TIL: Running OpenClaw in Docker (https://til.simonwillison.net/llms/openclaw-docker)

I’ve been running OpenClaw (https://openclaw.ai/) using Docker on my Mac. Here are the first in my ongoing notes on how I set that up and the commands I’m using to administer it.

• Use their Docker Compose configuration (https://til.simonwillison.net/llms/openclaw-docker#use-their-docker-compose-configuration)

• Answering all of those questions (https://til.simonwillison.net/llms/openclaw-docker#answering-all-of-those-questions)

• Running administrative commands (https://til.simonwillison.net/llms/openclaw-docker#running-administrative-commands)

• Setting up a Telegram bot (https://til.simonwillison.net/llms/openclaw-docker#setting-up-a-telegram-bot)

• Accessing the web UI (https://til.simonwillison.net/llms/openclaw-docker#accessing-the-web-ui)

• Running commands as root (https://til.simonwillison.net/llms/openclaw-docker#running-commands-as-root)

Here’s a screenshot of the web UI that this serves on localhost:

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