#openclaw never restarts properly

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normal irisBOT
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Let me check the local docs layout so I can point you at the right fix instead of guessing.

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That usually means OpenClaw is successfully stopping the gateway, but nothing is actually supervising it back up.

First, can you paste these?

openclaw --version
openclaw status --all
openclaw gateway status

If gateway status says the service is not loaded, that’s the smoking gun.

Most common causes:

  • Docker/Podman/container install: restarting inside OpenClaw stops the process, but your container manager is what needs to bring it back.
  • Manual/source run without a managed service: agent-triggered restarts are much more reliable when the gateway is installed as a service.