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Deploy OpenClaw on Railway with a one-click template and access it through the web Control UI. This is the easiest “no terminal on the server” path: Railway runs the Gateway for you.

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Quick checklist (new users)

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

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One-click deploy

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

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What you get

  • Hosted OpenClaw Gateway + Control UI
  • Persistent storage via Railway Volume (/data) so config/credentials/workspace survive redeploys

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Required Railway settings

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Public Networking

Enable HTTP Proxy for the service.
  • Port: 8080

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Volume (required)

Attach a volume mounted at:
  • /data

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Variables

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

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Connect a channel

Use the Control UI at /openclaw or run openclaw onboard via Railway’s shell for channel setup instructions:

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Backups & migration

Export your configuration and workspace: 
openclaw backup create
This creates a portable backup archive you can restore on any OpenClaw host. See Backup for details.

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Next steps