Installation Guide

Complete installation guide for OpenClaw gateway on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

System Requirements

Minimum

• 512MB RAM
• Node.js 22+
• 100MB disk space

Recommended

• 1GB RAM
• Node.js 22+
• 500MB disk space
• SSD storage

Installation Methods

macOS

Homebrew (Recommended):

brew install openclaw-gateway

NPM:

npm install -g openclaw-gateway

Linux

NPM (Node.js 22+ required):

npm install -g openclaw-gateway

Verify Node.js:

node --version

Windows

Download Installer:

Download the Windows installer from the official website and follow the setup wizard.

WSL2 (Recommended):

Use Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 for the best experience.

Quick Start

1. Install

npm install -g openclaw-gateway

2. Initialize

openclaw configure

3. Start

openclaw gateway start

That's it! Your gateway is now running.