairing requests

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices list

You should see a pending request (often it’ll mention role: node).

2) Approve it (on the VPS)

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices approve <requestId>

3) Back on Windows

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The openclaw node run … process should connect successfully after approval. If it doesn’t auto-reconnect, just stop it and run it again.

If openclaw devices list shows no pending requests, paste the output of openclaw devices list and also the exact Windows command you’re running (redact the token).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 3:00 AM

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🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.14 (c1feda1) — Welcome to the command line: where dreams compile and confidence segfaults.

node host PATH: C:\ffmepg\bin;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\Users\Dylan\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Dylan\go\bin;C:\ffmepg;C:\Program Files\nodejs;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files\Tailscale;C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\bin;C:\Users\Dylan\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\ffmepg;C:\Users\Dylan\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;C:\Users\Dylan\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Users\Dylan\AppData\Local\Python\bin

shows this now and is blinking the cursor

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 3:01 AM

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That blinking cursor is good — it means the Windows node host is running in the foreground. Leave that window open.

Next step is to approve the node host via device pairing (not nodes pending):

1) On the VPS: approve the pending device (role: node)

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices list
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices approve <requestId>

Then confirm the node is connected:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes status

2) Back on Windows Chrome extension

Once the node is paired/connected, the extension’s red ! (“relay not reachable”) should go away.

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If it still says relay not reachable, in a second Windows terminal run:

openclaw browser status

If it says not running, start it (this starts the local relay on 18792):

openclaw browser start --browser-profile openclaw

3) Attach the tab

Click the Browser Relay extension icon on the tab → badge ON.

If openclaw devices list shows nothing pending, paste its output (it’s safe) and I’ll tell you what to do next.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 3:01 AM

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Paired (5)
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────┬────────────┐
│ Device │ Roles │ Scopes │ Tokens │ IP │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────┼────────────┤
│ Windows Browser │ node

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🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.14 (c1feda1) — We ship features faster than Apple ships calculator updates.

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Error: gateway closed (1006 abnormal closure (no close frame)): no close reason
Gateway target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Source: local loopback
Config: C:\Users\Dylan.openclaw\openclaw.json
Bind: loopback

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 3:02 AM

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Great — that output means your Windows node is paired (Roles: node). Now you just need to get the local relay server running on your Windows box so the Chrome extension can reach http://127.0.0.1:18792/.

On Windows (keep `openclaw node run ...` running in one terminal)

Open a second terminal on Windows and run:

Check what port/profile it expects:

openclaw browser profiles

Look for the chrome profile and its cdpUrl (usually http://127.0.0.1:18792).
If it’s a different port, set the extension Options port to match.

Start the browser control service (this is what makes the relay reachable):

openclaw browser --browser-profile openclaw start

(That may open a separate “openclaw” browser window — that’s fine.)

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Now the extension Options page should say the relay is reachable. Go to the tab you want controlled and click the extension icon → badge ON.

Quick sanity check (Windows)

openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome tabs

If it lists tabs / doesn’t error, the relay is working.

If the extension still shows ! relay not reachable, paste the output of openclaw browser profiles (it’s safe) and I’ll tell you exactly what port to set in the extension.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 3:03 AM

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C:\Users\Dylan>openclaw browser profiles

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.14 (c1feda1) — The only crab in your contacts you actually want to hear from. 🦞

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Error: gateway closed (1006 abnormal closure (no close frame)): no close reason
Gateway target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Source: local loopback
Config: C:\Users\Dylan.openclaw\openclaw.json
Bind: loopback

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 3:05 AM

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That Gateway target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789 error is because your Windows OpenClaw CLI is trying to talk to a Gateway on your Windows PC. But your real Gateway is on the VPS (srv1100186...ts.net).

You already paired the Windows node (good). Now you just need to run the browser command against the remote Gateway, so it can spin up the relay on your Windows node.

Do this on Windows (2nd terminal, while `openclaw node run ...` keeps running)

Option A (one-off, no config changes)

In CMD:

set OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=PASTE_TOKEN_HERE
openclaw browser --url wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ --browser-profile chrome tabs

(or PowerShell:)

$env:OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN="PASTE_TOKEN_HERE"

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openclaw browser --url wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ --browser-profile chrome tabs

If it works, you’ll usually see something like “relay running but no tab is connected” (that’s fine).

Option B (set it once so you don’t need `--url` every time)

openclaw config set gateway.remote.url "wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/"

Then you can just run:

openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome tabs

(with OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN still set in the terminal)

Then in Chrome (Windows)

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Keep extension port 18792
The red ! should go away once the relay is up
Click the extension icon on the tab you want controlled → badge ON

If openclaw browser ... tabs still errors, paste the exact error line (redact token).

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That error is because your Windows openclaw CLI is still trying to talk to a local gateway at ws://127.0.0.1:18789 (which you don’t have). You need to point the Windows CLI at your VPS gateway.

Fix it (Windows)

Option A: one‑off command (no config changes)

Run this on Windows (PowerShell or CMD). Don’t paste the token here.

Get the gateway token on the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw config get gateway.auth.token

On Windows, run:

openclaw browser --url wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ --token PASTE_TOKEN_HERE profiles

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If that works, try:

openclaw browser --url wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ --token PASTE_TOKEN_HERE --browser-profile chrome tabs

This usually makes the relay reachable for the extension.

Option B: set it once (recommended)

On Windows:

openclaw config set gateway.remote.url "wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/"
openclaw config set gateway.remote.transport "direct"

Then you can do:

openclaw browser --token PASTE_TOKEN_HERE profiles

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If you get “pairing required” after this

Approve the new device on the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices list
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices approve <requestId>

Once openclaw browser … --browser-profile chrome tabs works, the Chrome extension’s red ! should go away and you can click the toolbar button to attach the tab (badge ON).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 3:07 AM

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $env:OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=""
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> openclaw browser --url wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ --browser-profile chrome tabs

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.14 (c1feda1) — I'm not saying your workflow is chaotic... I'm just bringing a linter and a helmet.

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Error: gateway url override requires explicit credentials
Fix: pass --token or --password (or gatewayToken in tools).
Config: C:\Users\Dylan.openclaw\openclaw.json
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 3:07 AM

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That error is because you used --url ... and when you override the gateway URL, OpenClaw won’t fall back to saved creds — you must pass credentials explicitly.

You cleared your token ($env:OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=""), so the CLI has nothing to auth with.

Option A (quick one‑off)

On Windows PowerShell (token comes from your VPS; don’t paste it in Discord):

openclaw browser --url wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ --token "PASTE_TOKEN_HERE" --browser-profile chrome tabs

Option B (recommended: set remote gateway once, then no `--url` needed)

On Windows PowerShell:

openclaw config set gateway.remote.url "wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/"

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openclaw config set gateway.remote.transport "direct"
openclaw config set gateway.remote.token "PASTE_TOKEN_HERE"

Then run:

openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome tabs

If you get “pairing required”

Approve it on the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices list
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices approve <requestId>

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Once ... chrome tabs works, your Chrome extension should stop showing ! (relay reachable), then click the toolbar icon on the tab → badge ON.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 3:10 AM

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🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.14 (c1feda1) — I speak fluent bash, mild sarcasm, and aggressive tab-completion energy.

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gateway connect failed: Error: pairing required
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Error: gateway closed (1005): no close reason
Gateway target: wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/
Source: cli --url
Config: C:\Users\Dylan.openclaw\openclaw.json
PS C:\Users\Dylan>

I did A and keeps saying

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 3:10 AM

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pairing required here means your Windows CLI (this PowerShell session/device) needs to be approved on the Gateway (same “device pairing” flow as the Control UI). It’s separate from the node pairing you already did.

1) On the VPS: list pending device pairing requests

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices list

You should see a pending request for a new device/browser/CLI. Approve it:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw devices approve <requestId>

2) Retry the Windows command

Back on Windows:

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openclaw browser --url wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ --token "PASTE_TOKEN_HERE" --browser-profile chrome tabs

If devices list shows no pending requests, then the request might be expiring before you approve it. In that case:

run the Windows command again, then immediately run devices list on the VPS and paste its output.

(You can paste the devices list output here; it shouldn’t contain secrets.)

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 3:12 AM

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--browser-profile chrome tabs

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.14 (c1feda1) — I'm the assistant your terminal demanded, not the one your sleep schedule requested.

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Error: gateway timeout after 3000ms
Gateway target: wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/
Source: cli --url
Config: C:\Users\Dylan.openclaw\openclaw.json
PS C:\Users\Dylan>

approved again and again error

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🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.14 (c1feda1) — OpenAI-compatible, not OpenAI-dependent.

|
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No tabs (browser closed or no targets).
PS C:\Users\Dylan>

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 3:14 AM

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gateway timeout after 3000ms means the CLI can reach the gateway, but the browser call isn’t completing fast enough (usually because the gateway is trying to reach your Windows node’s browser proxy/relay and it’s not ready yet).

Do this checklist:

1) Make sure the Windows node is actually online (VPS)

On the VPS run:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes status

You should see “Windows Browser” as online/connected. If it’s offline, keep openclaw node run ... running on Windows.

2) Retry the Windows command with a bigger timeout

On Windows PowerShell (use your real token):

openclaw browser --timeout 20000 --url wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ --token "PASTE_TOKEN_HERE" --browser-profile chrome tabs

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3) Check whether the relay port is listening on Windows

In a Windows terminal:

netstat -ano | findstr :18792

If nothing is listening, the extension will keep showing ! (not reachable).

4) Easiest way to “kick” the relay from the gateway side (VPS)

Run this on the VPS (it’ll try to talk to the Windows node and start the relay there):

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw browser --timeout 20000 --browser-profile chrome tabs

Once the relay is up, the Chrome extension ! should disappear. Then click the extension icon on the tab you want → badge ON. Only attached tabs can be controlled.

If you paste the output of openclaw nodes status from the VPS, I can tell you immediately whether the gateway can “see” the Windows node or if it’s the relay/browser side timing out.

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That output is actually progress.

No tabs (browser closed or no targets) usually means the relay is reachable, but you haven’t attached any tab yet (extension relay mode only exposes tabs you explicitly attach).

Do this on your Windows machine:

1) Open Chrome (or Brave/Edge) and load any page

Then click the OpenClaw Browser Relay extension icon on that tab.

The badge should change to ON.
If it still shows !, the relay isn’t reachable yet (but your last command suggests it is).

2) Re-run the tabs command

openclaw browser --url wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ --token "PASTE_TOKEN_HERE" --browser-profile chrome tabs

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Now it should list at least that attached tab.

3) If you want OpenClaw to open its own browser (no extension)

Use the managed profile instead:

openclaw browser --url wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ --token "PASTE_TOKEN_HERE" --browser-profile openclaw start
openclaw browser --url wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ --token "PASTE_TOKEN_HERE" --browser-profile openclaw open https://example.com

Tell me: after you click the extension icon, does the badge show ON? If yes and tabs still shows none, paste the output of openclaw browser … chrome tabs again.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 3:15 AM

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🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.14 (c1feda1) — The only crab in your contacts you actually want to hear from. 🦞

|
o
No tabs (browser closed or no targets).
PS C:\Users\Dylan>

seems to close directly

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PS C:\Users\Dylan> netstat -ano | findstr :18792
PS C:\Users\Dylan>

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 3:16 AM

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That “No tabs …” isn’t an error — it just means no Chrome tab is attached to the relay yet, so there are no targets to list. The command will print that and exit immediately (it’s not supposed to stay open).

To make tabs show up:

1) Attach a tab in Chrome (Windows)

Open Chrome and go to a normal webpage (e.g. https://example.com).
Click the OpenClaw Browser Relay extension icon on that tab.
The badge must show ON.

If it flips back / won’t stay ON, the relay still isn’t reachable.

2) Check the relay is actually listening on Windows (port 18792)

In Windows terminal:

netstat -ano | findstr :18792

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You should see a LISTENING entry. If you see nothing, the relay isn’t up yet.

3) Re-run tabs with a longer timeout (Windows)

(Use the same token you used before.)

openclaw browser --timeout 20000 --url wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ --token "PASTE_TOKEN_HERE" --browser-profile chrome tabs

Once a tab is attached (badge ON), this should list it.

4) Sanity check: is the Windows node still connected?

On the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes status

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If the node is offline, the relay won’t work.

Tell me two things and I’ll pinpoint it fast:

What badge do you see on the extension icon right now (ON, !, or nothing)?
Does netstat -ano | findstr :18792 show a listener?

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 3:17 AM

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Relay port
Port
18789
Save
Default: 18792. Extension connects to: http://127.0.0.1:18789/. Only change this if your Clawdbot profile uses a different cdpUrl port.
Relay not reachable at http://127.0.0.1:18789/. Start Clawdbot’s browser relay on this machine, then click the toolbar button again

netstat -ano | findstr :18792 - this didn't print anything

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 3:18 AM

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netstat showing nothing on 18792 means the relay server is not running on your Windows machine yet, so the Chrome extension can’t attach any tabs.

Now that your Windows node is paired, do this:

1) Confirm the Windows node is actually ONLINE (VPS)

On the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes status

You should see “Windows Browser” as connected/online. If it’s offline, keep openclaw node run ... running on Windows.

2) Enable browser proxy on the Windows node (Windows)

On Windows (PowerShell/CMD), check:

openclaw config get browser.enabled
openclaw config get nodeHost.browserProxy.enabled

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Set them if needed:

openclaw config set browser.enabled true --json
openclaw config set nodeHost.browserProxy.enabled true --json

Then restart your Windows node host (stop it with Ctrl+C, then re-run your openclaw node run ... command).

3) Trigger the relay to start (Windows)

Run this (with your token + remote URL):

openclaw browser --timeout 20000 --url wss://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ --token "PASTE_TOKEN_HERE" --browser-profile chrome tabs

Now re-check:

#

netstat -ano | findstr :18792

You should see it listening.

4) Attach a tab

Open Chrome → go to any page → click the OpenClaw Browser Relay extension icon → badge ON.

If you paste the output of openclaw nodes status (VPS) and openclaw config get browser.enabled (Windows), I can tell you exactly which step is failing.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 3:19 AM

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paired but disconnected

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No tabs (browser closed or no targets).
PS C:\Users\Dylan> openclaw config get nodeHost.browserProxy.enabled

openclaw config get browser.enabled

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.14 (c1feda1) — Chat automation for people who peaked at IRC.

Config path not found: nodeHost.browserProxy.enabled

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.14 (c1feda1) — Hot reload for config, cold sweat for deploys.

Config path not found: browser.enabled
PS C:\Users\Dylan>

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 3:20 AM

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No — don’t change it to 18789. Set it back to the default 18792.

18789 is the OpenClaw gateway port (on your VPS), not the local Chrome relay.
The Chrome extension must talk to a local relay on your Windows PC at http://127.0.0.1:18792/.

Do this now

1) In the Chrome extension options (on Windows)

Set Relay port = 18792
Save

2) Make sure the Windows node host is running (keep it open)

On Windows, you should have openclaw node run ... still running in a terminal. If you closed it, start it again.

3) On the VPS: confirm the node is online

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docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes status

4) Trigger the browser proxy/relay to start (from the VPS)

This usually “wakes up” the relay on the Windows node:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw browser --timeout 20000 --browser-profile chrome tabs

5) Back on Windows: check the relay port is listening

netstat -ano | findstr :18792

Now you should see it listening.

6) Attach a tab

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Open Chrome → go to a page → click the Browser Relay extension icon → badge ON.

If nodes status shows your Windows node is offline, the relay will never come up—tell me what openclaw nodes status prints.

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Two key fixes here:

Set the extension relay port back to 18792 (NOT 18789).
Your Windows node is paired, but the relay server still isn’t running (that’s why netstat :18792 shows nothing).

1) Fix the Chrome extension options (Windows)

In the extension Options page:

Relay port = 18792
Save

(18789 is your gateway port, not the local relay.)

2) Make sure the Windows node host is actually connected (not just “paired”)

On the VPS run:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes status

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You should see your Windows Browser node as online/connected.
If it’s offline: re-run openclaw node run ... on Windows and keep that terminal open.

3) Explicitly enable the browser proxy on Windows (your “Config path not found” is OK)

“Config path not found” just means it wasn’t set explicitly. Set it anyway:

On Windows PowerShell:

openclaw config set browser.enabled true --json
openclaw config set nodeHost.browserProxy.enabled true --json

Then restart the Windows node host (Ctrl+C the node host, then run it again with your token).

4) Trigger the relay to start (from the VPS)

Run:

#

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw browser --timeout 20000 --browser-profile chrome tabs

5) Verify the relay is now listening on Windows

On Windows:

netstat -ano | findstr :18792

You should now see a LISTENING entry.

6) Attach a tab

Open Chrome → go to any page → click the Browser Relay extension icon on that tab → badge ON.

If you paste the output of openclaw nodes status (from the VPS), I can tell you immediately whether the node is actually connected (the most common reason the relay never starts).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 3:24 AM

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I set the extension to 18792

paired · disconnected │ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴──────────┴─────────────────────┴───────────────────────┴──────────────┘
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw browser --timeout 20000 --browser-profile chrome tabs

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d) — No $999 stand required.

│
◇
No tabs (browser closed or no targets).
root@srv1100186:/docker/openclaw-zs4q#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 3:26 AM

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“paired · disconnected” means: the node was approved once, but the Windows node host isn’t currently connected/running. The browser relay will not come up unless the node host is online.

Do this:

1) On Windows: start the node host again (and keep that window open)

(In PowerShell or CMD — don’t paste the token here.)

$env:OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN="PASTE_TOKEN_HERE"
openclaw node run --host srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net --port 443 --tls --display-name "Windows Browser"

2) On the VPS: confirm it’s actually connected

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes status

You want it to show connected/online, not disconnected.

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3) Only after the node is connected: try the relay again

Keep the extension set to 18792 (correct), then run on the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw browser --timeout 20000 --browser-profile chrome tabs

4) Attach a tab (required)

Open Chrome on Windows → go to any page → click the Browser Relay extension icon on that tab → badge must show ON.
Then re-run the … chrome tabs command; it should list the attached tab.

If you paste the full output of openclaw nodes status (VPS side), I can tell you immediately whether the blocker is “node host not running” vs “node connected but no tab attached”.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 3:27 AM

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connected now, how do I let it do things?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 3:28 AM

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Now that the Windows node host is connected, there are two “levels” of letting it do things:

A) Let it control your browser tab (Chrome extension relay)

On Windows, open Chrome to a page you’re OK with the agent controlling.
Click the OpenClaw Browser Relay extension icon on that tab → badge ON.
In OpenClaw (Control UI / chat), tell it something like:

“Open the browser and navigate to example.com, then click …”

If you want to verify the tab is attached, run on the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome tabs

It should list at least 1 tab.

B) Let it run commands on your Windows machine (exec on the node)

This is gated by approvals/allowlists (for safety). First verify the node is visible:

#

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes status

Then, in the Control UI, you can tell OpenClaw:

“Run whoami on the Windows node.”

If it asks for approval / gets blocked, that’s expected — we can add an allowlist entry for specific safe commands.

Tell me which action you want first:

“Control my browser to do X”
or
“Run Windows commands (install stuff, build, etc.)”
…and what exactly you want it to do.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 3:29 AM

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it shows two connected tabs but how do I actually let it control the browser now?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 3:30 AM

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If you can see 2 connected tabs, you’ve already “let it” at the plumbing level. Now you just need to tell OpenClaw to use the browser tool (and make sure it targets the right tab).

1) Make sure the tab you want is attached (badge ON)

On that tab in Chrome, the extension badge should be ON.

2) In the OpenClaw Control UI chat, give a concrete browser task

Example prompt you can paste:

“Use the browser to go to https://example.com, click the first link you see, then take a screenshot.”

(or whatever you actually want done)

3) If it controls the wrong tab, focus the right one

On the VPS, list tabs so you can pick the targetId:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome tabs

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Then focus the one you want (replace <targetId>):

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome focus <targetId>

After focusing, ask it again in chat to continue.

4) Common gotcha: it won’t control a tab unless it’s attached

If the badge isn’t ON, click the extension icon again on that tab.

If you paste the output of ... chrome tabs (just the list with targetIds/titles), I’ll tell you which focus command to run.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 3:53 AM

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Browser keeps disconnecting

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 3:55 AM

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When it “keeps disconnecting” there are usually two different disconnects that get conflated:

the Windows node host disconnects from the VPS (then the relay dies), or
the Chrome extension tab detaches (then you get “No tabs”).

We can tell which one in 30 seconds:

1) Check if the Windows node is staying online (VPS)

Run on the VPS:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw nodes status

If it shows disconnected/offline → keep openclaw node run ... running on Windows (don’t close that terminal), and make sure Windows isn’t sleeping / Tailscale stays connected.

2) Check if the relay is still up on Windows (port 18792)

On Windows PowerShell:

#

netstat -ano | findstr :18792

If this shows nothing when the problem happens → the relay is not running (usually because the node host dropped).
If it is listening but you still see “No tabs” → the tab is not attached (click the extension icon again on the tab; badge must be ON).

3) Check the extension badge when it “disconnects”

Badge ! = relay not reachable (node/relay down)
Badge disappears / not ON = tab got detached (reattach)

Quick “make it more stable” option (no extension)

If the extension relay keeps flaking, use the managed browser profile instead (it launches its own OpenClaw-controlled Chrome on the Windows node, usually more stable than attaching tabs):

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw browser --timeout 20000 --browser-profile openclaw start
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 openclaw browser --timeout 20000 --browser-profile openclaw open https://example.com

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Paste:

openclaw nodes status output (VPS), and
whether netstat ... :18792 shows a listener when it breaks,
and I’ll tell you exactly which of the two is happening.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 4:05 AM

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│ core v2026.2.14 · path: │ paired · connected (38m ago) │ browser, │
│ Browser │ │ │ C:\ffmepg\bin;C:…:\Users\Dylan\AppData\Local\Python\bin │ │ system

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 4:06 AM

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If the goal is “this container (or another container) should be reachable over my tailnet”, the most reliable pattern is: run tailscale/tailscale as a sidecar, then put your actual app container into the Tailscale container’s network namespace.

1) The “sidecar” docker-compose pattern (Linux host)

services:
  ts-app:
    image: tailscale/tailscale:latest
    hostname: my-app
    environment:
      - TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-auth-...        # ideally an ephemeral auth key
      - TS_STATE_DIR=/var/lib/tailscale  # persist state
    volumes:
      - ./ts-state:/var/lib/tailscale
    devices:
      - /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun
    cap_add:

#

      - NET_ADMIN
      - SYS_MODULE
    restart: unless-stopped

  app:
    image: nginx:alpine
    network_mode: service:ts-app   # <-- magic: shares network stack with tailscaled
    depends_on:
      - ts-app

Now anything app listens on (e.g. port 80) is on the Tailscale IP of ts-app.

Official guide (worth following): https://tailscale.com/blog/docker-tailscale-guide
Docker image notes: https://hub.docker.com/r/tailscale/tailscale

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2) If you can’t use `/dev/net/tun` (common on Docker Desktop / locked-down hosts)

You can run Tailscale in userspace networking mode (no TUN), but it’s more limited (often you end up using proxies / port forwards rather than a “real” interface). The Docker Hub page describes the behavior/limits.

Quick clarification so I can point you to the exact setup

What host are you on: Linux vs Docker Desktop (Mac/Windows)?
Do you need inbound access (reach the service over tailnet), outbound (container egress via tailnet), or both?
Is the goal one container only, or “make multiple containers reachable” (reverse proxy style)?

Answer those 3 and I’ll suggest the cleanest compose for your exact case.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 4:23 AM

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Last login: Mon Feb 16 04:04:57 2026 from 169.254.0.1
root@srv1100186:~# gog auth add --services gmail,calendar,drive,contacts,sheets,docs
Command 'gog' not found, but there are 16 similar ones.
root@srv1100186:~# curl -sSL https://gogcli.sh/install | sh
sh: 2: Syntax error: newline unexpected
root@srv1100186:~# # Download latest release
wget https://github.com/steipete/gog/releases/latest/download/gog-linux-amd64 -O gog
chmod +x gog
sudo mv gog /usr/local/bin/

Then run:

gog auth credentials ./client_secret.json
gog auth add dylan.devrieze@naturecan.com --services gmail,calendar,drive,contacts,sheets,docs
--2026-02-16 04:23:26-- https://github.com/steipete/gog/releases/latest/download/gog-linux-amd64
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 140.82.121.3
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|140.82.121.3|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2026-02-16 04:23:26 ERROR 404: Not Found.

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 4:25 AM

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That 404 is just the wrong repo + wrong asset name.

The project is steipete/gogcli (not steipete/gog)
Linux releases are published as a tarball, e.g. gogcli_0.11.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz (not gog-linux-amd64)
curl -sSL https://gogcli.sh/install | sh fails because https://gogcli.sh/install is currently 404, so you’re piping a 404 page into sh.

Install on linux/amd64 (current latest is v0.11.0)

VER=0.11.0
wget "https://github.com/steipete/gogcli/releases/download/v${VER}/gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
sudo install -m 0755 gog /usr/local/bin/gog
gog --help

If you want “always latest” without hardcoding the version

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curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/steipete/gogcli/releases/latest \
  | grep browser_download_url \
  | grep linux_amd64

Grab that URL and wget it.

If you paste the output of tar -tzf gogcli_*_linux_amd64.tar.gz | head, I can tell you exactly what path the gog binary is inside the archive (in case it isn’t at the top-level).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 4:27 AM

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inside the openclaw docker container?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 4:28 AM

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Yes — but don’t try to “install tailscale into the OpenClaw container” if you can avoid it. The clean pattern is: run Tailscale as a sidecar container, and put the OpenClaw container into the sidecar’s network namespace.

Recommended: Tailscale sidecar + OpenClaw shares its network

services:
  ts-openclaw:
    image: tailscale/tailscale:latest
    hostname: openclaw
    environment:
      - TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-auth-...        # preferably ephemeral
      - TS_STATE_DIR=/var/lib/tailscale
    volumes:
      - ./ts-state:/var/lib/tailscale
    devices:
      - /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun
    cap_add:

#

      - NET_ADMIN
      - SYS_MODULE
    restart: unless-stopped

  openclaw:
    image: openclaw/openclaw:latest      # whatever you’re using
    network_mode: service:ts-openclaw    # <-- key line
    depends_on:
      - ts-openclaw
    volumes:
      - ./openclaw-data:/data            # example; your real mounts/env here
    environment:
      - NODE_ENV=production
    restart: unless-stopped

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Now OpenClaw “is on” the Tailscale IP of ts-openclaw.

Two gotchas

This needs a Linux host where you can pass /dev/net/tun and add NET_ADMIN (Docker Desktop often makes this painful).
For inbound access: OpenClaw must be listening on 0.0.0.0 (not just 127.0.0.1) or you can publish it via tailscale serve inside the Tailscale container.

If you tell me:

host OS (Linux VPS?),
which OpenClaw port you’re trying to reach (gateway/dashboard),
inbound only vs inbound+outbound,
I can give you the exact tailscale serve / port setup to make it reachable securely over tailnet.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 4:30 AM

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i mean gog do I need to install this inside the docker container for it to work?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 4:31 AM

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If you are running gog manually on the server → install it wherever you’re typing the command (the host).

If you want OpenClaw (running in Docker) to be able to run gog via its tool/skill (i.e. it calls gog ... under the hood) → then yes, gog must be available inside the same environment where the OpenClaw Gateway runs, because that’s where command execution happens.

You’ve got 3 common options:

Bake gog into your OpenClaw image (best/cleanest; survives restarts/redeploys).
Install gog inside the running container (works, but you’ll lose it if the container is recreated).
Bind-mount the gog binary into the container, e.g. mount /usr/local/bin/gog from the host into the container at the same path.

Also: OAuth inside a headless container usually means using gog auth add ... --manual (copy/paste flow), and you need to store/mount the gog config directory/credentials so it persists.

If you tell me how you run OpenClaw (docker compose? which image name?) I can give you the exact Dockerfile or compose mount lines.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 4:32 AM

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help me set it up

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 4:33 AM

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If you want OpenClaw (running in Docker) to be able to use gog, then yes: gog must be installed and configured in the same container environment where OpenClaw runs (because that’s where command execution happens).

Here’s a clean, repeatable setup.

0) First: find what user/home OpenClaw runs as

Run this on the host:

docker exec -it openclaw sh -lc 'id; echo "HOME=$HOME"; which sh; ls -la $HOME || true'

(Replace openclaw with your container name.)

This tells us where to mount the gog config so it persists.

1) Install `gog` into the OpenClaw container (two good options)

Option A (best): build a tiny custom image

Create a Dockerfile next to your compose:

#

FROM openclaw/openclaw:latest

ARG GOG_VER=0.11.0
ARG TARGETARCH=amd64

RUN set -eux; \
  apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates curl tar && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
  curl -fsSL -o /tmp/gog.tgz "https://github.com/steipete/gogcli/releases/download/v${GOG_VER}/gogcli_${GOG_VER}_linux_${TARGETARCH}.tar.gz"; \
  tar -xzf /tmp/gog.tgz -C /usr/local/bin gog; \
  rm -f /tmp/gog.tgz; \
  /usr/local/bin/gog --version

Then in docker-compose.yml:

#

services:
  openclaw:
    build: .

Option B (quick): bind-mount the host binary into the container

Install gog on the host at /usr/local/bin/gog
Add to compose:

services:
  openclaw:
    volumes:
      - /usr/local/bin/gog:/usr/local/bin/gog:ro

2) Persist gog’s config + tokens (important)

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In containers you usually want the file keyring backend (not OS keychain).

Add env + a volume mount (path depends on HOME from step 0):

services:
  openclaw:
    environment:
      - GOG_KEYRING_BACKEND=file
      - GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD=${GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD}
      - GOG_ACCOUNT=you@gmail.com
    volumes:
      - ./gog-config:/root/.config/gog   # adjust /root to whatever HOME was

Put GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD=... in a .env file (don’t paste it into Discord).

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3) Do the OAuth setup (headless / manual flow)

Copy your Google “Desktop app” OAuth client JSON onto the server (again: don’t paste it into chat), then run inside the container:

docker exec -it openclaw sh -lc '
  gog --version
  gog auth keyring
'

Then store the client JSON (example assumes you mounted it somewhere like /data/client_secret.json):

docker exec -it openclaw sh -lc 'gog auth credentials /data/client_secret.json'

Then authorize your account (manual/headless flow):

#

docker exec -it openclaw sh -lc 'gog auth add you@gmail.com --services gmail,calendar,drive,contacts,sheets,docs --manual'

It will print a URL → open it on your local machine → approve → copy the full redirect URL back into the terminal prompt.

4) Test

docker exec -it openclaw sh -lc 'gog auth list --check && gog gmail labels list --max 5'

Paste the output of step 0 (id + HOME=...) and tell me whether you use docker compose and what your service/container name is, and I’ll give you the exact docker-compose.yml snippet (with the correct config mount path) for your setup.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 4:34 AM

#

root@srv1100186:~# docker exec -it openclaw sh -lc 'id; echo "HOME=$HOME"; which sh; ls -la $HOME || true'
Error response from daemon: No such container: openclaw
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 4:34 AM

#

You’re just using the wrong container name. Let’s identify it first.

Run:

docker ps --format 'table {{.Names}}\t{{.Image}}\t{{.Status}}'

If you’re using Compose, also run (from the directory with your docker-compose.yml):

docker compose ps

Then pick the container that’s the OpenClaw gateway (often named something like clawdbot-gateway-1, openclaw-gateway-1, etc.) and rerun:

docker exec -it <NAME_FROM_docker_ps> sh -lc 'id; echo "HOME=$HOME"; which sh; ls -la $HOME || true'

#

Paste the output of docker ps … and I’ll tell you exactly which one to target and what to mount for ./gog-config.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 4:35 AM

#

root@srv1100186:~# docker ps --format 'table {{.Names}}\t{{.Image}}\t{{.Status}}'
NAMES IMAGE STATUS
openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest Up 2 hours
root@srv1100186:~# docker compose ps
no configuration file provided: not found
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 4:35 AM

#

Got it — your container is:

openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 (image ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest)

So use that name in all the commands.

1) Inspect user + HOME inside the container

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'id; echo "HOME=$HOME"; ls -la "$HOME" || true'

Paste the output (mainly HOME=...).

2) Quickest path: mount the `gog` binary into the container

A) Install `gog` on the host (your VPS)

Download the correct linux/amd64 tarball and install:

#

VER=0.11.0
wget "https://github.com/steipete/gogcli/releases/download/v${VER}/gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
install -m 0755 gog /usr/local/bin/gog
gog --version

B) Restart the OpenClaw container with a bind mount

Since you’re not using docker compose, we need to see how this container is started (so we can add mounts). Run:

docker inspect openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --format '{{json .HostConfig.Binds}}' | jq

If this container is managed by some Hostinger UI, you’ll likely need to add mounts there. What we want to add:

/usr/local/bin/gog:/usr/local/bin/gog:ro

#

a persistent config dir, e.g. /root/.config/gog (or whatever HOME is) mapped to something on the host like /root/gog-config

Example binds:

/root/gog-config:/root/.config/gog
/usr/local/bin/gog:/usr/local/bin/gog:ro

3) Configure gog for headless container usage

Once the binary + config mount are in place, run inside the container:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
  gog --version
  export GOG_KEYRING_BACKEND=file
  export GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD="set-this-via-env-not-here"
  gog auth keyring file
'

#

Then you’ll do:

gog auth credentials /path/to/client_secret.json
gog auth add you@... --manual

(We’ll pick the right paths once we know where you’ll store/mount the client secret JSON.)

Next thing I need from you

Output of:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'id; echo "HOME=$HOME"'

How are you starting/managing this container (Hostinger panel? a systemd unit? docker run ... somewhere)? If you run:

docker inspect openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --format '{{json .Config.Cmd}} {{json .Config.Entrypoint}}'

#

and paste it, I can tell you the cleanest way to add the required mounts/env vars.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 4:37 AM

#

root@srv1100186:~# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'id; echo "HOME=$HOME"; ls -la "$HOME" || true'
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
HOME=/data
total 32
drwxr-xr-x 8 node node 4096 Feb 15 09:23 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Feb 16 03:07 ..
drwxr-xr-x 8 node node 4096 Feb 15 09:23 .cache
drwx------ 5 node node 4096 Feb 16 05:04 .config
drwxr-xr-x 5 node node 4096 Feb 16 03:11 .npm
drwx------ 13 node node 4096 Feb 16 03:39 .openclaw
drwx------ 3 node node 4096 Feb 15 07:04 .pki
drwxr-xr-x 3 node node 4096 Feb 15 06:16 linuxbrew
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 4:38 AM

#

Yep — since your OpenClaw container’s HOME is /data (and that’s clearly a persistent volume), the easiest setup is:

put the gog binary into /data/bin/gog (so it survives container rebuilds),
store gog config/tokens under /data/.config/gog (default),
use file keyring inside the container (no OS keychain),
make sure OpenClaw can find gog (either call /data/bin/gog or add /data/bin to PATH).

Below is a “works even without docker compose” recipe.

1) Confirm the container runs as `node` (recommended)

Run:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'id; echo "HOME=$HOME"'

If that works, do the rest as -u node so you don’t end up with root-owned files under /data that the app can’t read later.

#

2) Install `gog` into `/data/bin` (persistent)

Check CPU arch first:

uname -m

x86_64 → use linux_amd64
aarch64 / arm64 → use linux_arm64

x86_64 / amd64 install:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
set -eu
mkdir -p /data/bin
cd /tmp

#

VER=0.11.0
curl -fsSL -o gog.tgz "https://github.com/steipete/gogcli/releases/download/v${VER}/gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf gog.tgz gog
mv gog /data/bin/gog
chmod +x /data/bin/gog
/data/bin/gog --version
'

(If you’re on arm64, swap the URL to ..._linux_arm64.tar.gz.)

3) Put your Google OAuth client JSON into the container volume

Copy your downloaded “Desktop app” client JSON to the server, e.g.:

/data/client_secret.json (inside container)

#

You can place it on the host at the container’s mounted /data path (Hostinger usually maps it), or docker cp it:

docker cp ./client_secret.json openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1:/data/client_secret.json

4) Configure keyring + do headless auth (`--manual`)

Run:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
export GOG_KEYRING_BACKEND=file
# You MUST set this in your container env long-term; for now you can type it interactively:
# export GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD="..."
/data/bin/gog auth keyring file
/data/bin/gog auth credentials /data/client_secret.json

#

/data/bin/gog auth add you@yourdomain.com --services gmail,calendar,drive,contacts,sheets,docs --manual
'

It will print a URL:

open it on your local machine
approve
copy the full redirect URL from the browser address bar
paste it back into the terminal prompt

Test:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
export GOG_KEYRING_BACKEND=file
/data/bin/gog auth list --check

#

/data/bin/gog gmail labels list --max 5
'

5) Make it work for OpenClaw “for real” (non-interactive)

For OpenClaw to run gog automatically, you’ll want these environment variables set on the container (via whatever Hostinger uses to configure the container):

GOG_KEYRING_BACKEND=file
GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD=... (don’t paste it into Discord)
optionally GOG_ACCOUNT=you@...
optionally PATH=/data/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin (so gog is found without absolute path)

If you tell me how Hostinger lets you set env vars for openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 (panel screenshot or description), I’ll tell you exactly what to add and where.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 4:39 AM

#

root@srv1100186:~# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'id; echo "HOME=$HOME"; ls -la "$HOME" || true'
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
HOME=/data
total 32
drwxr-xr-x 8 node node 4096 Feb 15 09:23 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Feb 16 03:07 ..
drwxr-xr-x 8 node node 4096 Feb 15 09:23 .cache
drwx------ 5 node node 4096 Feb 16 05:04 .config
drwxr-xr-x 5 node node 4096 Feb 16 03:11 .npm
drwx------ 13 node node 4096 Feb 16 03:39 .openclaw
drwx------ 3 node node 4096 Feb 15 07:04 .pki
drwxr-xr-x 3 node node 4096 Feb 15 06:16 linuxbrew
root@srv1100186:~# docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'id; echo "HOME=$HOME"'
uid=1000(node) gid=1000(node) groups=1000(node)
HOME=/data
root@srv1100186:~# uname -m
x86_64
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 4:41 AM

#

Cool — you’re on x86_64, and you can exec as the node user with HOME=/data. That’s basically the best-case for this.

Below is a setup that makes gog + its tokens persist in /data (so container restarts don’t wipe it).

1) Install `gog` into `/data/bin` (persistent)

Option A (recommended): download inside the container as `node`

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
set -eu
mkdir -p /data/bin
cd /tmp
VER=0.11.0
# use curl if available, otherwise wget
if command -v curl >/dev/null; then
  curl -fsSL -o gog.tgz "https://github.com/steipete/gogcli/releases/download/v${VER}/gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"

#

else
  wget -O gog.tgz "https://github.com/steipete/gogcli/releases/download/v${VER}/gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
fi
tar -xzf gog.tgz gog
mv gog /data/bin/gog
chmod +x /data/bin/gog
/data/bin/gog --version
'

Option B: download on the host, then copy in

(Use this if TLS/download tools are missing in-container.)

VER=0.11.0

#

wget "https://github.com/steipete/gogcli/releases/download/v${VER}/gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz" gog

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'mkdir -p /data/bin'
docker cp ./gog openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1:/data/bin/gog
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'chown node:node /data/bin/gog && chmod +x /data/bin/gog'
docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '/data/bin/gog --version'

2) Put your OAuth client JSON into `/data`

On your server, copy your downloaded Google “Desktop app” OAuth client JSON as client_secret.json, then:

docker cp ./client_secret.json openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1:/data/client_secret.json
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'chown node:node /data/client_secret.json'

#

3) Configure keyring + authenticate (headless/manual)

Open a shell as node:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh

Then run (choose a password and keep it safe):

export GOG_KEYRING_BACKEND=file
export GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD='put-a-long-random-password-here'

/data/bin/gog auth keyring file
/data/bin/gog auth credentials /data/client_secret.json
/data/bin/gog auth add you@yourdomain.com --services gmail,calendar,drive,contacts,sheets,docs --manual

It will print an auth URL → open it locally → approve → copy the full redirect URL from your browser address bar → paste it back.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 4:44 AM

#

root@srv1100186:~# docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'id; echo "HOME=$HOME"'
uid=1000(node) gid=1000(node) groups=1000(node)
HOME=/data
root@srv1100186:~# uname -m
x86_64
root@srv1100186:~# docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
set -eu
mkdir -p /data/bin
cd /tmp
VER=0.11.0

use curl if available, otherwise wget

if command -v curl >/dev/null; then
curl -fsSL -o gog.tgz "https://github.com/steipete/gogcli/releases/download/v${VER}/gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 4:44 AM

#

4) Test

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
export GOG_KEYRING_BACKEND=file
export GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD="(same password)"
/data/bin/gog auth list --check
/data/bin/gog gmail labels list --max 5
'

5) Make OpenClaw able to call `gog` automatically

You’ll need these env vars set on the container (Hostinger panel / whatever manages it), so it works non-interactively:

GOG_KEYRING_BACKEND=file
GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD=...
(optional) GOG_ACCOUNT=you@yourdomain.com
(optional) add /data/bin to PATH or symlink gog into /usr/local/bin

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 4:45 AM

#

x86_64
root@srv1100186:~# docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
set -eu
mkdir -p /data/bin
cd /tmp
VER=0.11.0

use curl if available, otherwise wget

if command -v curl >/dev/null; then
curl -fsSL -o gog.tgz "https://github.com/steipete/gogcli/releases/download/v${VER}/gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"

^[[200~docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
export GOG_KEYRING_BACKEND=file
export GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD="(same password)"
/data/bin/gog auth list --check
/data/bin/gog gmail labels list --max 5
'^[[201~sh: 9: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting "fi")
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 4:45 AM

#

If you tell me where you set env vars for openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 (Hostinger UI path / screenshot), I’ll tell you exactly what to enter so OpenClaw can use gog without you manually exporting anything.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 4:47 AM

#

already set and deployed the env. variable

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 4:47 AM

#

Your paste/log cuts off mid-script right after the curl ... gog.tgz line, so you probably just need to finish the rest (or re-run as a complete block).

Run this full install block (copy/paste as-is):

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
set -eu
mkdir -p /data/bin
cd /tmp
VER=0.11.0

if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  curl -fsSL -o gog.tgz "https://github.com/steipete/gogcli/releases/download/v${VER}/gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
else
  wget -O gog.tgz "https://github.com/steipete/gogcli/releases/download/v${VER}/gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
fi

#


tar -xzf gog.tgz gog
mv gog /data/bin/gog
chmod +x /data/bin/gog
/data/bin/gog --version
'

If you get tar: not found, do the “download on host + docker cp” method instead.

Verify it installed

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ls -l /data/bin/gog && /data/bin/gog --version'

Once that’s good, next step is OAuth:

#

You accidentally pasted a second docker exec ... command inside the first quoted script, so /bin/sh never saw the closing fi → expecting "fi".

Run the install as a single command (no if/fi, so it’s hard to break):

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
set -eu
mkdir -p /data/bin
cd /tmp
VER=0.11.0
URL="https://github.com/steipete/gogcli/releases/download/v${VER}/gogcli_${VER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"

if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  curl -fsSL -o gog.tgz "$URL"
else
  wget -O gog.tgz "$URL"

#

Copy your OAuth client json into /data:

docker cp ./client_secret.json openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1:/data/client_secret.json
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'chown node:node /data/client_secret.json'

Run the manual auth flow:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
export GOG_KEYRING_BACKEND=file
export GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD="(set this to a strong password)"
/data/bin/gog auth keyring file
/data/bin/gog auth credentials /data/client_secret.json
/data/bin/gog auth add you@yourdomain.com --services gmail,calendar,drive,contacts,sheets,docs --manual
'

#

fi

tar -xzf gog.tgz gog
mv gog /data/bin/gog
chmod +x /data/bin/gog
/data/bin/gog --version
'

Then verify (separate command):

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ls -l /data/bin/gog && /data/bin/gog --version'

Only after that run the auth/test commands (also separately).

#

Good — if you already set the env vars on the container, the next step is just to verify they’re actually visible inside the running container and that gog is callable.

1) Verify env + binary (safe to paste output)

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
echo "HOME=$HOME"
echo "PATH=$PATH"
env | grep -E "^GOG_" | sed "s/=.*/=***REDACTED***/"
ls -l /data/bin/gog || true
/data/bin/gog --version
command -v gog || true
'

If command -v gog prints nothing, that’s fine — you can still use /data/bin/gog (or add /data/bin to PATH in your container env).

2) If you haven’t done OAuth yet (headless/manual)

#

Paste whatever error you hit (especially from the install block), and I’ll guide the next fix.

#

If the install still fails, paste the full output from that install command (from the docker exec ... line to the end).

#

(Do not paste your password/token output here.)

First ensure your OAuth client JSON is in the container (example path):

/data/client_secret.json

Then:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
/data/bin/gog auth keyring
/data/bin/gog auth credentials /data/client_secret.json
/data/bin/gog auth add you@yourdomain.com --services gmail,calendar,drive,contacts,sheets,docs --manual
'

3) Test auth

#

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
/data/bin/gog auth list --check
/data/bin/gog gmail labels list --max 5
'

If any of these fail, paste the error text only (and redact anything that looks like a token/URL with code= / state= / passwords).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 4:56 AM

#

I've added 8 redirect URIs to my credentials file. Now add ALL of these to Google Cloud Console → Credentials → OAuth Client → Redirect URIs:

http://127.0.0.1:38693/oauth2/callback
http://127.0.0.1:43995/oauth2/callback
http://127.0.0.1:36641/oauth2/callback
http://127.0.0.1:35117/oauth2/callback
http://127.0.0.1:36445/oauth2/callback
http://127.0.0.1:46803/oauth2/callback
http://127.0.0.1:45195/oauth2/callback

Once all 7 are added, let me know and I'll run the auth again - it should work with one of these ports!

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 4:57 AM

#

That message is a big hint you’re using the wrong OAuth client type in Google Cloud.

What’s happening

gog uses a loopback redirect like:

http://127.0.0.1:<random-port>/oauth2/callback

The port is ephemeral, so trying to pre-register a bunch of ports (or editing the JSON) is a losing game if the OAuth client is a “Web application” client, because web clients require exact redirect URIs.

Fix (recommended)

Create a new OAuth client of type Desktop app:

Google Cloud Console → APIs & Services → Credentials
Create Credentials → OAuth client ID
Application type: Desktop app
Download the JSON (don’t hand-edit it)
Copy it into the container (example path):

#

docker cp ./client_secret.json openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1:/data/client_secret.json
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'chown node:node /data/client_secret.json'

Then re-store credentials + re-auth:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
/data/bin/gog auth credentials /data/client_secret.json
/data/bin/gog auth add you@yourdomain.com --services gmail,calendar,drive,contacts,sheets,docs --manual
'

Also check (common gotcha)

If your OAuth consent screen is in Testing, make sure your Google account is added under Test users, or auth will fail in weird ways.

If it still errors, paste just the gog auth add ... --manual error output (redact any code= / state= parts of URLs).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 5:12 AM

#

-rwxr-xr-x 1 node node 22819000 Feb 16 05:50 /data/bin/gog
v0.11.0 (91c4c15 2026-02-15T03:29:18Z)
root@srv1100186:~# docker cp ./client_secret.json openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1:/data/client_secret.json
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'chown node:node /data/client_secret.json'
lstat /root/client_secret.json: no such file or directory
chown: cannot access '/data/client_secret.json': No such file or directory
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 5:14 AM

#

gog is installed fine. The failure is just: the OAuth JSON file isn’t on the server where you ran docker cp.

docker cp ./client_secret.json ... looks for the file on the host in your current directory (here: /root), and you don’t have it there:

lstat /root/client_secret.json: no such file or directory

1) Locate the file on the server (maybe it has the long default name)

Run on the server:

ls -la
ls -la /root
find /root -maxdepth 2 -name 'client_secret*.json' -o -name '*apps.googleusercontent.com*.json'

2) If the file is only on your laptop, upload it to the server

From your laptop (replace the path/name as needed):

#

scp ~/Downloads/client_secret_*.json root@srv1100186:/root/client_secret.json

(Use your server IP/hostname instead of srv1100186 if that’s not resolvable from your machine.)

3) Copy it into the container + fix ownership

Back on the server:

docker cp /root/client_secret.json openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1:/data/client_secret.json
docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'chown node:node /data/client_secret.json && ls -l /data/client_secret.json'

4) Continue gog auth inside the container

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '

#

/data/bin/gog auth credentials /data/client_secret.json
/data/bin/gog auth add you@yourdomain.com --services gmail,calendar,drive,contacts,sheets,docs --manual
'

If you paste the output of ls -la + the find ...client_secret... command, I can tell you the exact filename/path you already have (if it’s there).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 5:17 AM

#

[build]:
2026-02-16T05:14:33.420694 Pulling project images
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:14:33.421266 ------------------------------
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:14:33.460353 invalid containerPort: N4jyUX!kcTr1wsnFMSde
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:14:33.462502 ------------------------------
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:14:33.462548 Image pull failed with code 1
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:14:33.462683 Pull failed, will retry again after 30 seconds... (1/3)
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:15:03.463879 ------------------------------
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:15:03.534494 invalid containerPort: N4jyUX!kcTr1wsnFMSde
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:15:03.596095 ------------------------------
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:15:03.596145 Image pull failed with code 1
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:15:03.596261 Pull failed, will retry again after 60 seconds... (2/3)
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:16:03.597557 ------------------------------
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:16:03.635417 invalid containerPort: N4jyUX!kcTr1wsnFMSde
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:16:03.689654 ------------------------------
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:16:03.689698 Image pull failed with code 1
[build]:
2026-02-16T05:16:03.689821 Pull failed, will retry again after 90 seconds... (3/3)

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 5:18 AM

#

That log is not a gog error — it’s Hostinger’s Docker Manager/template failing before it even pulls the image:

invalid containerPort: ...

containerPort must be a number (e.g. 18789), but it’s currently set to a string that looks like a secret/password.

What to do

Rotate that secret (since it got posted into the thread).
- If that value was your OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN or GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD, change it in the Hostinger environment panel and restart/redeploy.
In Hostinger hPanel → Docker Manager → your OpenClaw project → Settings/Ports:
- Find the field named Container Port / containerPort
- Set it back to a numeric port (for OpenClaw it’s typically 18789 in these templates)
- Make sure your secret is in the Environment variables section, not in Ports.
On the server, double-check what port the running container exposes (if it’s still running):

#

docker ps --format 'table {{.Names}}\t{{.Ports}}\t{{.Status}}'
docker port openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 || true
docker inspect openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --format '{{json .Config.ExposedPorts}}'

Paste the output of the docker ps ...Ports... line and I’ll tell you exactly what the container port should be set to in Hostinger’s UI.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 5:26 AM

#

how to fix and run doctor

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 5:27 AM

#

That invalid containerPort: N4jyUX!kcTr1wsnFMSde error means your Hostinger Docker Manager config has a secret string in the “containerPort” field. containerPort must be a number.

Fix the deploy (Hostinger Docker Manager)

In hPanel → Docker Manager → your OpenClaw project/template:

Go to Ports (or “Exposed ports” / “Networking”)
Set:

containerPort = 18789 (numeric)
public/host port = whatever you want (Hostinger often assigns one; it must be numeric too)

Make sure your gateway token is in Environment variables (e.g. OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=...), not in Ports.

Also: rotate that secret

Since that value got pasted into chat/logs, treat it as compromised and change it in the Hostinger env-var UI.

#

Run “doctor” (inside the running container)

First check the CLI name:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'command -v openclaw && openclaw --version'

Then run:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw doctor'

If openclaw isn’t found, run:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ls -la /usr/local/bin | grep -E "openclaw|clawdbot" || true'

Paste:

#

the Ports section screenshot/text (just the port numbers, redact secrets)
output of openclaw --version and openclaw doctor
and I’ll tell you exactly what to change.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 5:29 AM

#

the gateway opens through tailnet in my browser but it keeps showing loading chat

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 5:32 AM

#

That “Control UI loads but chat stays on Loading…” is almost always because you’re opening it over plain HTTP on a Tailnet/LAN IP (e.g. http://100.x.y.z:18789). In that case the browser is in a non-secure context, WebCrypto gets blocked, and OpenClaw’s Control UI can’t complete the device-identity + WS handshake properly.

Fix (recommended): use HTTPS via Tailscale Serve

OpenClaw has a built-in “Serve” mode that keeps the gateway bound to loopback and lets Tailscale provide HTTPS:

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/web/control-ui#tailnet-access-recommended
Tailscale mode docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/tailscale

In your container, first see what mode/auth you’re in:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw --version && openclaw gateway status'

If you can run the gateway with Serve enabled, the CLI form is:

openclaw gateway --tailscale serve

#

Then you open the https://… URL (MagicDNS / ts.net) instead of http://100.x….

Alternative quick workaround (less secure): allow insecure HTTP

If you must use http://<tailscale-ip>, you can downgrade the Control UI auth to allow insecure contexts:

{
  gateway: {
    controlUi: { allowInsecureAuth: true },
    bind: "tailnet",
    auth: { mode: "token", token: "..." }
  }
}

(That’s from the Control UI docs section “Insecure HTTP”.)

Also check: device pairing required

If your browser/device is new, you may need to approve it:

#

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices list'

If you see a pending request, approve it:

openclaw devices approve <requestId>

If you paste the output of openclaw gateway status (redact tokens), I can tell you which of the above applies immediately (HTTP secure-context vs pairing vs auth mismatch).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 5:45 AM

#

] Telegram: ok (@heisenbergclawbot) (57ms)
Agents: main (default)
Heartbeat interval: 1h (main)
Session store (main): /data/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/sessions.json (1 entries)

agent:main:main (4m ago)
Run "openclaw doctor --fix" to apply changes.
│
└ Doctor complete.

root@srv1100186:~# docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw --version && openclaw gateway status'
2026.2.12

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d) — Because texting yourself reminders is so 2024.

│
◇
Service: systemd (disabled)
File logs: /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-02-16.log

Service config looks out of date or non-standard.
Service config issue: Gateway service PATH is not set; the daemon should use a minimal PATH.
Recommendation: run "openclaw doctor" (or "openclaw doctor --repair").
Config (cli): ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Config (service): ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Gateway: bind=loopback (127.0.0.1), port=18789 (env/config)
Probe target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Dashboard: http://127.0.0.1:18789/
Probe note: Loopback-only gateway; only local clients can connect.

Runtime: unknown (Error: systemctl --user unavailable: Failed to connect to user scope bus via local transport: $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS and $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not defined (consider using --machine=<user>@.host --user to connect to bus of other user))
RPC probe: ok

systemd user services unavailable.
systemd user services are unavailable; install/enable systemd or run the gateway under your supervisor.
If you're in a container, run the gateway in the foreground instead of openclaw gateway.

Troubles: run openclaw status
Troubleshooting: https://docs.openclaw.ai/troubleshootin

#

?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 5:49 AM

#

Your gateway status is the key clue:

Gateway: bind=loopback (127.0.0.1), port=18789
“Loopback-only gateway; only local clients can connect.”

So if you open the UI over Tailnet using plain http://<tailscale-ip>:18789, you’ll often get exactly what you describe: UI shell loads, but chat sits on “Loading…” because the WebSocket/auth/device-identity handshake can’t complete (and if it’s plain HTTP, the browser is also in a non-secure context which breaks WebCrypto/device identity).

Fix it (pick one)

Option A (recommended): Use Tailscale Serve (HTTPS) for the Control UI

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/web/control-ui#tailnet-access-recommended

On the VPS (host, not your laptop), run Tailscale Serve to proxy the loopback gateway with HTTPS.

If you have the tailscale CLI on the VPS:

#

tailscale serve https / http://127.0.0.1:18789

Then open the https://… URL that Tailscale Serve gives you (MagicDNS / ts.net). This usually makes “Loading chat” immediately go away.

If OpenClaw is managing tailscale for you, the equivalent is:

openclaw gateway --tailscale serve

(only works if tailscale is installed/logged in where the gateway runs)

Option B (works, less secure): Allow insecure HTTP auth

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/web/control-ui#insecure-http

Set:

gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth: true

#

(Then restart the gateway/container.) This is a workaround when you insist on http://... instead of HTTPS.

Also check: device pairing (can look like “loading”)

Run:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices list'

If there’s a pending request, approve it:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices approve <requestId>'

Two quick questions so I can tell you the exact next command

#

What exact URL are you opening (http vs https, and hostname)?
On the VPS, do you have tailscale installed on the host? (tailscale status)

(Also: you’re on OpenClaw 2026.2.12 — I’d strongly recommend updating to ≥ 2026.2.13 when you get a chance; 2026.2.12 had some nasty edge-case bugs.)

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 5:50 AM

#

Troubles: run openclaw status
Troubleshooting: https://docs.openclaw.ai/troubleshooting
root@srv1100186:~# bash
root@srv1100186:~# tailscale serve https / http://127.0.0.1:18789
Error: the CLI for serve and funnel has changed. You can run the following command instead:
- tailscale serve --bg http://127.0.0.1:18789

Please see https://tailscale.com/kb/1242/tailscale-serve for more information.
try tailscale serve --help for usage info
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 5:50 AM

#

“Loading chat” = the Control UI HTML loaded, but the WebSocket connection to the gateway never fully comes up (auth / secure-context / pairing).

From your openclaw gateway status you’re on bind=loopback (127.0.0.1), so the correct way to access it remotely over Tailnet is HTTPS via Tailscale Serve (plain http://<tailscale-ip>:… often gets stuck).

1) Find what port the host maps to the container

Run on the VPS:

docker port openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

You’ll get something like 18789/tcp -> 0.0.0.0:XXXXX. That XXXXX is the host port.

2) Put that behind Tailscale Serve (HTTPS)

On the VPS (host):

tailscale serve https / http://127.0.0.1:XXXXX
tailscale serve status

#

Now open the https://…ts.net/ URL that tailscale serve status shows.

3) If it still “loads forever”: approve the browser device (pairing)

Inside the container:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices list'

If there’s a pending request:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices approve <requestId>'

Paste the output of:

docker port openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
and tell me the exact URL you’re opening (http vs https)
and I’ll tell you the exact tailscale serve command + what you should see next.

#

Yeah, that error is normal on newer Tailscale (>= 1.52) — the tailscale serve https / ... syntax changed.

Use this instead (HTTPS is the default):

tailscale serve --bg --set-path=/ http://127.0.0.1:18789
tailscale serve status

Then open the https:// URL Tailscale prints (usually something like):

https://<your-node-name>.<tailnet>.ts.net/

That should fix the “Control UI loads but chat stays on Loading…” issue (because you’re no longer using plain http://<tailscale-ip>).

If the UI then says pairing is required / still doesn’t connect, approve the browser device:

#

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices list'
# then:
docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices approve <requestId>'

To undo Serve later:

tailscale serve reset

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 5:51 AM

#

root@srv1100186:~# docker port openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
43710/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:43710
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 5:51 AM

#

Perfect — that means the host is exposing OpenClaw on 127.0.0.1:43710 (not 18789). So Tailscale Serve needs to proxy that port.

1) Serve the published port over Tailnet HTTPS

On the VPS (host shell):

tailscale serve reset
tailscale serve --bg --set-path=/ http://127.0.0.1:43710
tailscale serve status

Then open the https://…ts.net/ URL shown by tailscale serve status.

2) If it still says “Loading chat…”, approve the Control UI device

Inside the container:

#

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices list'

If you see a pending requestId, approve it:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices approve <requestId>'

If you paste the output of tailscale serve status (redact nothing sensitive; it’s usually safe) and openclaw devices list, I can tell you exactly what it’s waiting on.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 6:02 AM

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the ui opens but nothing is clickable inside the ui

2026-02-16T05:19:38.012Z [gateway] log file: /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-02-16.log
[Mon Feb 16 2026 12:19:38.014]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-16T05:19:38.014Z [browser/service] Browser control service ready (profiles=2)
[Mon Feb 16 2026 12:19:38.039]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-16T05:19:38.039Z [telegram] [default] starting provider (@heisenbergclawbot)
[Mon Feb 16 2026 12:19:38.127]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-16T05:19:38.127Z [gateway] update available (latest): v2026.2.15 (current v2026.2.12). Run: openclaw update
[Mon Feb 16 2026 12:19:39.911]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-16T05:19:39.911Z [ws] Proxy headers detected from untrusted address. Connection will not be treated as local. Configure gateway.trustedProxies to restore local client detection behind your proxy.
[Mon Feb 16 2026 12:19:44.378]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-16T05:19:44.377Z [diagnostic] lane wait exceeded: lane=session:agent:main:main waitedMs=5584 queueAhead=0
[Mon Feb 16 2026 12:19:52.907]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-16T06:19:52.906+01:00 Still "test". Please send me your Maton API key directly - I'll add it to the config.
[Mon Feb 16 2026 12:25:55.173]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-16T05:25:55.173Z [ws] Proxy headers detected from untrusted address. Connection will not be treated as local. Configure gateway.trustedProxies to restore local client detection behind your proxy.
[Mon Feb 16 2026 12:25:55.408]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-16T05:25:55.408Z [ws] webchat connected conn=33430d4e-017f-409f-ba3a-8f8fa447c9d0 remote=127.0.0.1 client=openclaw-control-ui webchat vdev
[Mon Feb 16 2026 12:26:44.643]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-16T05:26:44.643Z [ws] webchat disconnected code=1005 reason=n/a conn=33430d4e-017f-409f-ba3a-8f8fa447c9d0
[Mon Feb 16 2026 12:27:53.812]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-16T05:27:53.812Z [ws] ⇄ res ✓ channels.status 50ms conn=3c3ac94c…bd

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 6:06 AM

#

If the Control UI renders but nothing is clickable, that usually means the JS bundle isn’t running (so the page is basically “dead HTML”), or the UI is stuck behind a “disconnected” overlay because the WebSocket can’t stay connected.

Given your docker port:

host is exposing: http://127.0.0.1:43710/
so Tailscale Serve must proxy 43710 (not 18789)

1) Make sure Tailscale Serve is proxying the right port

On the VPS host:

tailscale serve reset
tailscale serve --bg --set-path=/ http://127.0.0.1:43710
tailscale serve status

Open the https://…ts.net/ URL it shows.

#

2) Verify the UI JS bundle is actually loading (this is the “unclickable UI” smoking gun)

On the VPS host:

BASE=http://127.0.0.1:43710
curl -fsSL "$BASE/" | head

JS=$(curl -fsSL "$BASE/" | grep -oE '/assets/[^"]+\\.js' | head -1)
echo "JS=$JS"
curl -I "$BASE$JS"

What you want:

HTML fetch works
JS curl -I returns 200 and a JS-ish content-type (not HTML)

If that JS request is 404 or returns text/html, the UI will look loaded but be totally non-interactive.

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3) Check if device pairing is blocking the session

Inside the container:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices list'

If there’s a pending request, approve it:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices approve <requestId>'

4) You’re on 2026.2.12 (and logs say 2026.2.15 exists)

If the above looks correct but UI is still “dead”, updating is very likely to fix it. If you want, tell me “ok update” and I’ll give you the safest update steps for the Hostinger container setup.

Paste the output of:

tailscale serve status
the curl -I "$BASE$JS" result
openclaw devices list (it shouldn’t contain secrets)

#

…and we’ll pinpoint which branch it is.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 6:08 AM

#

root@srv1100186:~# tailscale serve reset
tailscale serve --bg --set-path=/ http://127.0.0.1:43710
tailscale serve status
Available within your tailnet:

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/
|-- proxy http://127.0.0.1:43710

Serve started and running in the background.
To disable the proxy, run: tailscale serve --https=443 off
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:43710

root@srv1100186:~# BASE=http://127.0.0.1:43710
curl -fsSL "$BASE/" | head

JS=$(curl -fsSL "$BASE/" | grep -oE '/assets/[^"]+\.js' | head -1)
echo "JS=$JS"
curl -I "$BASE$JS"
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>OpenClaw</title>
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/assets/openclaw.png">
<style>
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
JS=
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
X-Powered-By: Express
Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 14436
ETag: W/"3864-0ixzwU6AhawL+KLrvjY1oLpfWvU"
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:08:22 GMT
Connection: keep-alive
Keep-Alive: timeout=5

root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 6:09 AM

#

Your curl output is the smoking gun:

The HTML loads fine
But JS= came back empty → the page isn’t referencing any /assets/*.js bundle
And your curl -I "$BASE$JS" returned Content-Type: text/html (because JS was empty and you just fetched / again)

If the Control UI JS bundle never loads, the UI will look “there” but be totally dead / not clickable.

Confirm in 1 command

On the VPS:

BASE=http://127.0.0.1:43710
curl -fsSL "$BASE/" | grep -iE '<script|\.js' | head -50

If that prints nothing (or no src=...js), your image is serving an HTML shell without the built UI JS.

#

Fix

You’re on OpenClaw 2026.2.12 and your logs literally say there’s an update available (2026.2.15). This kind of “UI shell but no assets / broken UI” is exactly the sort of thing that gets fixed by updating the container/image.

Since you’re running ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest, the practical fix is:

Update/redeploy the container in Hostinger Docker Manager (pull latest image + restart)

After the update, rerun:

BASE=http://127.0.0.1:43710
curl -fsSL "$BASE/" | grep -oE '/assets/[^"'"'"' ]+\.js' | head -5

You should now see something like /assets/index-<hash>.js.

Optional (but you’ll want it later)

This log line:

Proxy headers detected from untrusted address… Configure gateway.trustedProxies…

#

is about Tailscale Serve headers/trust; it can affect “local client detection” and tailnet identity auth, but it’s not what makes the UI completely unclickable. First get the JS bundle loading.

If you tell me how you update this container on Hostinger (button name / screen), I can tell you exactly what to click / what to expect after restart.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 6:10 AM

#

root@srv1100186:~# BASE=http://127.0.0.1:43710
curl -fsSL "$BASE/" | grep -iE '<script|.js' | head -50
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 6:12 AM

#

That curl result explains it perfectly: the page you’re serving has zero <script> tags, so the Control UI’s JavaScript bundle never loads. With no JS, the UI will render but be totally dead / unclickable.

So this isn’t a Tailscale issue anymore — it’s a broken Control UI build in what you’re currently running (and you’re on OpenClaw 2026.2.12, while your logs say 2026.2.15 is available).

Fix: update OpenClaw in the container, then restart

Run:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw update'
docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

Then re-check that the UI now references a JS bundle:

BASE=http://127.0.0.1:43710

#

curl -fsSL "$BASE/" | grep -iE '<script|\.js' | head -50

You should see something like:
<script type="module" src="/assets/index-XXXX.js"></script>

If `openclaw update` fails

Paste the output of:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw update status'

…and I’ll tell you the right update path for that Hostinger image (sometimes you need to update via Hostinger Docker Manager instead of inside the container).

(Separate note: your logs show “Proxy headers detected from untrusted address … trustedProxies”. That can affect “local” detection, but it wouldn’t remove <script> tags — the missing JS bundle is the core reason for the unclickable UI.)

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 6:13 AM

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root@srv1100186:~# docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw update'
docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
Updating OpenClaw...

Update Result: SKIPPED
Root: /usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw
Reason: not-git-install
Before: 2026.2.12

Total time: 175ms
Skipped: this OpenClaw install isn't a git checkout, and the package manager couldn't be detected. Update via your package manager, then run openclaw doctor and openclaw gateway restart.
Examples: npm i -g openclaw@latest or pnpm add -g openclaw@latest
openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 6:14 AM

#

You’re not actually serving the real OpenClaw Control UI right now.

Inside the container, OpenClaw says the gateway is on 127.0.0.1:18789.
But Docker is exposing container port 43710 to the host (docker port … -> 127.0.0.1:43710).
The HTML you fetch on :43710 has no <script> tags, so it can’t be the real UI (it’s basically a dead placeholder page), hence “nothing clickable”.

1) Prove the real UI exists on 18789 (inside the container)

Run:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
curl -fsSL http://127.0.0.1:18789/ | grep -iE "<script|\\.js" | head -20
'

If you see script tags / /assets/...js there → OpenClaw UI is fine, it’s just not the port you’re exposing.

2) Fix the port mapping in Hostinger Docker Manager

In hPanel → Docker Manager → your OpenClaw project → Ports:

#

Set it so you expose the gateway port 18789 from the container.

What you want to end up with is something like:

containerPort: 18789
host/public port: whatever Hostinger gives you (can stay 43710)

After redeploy/restart, this command should show the correct mapping:

docker port openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

Ideally you’ll see 18789/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:43710 (host port can differ).

3) Point Tailscale Serve at the (fixed) host port

If host port stays 43710:

tailscale serve reset

#

tailscale serve --bg --set-path=/ http://127.0.0.1:43710
tailscale serve status

4) If UI loads but says pairing required / still stuck

Approve the browser device:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices list'
# then
docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices approve <requestId>'

Paste the output of step (1) (the grep result) + your updated docker port ... after you change the Ports config, and I’ll tell you exactly if it’s fixed.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 6:18 AM

#

openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
root@srv1100186:~# docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
curl -fsSL http://127.0.0.1:18789/ | grep -iE "<script|\.js" | head -20
'
<script type="module" crossorigin src="./assets/index-B4LPvte9.js"></script>
<script>window.OPENCLAW_CONTROL_UI_BASE_PATH="";window.OPENCLAW_ASSISTANT_NAME="Assistant";window.OPENCLAW_ASSISTANT_AVATAR="A";</script></head>
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 6:18 AM

#

Nice — that confirms the real Control UI (with the JS bundle) is being served on 127.0.0.1:18789 inside the container:

<script type="module" ... src="./assets/index-....js"></script>

So the reason your Tailnet URL shows an unclickable UI is simply: you’re currently publishing/proxying the wrong port (43710), which serves a “dead” HTML page with no JS.

Fix: change the container port mapping to 18789

Right now:

host port 43710 is mapped to container port 43710 (wrong)

What you want:

host port 43710 → container port 18789

You can’t change published ports on an existing container; you must edit ports in Hostinger Docker Manager and redeploy/recreate the container.

#

In Hostinger hPanel → Docker Manager → your OpenClaw app → Ports:

Container port: 18789
Host/Public port: keep 43710 (or whatever Hostinger assigns)
Protocol: TCP

After redeploy, verify on the VPS:

docker port openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

You should see something like:
18789/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:43710

Then re-point Tailscale Serve to the host port (43710)

tailscale serve reset
tailscale serve --bg --set-path=/ http://127.0.0.1:43710

#

tailscale serve status

Quick verification (should now show a JS bundle)

curl -fsSL http://127.0.0.1:43710/ | grep -iE '<script|\.js' | head

If it connects but asks for pairing

Remote Control UI connections require device approval:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices list'
# then approve:
docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices approve <requestId>'

#

If you paste the docker port ... output after you change the Hostinger port mapping, I’ll confirm it’s correct before you try the UI again.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 6:19 AM

#

root@srv1100186:~# docker port openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
43710/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:43710
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 6:19 AM

#

Yep — it’s still wrong. Right now Docker says:

container port 43710 is published to host 43710

But OpenClaw is listening on container port 18789, so you need:

container port 18789 → host 43710 (or any host port)

You can’t “fix” that with a command inside the container; the container has to be recreated with the correct port mapping (Hostinger Docker Manager “Ports” section).

What to change in Hostinger Docker Manager

Find the Ports mapping for this app and set:

Container port: 18789
Host/Public port: 43710 (or keep whatever Hostinger gives you)
Protocol: TCP

#

Then redeploy/recreate.

After you change it, verify

Run again:

docker port openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

You should see something like:

18789/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:43710

Then Tailscale Serve stays the same

Because Serve proxies the host port:

#

tailscale serve reset
tailscale serve --bg --set-path=/ http://127.0.0.1:43710
tailscale serve status

If you tell me what Hostinger screen you’re on (or paste the Ports section text), I can tell you exactly which field is currently set to 43710 and what to replace it with.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 6:20 AM

#

openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
root@srv1100186:~# docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
curl -fsSL http://127.0.0.1:18789/ | grep -iE "<script|\.js" | head -20
'
<script type="module" crossorigin src="./assets/index-B4LPvte9.js"></script>
<script>window.OPENCLAW_CONTROL_UI_BASE_PATH="";window.OPENCLAW_ASSISTANT_NAME="Assistant";window.OPENCLAW_ASSISTANT_AVATAR="A";</script></head>
root@srv1100186:~# docker port openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
43710/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:43710
root@srv1100186:~# docker port openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
43710/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:43710
root@srv1100186:~# bash
root@srv1100186:~# tailscale serve reset
tailscale serve --bg --set-path=/ http://127.0.0.1:43710
tailscale serve status
Available within your tailnet:

https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/
|-- proxy http://127.0.0.1:43710

Serve started and running in the background.
To disable the proxy, run: tailscale serve --https=443 off
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:43710

root@srv1100186:~#

and now?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 6:21 AM

#

Now you need to fix the Docker port mapping. Tailscale Serve is doing the right thing (proxying host 127.0.0.1:43710), but host 43710 is still wired to the wrong port inside the container.

Right now you have:

inside container: OpenClaw UI is on 127.0.0.1:18789 ✅
host mapping: 43710 -> container 43710 ❌
tailscale serve: https://… -> host 43710 ✅

So the missing piece is: make host 43710 forward to container 18789.

What you must do (Hostinger Docker Manager)

In hPanel → Docker Manager → your OpenClaw deployment → Ports:

Set it to:

Container port: 18789
Host/public port: 43710 (or any port Hostinger lets you choose)
TCP

#

Then redeploy/recreate the container (ports can’t be changed in-place).

After redeploy, verify on the VPS

docker port openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

You should see:

18789/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:43710

Quick “did we fix it?” check

curl -fsSL http://127.0.0.1:43710/ | grep -iE '<script|\.js' | head

You should now see the same JS <script … index-….js> line you saw on 18789.

#

Once that’s true, open:
https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/

If you want, paste a screenshot/text of the Ports section in Hostinger (redact tokens), and I’ll tell you exactly what to change in that UI.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 6:21 AM

#

what commands to fix in terminal

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 6:23 AM

#

You can’t change a Docker container’s published port mapping in-place. From the terminal, the fix is: recreate the container with -p 127.0.0.1:43710:18789 (host 43710 → container 18789).

Below is a terminal-only “swap container” recipe that preserves your /data volume and env vars.

A) Recreate the container with the correct port mapping

1) Capture the current image + env (don’t paste the env output anywhere)

NAME=openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
IMG=$(docker inspect -f '{{.Config.Image}}' "$NAME")
echo "IMG=$IMG"

docker inspect -f '{{range .Config.Env}}{{println .}}{{end}}' "$NAME" > /root/openclaw.env

2) Stop + rename the old container (so you can roll back)

#

docker stop "$NAME"
docker rename "$NAME" "${NAME}-old"

3) Run a new container with the fixed port mapping

docker run -d \
  --name "$NAME" \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  --env-file /root/openclaw.env \
  --volumes-from "${NAME}-old" \
  -p 127.0.0.1:43710:18789 \
  "$IMG"

4) Verify it worked

#

Now this should show JS <script …> (same as your internal 18789 check):

curl -fsSL http://127.0.0.1:43710/ | grep -iE '<script|\.js' | head -5
docker port "$NAME"

5) Keep Tailscale Serve pointing at 43710 (same as you already did)

tailscale serve reset
tailscale serve --bg --set-path=/ http://127.0.0.1:43710
tailscale serve status

Once this is done, your https://srv1100186.tail777ba9.ts.net/ should be clickable.

#

Rollback (if anything goes wrong)

docker rm -f openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
docker rename openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1-old openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
docker start openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

If after the port fix the UI loads but won’t connect, the next check is device pairing:

docker exec -u node -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'openclaw devices list'

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 6:33 AM

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⚠️ Agent failed before reply: All models failed (2): anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5: session file locked (timeout 10000ms): pid=28 /data/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/de64abe5-d8e6-4698-b87d-637c02c79393.jsonl.lock (timeout) | minimax/MiniMax-M2.5: session file locked (timeout 10000ms): pid=28 /data/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/de64abe5-d8e6-4698-b87d-637c02c79393.jsonl.lock (timeout).
Logs: openclaw logs --follow

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 6:34 AM

#

That error means OpenClaw can’t write to its session transcript because a lock file is stuck:

…/sessions/<session>.jsonl.lock (timeout)… pid=28

Fastest fix (recommended)

Restart the container (this clears stale locks):

docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

If you want to inspect what’s holding the lock first

See what PID 28 is:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ps -p 28 -o pid,etime,cmd || true'

List all lock files:

#

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ls -la /data/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/*.lock 2>/dev/null || true'

If it’s still locked after a restart

(Usually means you’ve got a stuck gateway process or multiple copies running.)

Run:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ps aux | grep -E "openclaw|dist/index.js" | grep -v grep'

Paste the outputs of the three commands above and I’ll tell you the safest next move (kill specific PID vs delete a stale .lock file).

Also: you’re on 2026.2.12 (your logs said 2026.2.15 exists). Once you’re stable again, updating the Hostinger image/redeploying is worth it—2026.2.12 had a bunch of session edge cases.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 7:21 AM

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root@srv1100186:~# docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ls -la /data/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/*.lock 2>/dev/null || true'
-rw-r--r-- 1 node node 58 Feb 16 02:36 /data/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/d473d003-a5c8-4f78-a47a-3e57bf863ce8.jsonl.lock
-rw-r--r-- 1 node node 58 Feb 16 07:28 /data/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/de64abe5-d8e6-4698-b87d-637c02c79393.jsonl.lock
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 7:22 AM

#

Those *.jsonl.lock files are exactly why you’re getting “session file locked”. Next step is to check whether they’re stale (PID no longer exists) or whether you have two gateway processes fighting over the same session.

1) See what PID the lock thinks is holding it

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
for f in /data/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/*.lock; do
  echo "== $f"
  cat "$f" || true
done
'

2) Check if that PID is actually running (example uses pid=28 from your error)

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ps -p 28 -o pid,etime,cmd || true'

#

3) Fix it

If PID 28 exists → simplest fix is a container restart:

docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

If PID 28 does NOT exist → the lock is stale. Move the lock files aside (safer than deleting), then restart:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc '
mkdir -p /data/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/stale-locks
mv /data/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/*.lock /data/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/stale-locks/ 2>/dev/null || true
ls -la /data/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/stale-locks || true
'
docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

4) Confirm it’s gone

#

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ls -la /data/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/*.lock 2>/dev/null || echo "no locks"'

If it comes back immediately after restart, run:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ps aux | grep -E "openclaw|dist/index.js" | grep -v grep'

…and paste that output (it’ll show if you somehow have multiple OpenClaw processes).

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 8:15 AM

#

fixed, how can I avoid this from happening again?

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 8:17 AM

#

That lock happens when OpenClaw is writing to a session transcript and doesn’t get a clean shutdown, or when two OpenClaw processes/containers share the same /data/.openclaw session store.

To avoid it:

Make sure only ONE OpenClaw container/process uses /data
- Don’t leave an “old” OpenClaw container running that shares the same volume.
- Check:
```
docker ps --format 'table {{.Names}}\t{{.Image}}\t{{.Status}}'
```
Avoid hard kills
- Prefer docker stop / docker restart (graceful) over docker kill / forced reboots.
Give the container enough RAM (avoid OOM)
- OOMs / crashes are a common reason locks get left behind.

#

Update off 2026.2.12
- You’re on 2026.2.12 and your logs said 2026.2.15 is available. Newer builds tend to reduce these “stale lock” edge cases.
- Since openclaw update is skipped in your image (not a git install), you’ll need to update by pulling/redeploying the Docker image in Hostinger Docker Manager (or recreate container after docker pull ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest).

If it ever happens again, the clean recovery is what you did: restart. If it persists after restart, that’s the red flag for “multiple instances running against the same /data”.

sly quartz Feb 16, 2026, 8:24 AM

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root@srv1100186:~# docker ps --format 'table {{.Names}}\t{{.Image}}\t{{.Status}}'

NAMES IMAGE STATUS
openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest Up About an hour
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 16, 2026, 8:25 AM

#

Good: only one container. That means the lock files were almost certainly caused by an unclean shutdown (crash/OOM/forced kill) or a stuck gateway process inside the container.

To reduce the chance of it happening again:

1) Avoid hard kills / unclean shutdowns

Prefer:

docker restart openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

and avoid docker kill / abrupt VPS reboots while it’s busy.

If you ever stop it, give it time:

docker stop -t 30 openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

2) Check for OOM (very common cause)

#

On the VPS host:

dmesg -T | grep -i oom | tail -50
free -h
docker stats --no-stream openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

If you see OOM kills, bump the VPS/container memory.

3) Make sure you’re not accidentally running two gateways inside the one container

This can happen if you manually ran openclaw gateway inside the container while it’s already running.

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 sh -lc 'ps aux | grep -E "openclaw|dist/index.js" | grep -v grep'

You should normally see just the one main gateway process.

4) Update off 2026.2.12 (recommended)

You’re on 2026.2.12; newer releases tend to fix these edge cases. In your Hostinger setup, openclaw update won’t work (it’s not a git/npm install inside the image), so update by redeploying/pulling the latest ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest in Hostinger Docker Manager.

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5) Quick “early warning” checks

Disk full can also cause weird shutdown behavior:

df -h /data

If you paste the output of the OOM check (dmesg … | grep -i oom) and the process list (ps aux …dist/index.js), I can tell you which of the above is the most likely culprit in your case.

sly quartz Feb 17, 2026, 7:47 AM

#

[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:44:01.998]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-17T08:44:01.997+01:00 [tools] browser failed: Can't reach the OpenClaw browser control service (timed out after 15000ms). Start (or restart) the OpenClaw gateway (OpenClaw.app menubar, or openclaw gateway) and try again.
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:44:23.279]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-17T08:44:23.278+01:00 [openclaw] Uncaught exception: TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'setSession')
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:44:23.279]
openclaw-1:
at TLSSocket.setSession (node:_tls_wrap:1132:16)
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:44:23.279]
openclaw-1:
at Object.connect (node:_tls_wrap:1826:13)
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:44:23.279]
openclaw-1:
at Client.connect (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/undici/lib/core/connect.js:70:20)
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:44:23.279]
openclaw-1:
at connect (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/undici/lib/dispatcher/client.js:452:21)
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:44:23.279]
openclaw-1:
at _resume (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/undici/lib/dispatcher/client.js:627:7)
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:44:23.279]
openclaw-1:
at resume (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/undici/lib/dispatcher/client.js:561:3)
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:44:23.279]
openclaw-1:
at Client.<computed> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/undici/lib/dispatcher/client.js:285:31)
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:44:23.279]
openclaw-1:
at TLSSocket.onHttpSocketClose (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/undici/lib/dispatcher/client-h1.js:942:18)
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:44:23.279]
openclaw-1:
at TLSSocket.emit (node:events:531:35)
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:44:23.279]
openclaw-1:
at node:net:346:12
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:44:23.317]
openclaw-1:
[07:44:23] WARN: OpenClaw exited with code 1

openclaw is not responding

heavy lakeBOT Feb 17, 2026, 7:49 AM

#

That stacktrace is a hard crash of the Gateway process, which is why you then see:

browser failed: Can't reach the OpenClaw browser control service (it lives behind the gateway)
and then OpenClaw exits with code 1

The interesting part is this:

TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'setSession')
in node:_tls_wrap via undici

That strongly points to a Node runtime / undici TLS session bug/mismatch (often happens on “non‑boring” Node versions).

What I’d try first (Docker)

Inside the container, paste these outputs:

#

openclaw --version
node -v
openclaw status --all
openclaw gateway status

Then do a clean restart:

openclaw gateway restart
# or just:
docker restart openclaw-1

If it keeps crashing: pin Node to LTS

Per docs, OpenClaw requires Node >= 22, but for production I’d stick to LTS (Node 22 or 24) and avoid bleeding-edge Node in containers.

#

So in your Dockerfile / image, use something like:

node:22-bookworm-slim (or)
node:24-bookworm-slim

Rebuild and redeploy.

Docs reference (triage ladder + runtime requirement):
https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq (see “First 60 seconds…” + “What runtime do I need”)
https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting

One more thing (browser tool in Docker)

Even once it doesn’t crash: if you’re expecting the browser tool to work from a headless container, you’ll likely want either:

a paired node (browser runs on your desktop), or
Chrome extension relay (profile="chrome")

But first let’s stop the gateway crash.

#

If you paste openclaw --version, node -v, and the first ~30 lines before the crash in the log, I can tell you if this is the Node-version landmine or something else.

sly quartz Feb 17, 2026, 7:50 AM

#

Last login: Mon Feb 16 08:24:29 2026 from 169.254.0.1
root@srv1100186:~# bash
root@srv1100186:~# openclaw --version
node -v
openclaw status --all
openclaw gateway status
openclaw: command not found
Command 'node' not found, but can be installed with:
apt install nodejs
openclaw: command not found
openclaw: command not found
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 17, 2026, 7:51 AM

#

Those commands are running on the host (root@srv1100186), and that host currently has no Node and no OpenClaw installed — so we can’t diagnose the crash from there yet.

You’ve got two paths (pick one):

A) If OpenClaw is running in Docker (most likely)

Run the checks inside the container:

docker ps
docker exec -it openclaw-1 bash   # or whatever the container name is
openclaw --version
node -v
openclaw status --all
openclaw gateway status

Also helpful for the crash you pasted earlier:

#

docker logs openclaw-1 --tail 200

B) If you actually want OpenClaw installed on the host

Install Node 22+, then install OpenClaw:

# after Node is installed:
npm i -g openclaw@latest
openclaw --version
openclaw onboard --install-daemon

Linux quick path doc: https://docs.openclaw.ai/platforms/linux
Docker doc (if you’re following the container route): https://docs.openclaw.ai/install/docker

#

Tell me which setup you’re aiming for (A container, or B host install), and paste docker ps + docker logs ... --tail 200 (if A).

sly quartz Feb 17, 2026, 7:51 AM

#

node -v
openclaw status --all
openclaw gateway status
openclaw: command not found
Command 'node' not found, but can be installed with:
apt install nodejs
openclaw: command not found
openclaw: command not found
root@srv1100186:~# docker ps
docker exec -it openclaw-1 bash # or whatever the container name is
openclaw --version
node -v
openclaw status --all
openclaw gateway status
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
d82489a7f4c2 ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest "/entrypoint.sh node…" 13 minutes ago Up 10 minutes 127.0.0.1:43710->43710/tcp openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1
Error response from daemon: No such container: openclaw-1
openclaw: command not found
Command 'node' not found, but can be installed with:
apt install nodejs
openclaw: command not found
openclaw: command not found
root@srv1100186:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 17, 2026, 7:52 AM

#

You’re still running the commands on the host (where there’s no Node/OpenClaw), because the docker exec ... openclaw-1 failed.

Your container is named:

openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1

So use that exact name:

docker exec -it openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 bash

Then inside the container run:

node -v

#

openclaw --version || which openclaw || ls -la /usr/local/bin | grep -i openclaw || true
openclaw status --all
openclaw gateway status

And from the host, grab the crash log tail:

docker logs openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --tail 200

Paste:

node -v from inside the container
that docker logs ... --tail 200 output

(If openclaw isn’t in PATH in that image, we’ll still be able to debug via the logs + the running node ... dist/... command line.)

sly quartz Feb 17, 2026, 7:53 AM

#

│
│ Node service │ systemd not installed │
│ Agents │ 1 total · 1 bootstrapping · 1 active · 1 sessions │
└─────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Channels
┌──────────┬─────────┬────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

heavy lakeBOT Feb 17, 2026, 7:54 AM

#

That output means you are running openclaw status --all inside the container now (good). Two notes:

“systemd not installed” is normal in Docker — ignore it.
But your paste is truncated right when it gets to the interesting bits (Channels + Gateway status).

1) Please paste these (inside the container)

Run:

node -v
openclaw --version
openclaw gateway status

And from the host, grab the log tail:

#

docker logs openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --tail 200

Those four outputs will tell us if you’re still hitting the undici / TLSSocket.setSession crash, and what Node version the image uses.

2) About “Tailscale inside Docker” (recommended pattern: sidecar)

If your goal is: “OpenClaw gateway reachable on my tailnet”, the clean way is NOT running Tailscale inside the OpenClaw container, but a Tailscale sidecar and put OpenClaw in the same network namespace.

In docker-compose.yml:

services:
  tailscale:

#

    image: tailscale/tailscale:stable
    hostname: openclaw
    cap_add: [ "NET_ADMIN", "NET_RAW" ]
    devices: [ "/dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun" ]
    volumes:
      - tailscale-state:/var/lib/tailscale
    environment:
      - TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-...
      - TS_STATE_DIR=/var/lib/tailscale
    restart: unless-stopped

  openclaw:
    image: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest
    network_mode: service:tailscale
    depends_on: [ tailscale ]

#

    restart: unless-stopped

Then you reach the gateway via the Tailscale IP / MagicDNS name of openclaw.

(Also: keep OpenClaw auth/token enabled when exposing anything beyond localhost.)

Once you paste openclaw gateway status + the log tail, I’ll tell you exactly what to change in your setup.

sly quartz Feb 17, 2026, 8:04 AM

#

Troubles: run openclaw status
Troubleshooting: https://docs.openclaw.ai/troubleshooting
root@d82489a7f4c2:~# docker logs openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --tail 200
bash: docker: command not found
root@d82489a7f4c2:~# node -v
openclaw --version
openclaw gateway status
v22.22.0
2026.2.12

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.12 (f9e444d) — Pairing codes exist because even bots believe in consent—and good security hygiene.

│
◇
Service: systemd (disabled)
File logs: /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-02-17.log

Service config looks out of date or non-standard.
Service config issue: Gateway service PATH is not set; the daemon should use a minimal PATH.
Recommendation: run "openclaw doctor" (or "openclaw doctor --repair").
Config (cli): ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Config (service): ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Gateway: bind=loopback (127.0.0.1), port=18789 (env/config)
Probe target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Dashboard: http://127.0.0.1:18789/
Probe note: Loopback-only gateway; only local clients can connect.

Runtime: unknown (Error: systemctl --user unavailable: Failed to connect to user scope bus via local transport: $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS and $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not defined (consider using --machine=<user>@.host --user to connect to bus of other user))
RPC probe: failed
RPC target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
gateway closed (1006 abnormal closure (no close frame)): no close reason
Gateway target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Source: cli --url
Config: /data/.openclaw/openclaw.json

systemd user services unavailable.
systemd user services are unavailable; install/enable systemd or run the gateway under your supervisor.
If you're in a container, run the gateway in the foreground instead of openclaw gateway.

Troubles: run openclaw status
Troubleshooting: https://docs.openclaw.ai/troubleshooting
root@d82489a7f4c2:~# docker logs openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --tail 200
bash: docker: command not found
root@d82489a7f4c2:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 17, 2026, 8:06 AM

#

You’re currently inside the container (root@d82489a7f4c2), so docker logs … won’t work there (docker: command not found). Run docker logs on the host prompt (root@srv1100186:~#).

1) Get the real error/crash (do this inside the container)

These don’t need Docker:

ls -la /tmp/openclaw
tail -n 200 /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-02-17.log

Also check what port is actually listening:

ss -ltnp | egrep ':(18789|43710)\\b' || true
ps auxww | egrep -i 'openclaw|dist/index|node' | head -n 50

#

2) Grab container stdout logs (do this on the host)

Back on the host:

docker logs openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --tail 200

3) I think you’re probing the wrong port

Your docker ps shows the container exposes 43710, but openclaw gateway status is trying 18789.

Once you confirm which port is listening with ss, try:

openclaw --url ws://127.0.0.1:43710 status --all
# and/or
openclaw --url ws://127.0.0.1:43710 gateway status

#

4) Version note

You’re on OpenClaw 2026.2.12. That release had some nasty edge-case bugs; if Hostinger’s :latest image is pinned there, upgrading to an image with 2026.2.13+ is worth doing after we see the log.

Paste:

tail -n 200 /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-02-17.log
ss -ltnp ... output
host-side docker logs ... --tail 200

sly quartz Feb 17, 2026, 8:19 AM

#

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root@d82489a7f4c2:~#

crazy amount of text when I run the first command

#

root@d82489a7f4c2:~# ss -ltnp | egrep ':(18789|43710)\b' || true
ps auxww | egrep -i 'openclaw|dist/index|node' | head -n 50
bash: ss: command not found
root 1 0.0 0.0 1056 752 ? Ss 08:40 0:00 /sbin/docker-init -- /entrypoint.sh node server.mjs
root 7 0.0 0.0 7408 4092 ? S 08:40 0:00 runuser -u node -- node server.mjs
node 9 0.0 0.9 1787312 79784 ? Sl 08:40 0:00 node server.mjs
root 218 0.0 0.0 3504 1904 pts/0 S+ 09:19 0:00 grep -E -i openclaw|dist/index|node
root@d82489a7f4c2:~#

#

bash: ss: command not found
root 1 0.0 0.0 1056 752 ? Ss 08:40 0:00 /sbin/docker-init -- /entrypoint.sh node server.mjs
root 7 0.0 0.0 7408 4092 ? S 08:40 0:00 runuser -u node -- node server.mjs
node 9 0.0 0.9 1787312 79784 ? Sl 08:40 0:00 node server.mjs
root 218 0.0 0.0 3504 1904 pts/0 S+ 09:19 0:00 grep -E -i openclaw|dist/index|node
root@d82489a7f4c2:~# openclaw --url ws://127.0.0.1:43710 status --all

and/or

openclaw --url ws://127.0.0.1:43710 gateway status
error: unknown option '--url'
error: unknown option '--url'
root@d82489a7f4c2:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 17, 2026, 8:19 AM

#

That “crazy amount of text” is because the log file is JSON-lines (one JSON blob per line). Totally normal — we just need to extract the error lines.

Inside the container: pull only the useful error bits

Run:

LOG="$(ls -t /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-*.log | head -1)"
echo "LOG=$LOG"

# show only likely-failure lines (last ~50 matches)
grep -nE "Uncaught|TypeError|setSession|EADDRINUSE|ERR_|FATAL|crash|exception" "$LOG" | tail -n 50

Also show whether anything is listening:

#

ss -ltnp | egrep ':(18789|43710)\b' || true
ps auxww | egrep -i 'openclaw|dist/index|entrypoint|node' | head -n 30

Paste those outputs.

On the host (NOT inside the container): get container stdout logs

Exit back to the host shell (root@srv1100186:~#), then:

docker logs openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --tail 200

Paste that too.

#

One immediate red flag from your openclaw gateway status: it’s probing ws://127.0.0.1:18789 but your Docker mapping shows 43710->43710. The ss -ltnp output will tell us which port the gateway is actually listening on (or if it crashed and nothing is listening).

sly quartz Feb 17, 2026, 8:21 AM

#

[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:41:02.042]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-17T07:41:02.041Z [gateway] listening on ws://[::1]:18789
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:41:02.042]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-17T07:41:02.042Z [gateway] log file: /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-02-17.log
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:41:02.061]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-17T07:41:02.060Z [browser/service] Browser control service ready (profiles=2)
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:41:02.130]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-17T07:41:02.130Z [telegram] [default] starting provider (@heisenbergclawbot)
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:41:02.146]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-17T07:41:02.145Z [telegram] autoSelectFamily=false (default-node22)
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:42:23.000]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-17T07:42:22.999Z [diagnostic] lane task error: lane=main durationMs=381 error="FailoverError: LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits."
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:42:23.001]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-17T07:42:23.000Z [diagnostic] lane task error: lane=session:agent:main:main durationMs=384 error="FailoverError: LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits."
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:43:20.100]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-17T07:43:20.100Z [diagnostic] lane task error: lane=main durationMs=237 error="FailoverError: LLM request rejected: Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API. Please go to Plans & Billing to upgrade or purchase credits."
[Tue Feb 17 2026 14:43:20.100]
openclaw-1:
2026-02-17T07:43:20.100Z [diagnostic] lane task error: lane=session:agent:main:main durationMs=239 error="FailoverError: LLM request rejected: Your c

#

show only likely-failure lines (last ~50 matches)

grep -nE "Uncaught|TypeError|setSession|EADDRINUSE|ERR_|FATAL|crash|exception" "$LOG" | tail -n 50
LOG=/tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-02-17.log
121:{"0":"[openclaw] Uncaught exception: TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'setSession')\n at TLSSocket.setSession (node:_tls_wrap:1132:16)\n at Object.connect (node:_tls_wrap:1826:13)\n at Client.connect (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/undici/lib/core/connect.js:70:20)\n at connect (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/undici/lib/dispatcher/client.js:452:21)\n at _resume (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/undici/lib/dispatcher/client.js:627:7)\n at resume (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/undici/lib/dispatcher/client.js:561:3)\n at Client.<computed> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/undici/lib/dispatcher/client.js:285:31)\n at TLSSocket.onHttpSocketClose (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/undici/lib/dispatcher/client-h1.js:942:18)\n at TLSSocket.emit (node:events:531:35)\n at node:net:346:12","_meta":{"runtime":"node","runtimeVersion":"22.22.0","hostname":"d82489a7f4c2","name":"openclaw","date":"2026-02-17T07:44:23.278Z","logLevelId":5,"logLevelName":"ERROR","path":{"fullFilePath":"file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/entry.js:1026:68","fileName":"entry.js","fileNameWithLine":"entry.js:1026","fileColumn":"68","fileLine":"1026","filePath":"/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/entry.js","filePathWithLine":"/usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/entry.js:1026","method":"console.error"}},"time":"2026-02-17T07:44:23.279Z"}
root@d82489a7f4c2:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 17, 2026, 8:21 AM

#

Two separate things happening there:

You’re inside the container, so docker … commands won’t exist.
--url is not a global OpenClaw flag. It only exists on specific subcommands (like openclaw gateway status, openclaw tui, etc).

A) Get container logs (run on the HOST, not in the container)

Back at the host prompt (root@srv1100186:~#), run:

docker logs openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --tail 200

B) Correct way to override the gateway URL

Inside the container, this is valid:

#

openclaw gateway status --url ws://127.0.0.1:43710

If it says auth is missing (common when using --url), fetch your token then pass it:

openclaw config get gateway.auth.token
openclaw gateway status --url ws://127.0.0.1:43710 --token "<paste-token>"

C) Figure out which port is actually open (since `ss` isn’t installed)

Inside the container:

node -e "const net=require('net'); for (const p of [18789,43710]) { const s=net.connect(p,'127.0.0.1'); s.on('connect',()=>{console.log(p,'OPEN'); s.end();}); s.on('error',e=>console.log(p,'CLOSED',e.code)); }"

#

That will tell us immediately whether OpenClaw is listening on 18789 or 43710 (or neither).

Paste:

host docker logs … --tail 200
output of the node -e … port check
(optional) openclaw config get gateway.port and openclaw config get gateway.bind

Then we can line up the port mapping (and from there, the Tailscale sidecar setup).

sly quartz Feb 17, 2026, 8:22 AM

#

root@d82489a7f4c2:~# docker logs openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --tail 200
bash: docker: command not found
root@d82489a7f4c2:~#

heavy lakeBOT Feb 17, 2026, 8:23 AM

#

Yep — your log snippet confirms the actual problem:

Gateway starts fine: listening on ws://[::1]:18789
Then it hard-crashes with:

Uncaught exception: TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'setSession')
    at TLSSocket.setSession (node:_tls_wrap:1132:16)
    ... undici ...

That’s a Node/undici TLS crash (not a Tailscale issue). You’re on Node v22.22.0 + OpenClaw 2026.2.12.

Also you have a second (separate) issue: your logs show Anthropic failing with “credit balance is too low”, so even when the gateway is up it won’t be able to answer until you switch providers / add credits.

What to do

#

1) Stop the TLS crash (workaround)

In practice the fix is: use a different Node patch / image (this kind of undici+TLS crash is version-sensitive).

Since you’re using ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest and it bundles Node 22.22.0, the quickest workaround is either:

pull a newer image (if Hostinger updated it), or
switch to an OpenClaw install/image where you can pin Node to a different 22.x LTS patch (or 24.x LTS).

If you can, also update off OpenClaw 2026.2.12 → 2026.2.13+.

If this is reproducible for you, it’s worth filing a GitHub issue with that stack trace + Node version: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues

2) Fix “no replies”: you currently have no Anthropic credits

Your gateway is trying Anthropic and getting rejected due to low balance. You need to either:

add Anthropic credits, or
change the default model/provider to something you have working auth for.

3) For Tailscale-in-Docker: use a sidecar (recommended)

#

Don’t run Tailscale inside the OpenClaw container. Run a tailscale sidecar and share the network namespace:

services:
  tailscale:
    image: tailscale/tailscale:stable
    cap_add: ["NET_ADMIN","NET_RAW"]
    devices: ["/dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun"]
    environment:
      - TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-...
    volumes:
      - tailscale-state:/var/lib/tailscale
    restart: unless-stopped

  openclaw:
    image: ghcr.io/hostinger/hvps-openclaw:latest

#

    network_mode: service:tailscale
    depends_on: [tailscale]
    restart: unless-stopped

Then either:

proxy with tailscale serve (keeps OpenClaw bound to loopback), or
set OpenClaw gateway.bind: "tailnet" (and keep auth/token on).

If you paste your current compose (or docker inspect openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 | grep -i OPENCLAW env section), I can tell you exactly what to change for the bind/port.

#

You’re still inside the container (root@d82489a7f4c2), so docker logs … will always be command not found there (the Docker CLI lives on the host).

1) Run `docker logs` on the host

Exit the container (exit or Ctrl-D) until you’re back at root@srv1100186:~#, then:

docker logs openclaw-zs4q-openclaw-1 --tail 200

2) You’ve got a real crash (not Tailscale)

Your /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-02-17.log shows the gateway dies with:

TLSSocket.setSession … undici … Cannot read properties of null

That’s a Node/undici TLS crash. In your case it’s Node 22.22.0 + OpenClaw 2026.2.12. Best practical fix: update the image/OpenClaw (2026.2.13+) and/or use a different Node patch / Node 24 LTS. (Hostinger’s :latest image might be pinned; if so, you’ll need a newer image or custom Dockerfile.)

3) For Tailscale-in-Docker: use a sidecar (recommended)

#

You don’t need Tailscale inside the OpenClaw container. Use a Tailscale sidecar and share netns:

openclaw:
  network_mode: service:tailscale

tailscale:
  image: tailscale/tailscale:stable
  cap_add: ["NET_ADMIN","NET_RAW"]
  devices: ["/dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun"]
  environment:
    - TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-...

Then either:

keep OpenClaw bound to loopback and do tailscale serve to forward 127.0.0.1:18789, or
set OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_BIND=lan (or tailnet) so it listens on the Tailscale interface.

#How to make tailscale work inside a docker container?

Typical / recommended setup (simplest)

When you would run Tailscale in/with containers

Quick decision tree

Minimal approach (works if you publish the port)

“Don’t expose ports at all” approach (my favorite)

0) SSH in + check distro

1) Install Tailscale

2) Bring Tailscale up (login)

3) Expose OpenClaw safely over Tailnet

Option A (simple): access published port via Tailscale IP

Option B (recommended): don’t expose ports publicly, use tailscale serve

First: find what port OpenClaw is on

Option A (simplest): connect directly to the published port

Option B (recommended): keep it off the public internet + use tailscale serve

1) Ensure Docker publishes OpenClaw only on localhost

2) Turn on Tailscale proxying

Option A (do this now — simplest)

If it doesn’t load

Option B (more secure): don’t expose 43710 publicly

What to do (on the VPS)

Then (optional, recommended): expose via Tailscale Serve

1) Find the compose file Docker is using

2) Edit the compose file (on the VPS)

3) Apply the change

4) (Recommended) Expose it over Tailscale

1) Edit the compose file

2) Recreate the container with the new port binding

3) Verify it’s no longer public

4) (Optional but recommended) Expose it via Tailscale only

Next: expose it over Tailscale

1) Serve it via Tailscale

2) See the URL / status

3) Open it from your other device (on Tailnet)

If you ever want to undo it

1) Run the built-in OpenClaw security audit (read-only)

2) SSH hardening (big one, but don’t lock yourself out)

3) Firewall: “deny inbound by default”

4) Update + backups

Do these 2 now

1) Fix readable creds file (WARN)

2) Disable insecure Control UI auth (CRITICAL)

Verify

Optional improvements (pick what you want)

1) Disable insecure auth (run on the VPS)

2) Restart OpenClaw (container)

3) Re-run the audit

Fix: approve the browser device

Minimal setup (Tailnet-only link, easiest + safest)

If you want it publicly accessible (anyone on the internet)

Goal

1) Create a website folder (on the VPS)

2) Update docker-compose.yml

A) Mount ./projects into OpenClaw (so OpenClaw can edit it)

B) Add a new service to serve the website

3) Expose it on Tailnet via Tailscale Serve (HTTPS)

4) Let OpenClaw “code the website”

Recommended layout (on the VPS)

Mount it once into OpenClaw

Serving: one Nginx container per site (simplest)

1) Put a test page in there

2) Add the site1 nginx service + OpenClaw projects mount

3) Publish via Tailscale Serve (HTTPS on a different port)

1) Edit /docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml

2) Apply + verify local

3) Expose it on Tailnet (HTTPS)

In nano (fast)

0) (Optional) turn off the broken 8443 proxy for now

1) Show your current compose file with line numbers

2) What the file should look like (structure + indentation)

Quick fix (on the VPS)

1) Re-enable / confirm Tailscale Serve for the site

2) Open from a Tailnet device

Next: let OpenClaw edit the site

Option 1: Fastest public preview (Tailscale Funnel)

Important notes

Add a “guess-hard” URL per client (cheap protection)

If you need many client previews at once

Fix (copy the generated files into the served folder)

(Optional) Make OpenClaw write to the right place next time

Option B (recommended): don’t expose ports publicly, use `tailscale serve`

Option B (recommended): keep it off the public internet + use `tailscale serve`

2) Update `docker-compose.yml`

A) Mount `./projects` into OpenClaw (so OpenClaw can edit it)

1) Edit `/docker/openclaw-zs4q/docker-compose.yml`

Option A (simplest): have OpenClaw write a `README.md` in the served folder

Option B (better): set OpenClaw’s default workspace to `/projects`

Fix: make `/projects` owned like `/data` (since `/data` already works)

1) Confirm `/projects` is now owned like `/data` (host-side)

2) Don’t use `/projects` as the workspace root (recommended)

Option A (recommended): `scp` (simple)

Option B: `rsync` (best for repeated updates)

1) Add a new service to `docker-compose.yml`