diff --git a/docs/gateway/security/index.md b/docs/gateway/security/index.md
index e4b0b209fa1..27f4954e953 100644
--- a/docs/gateway/security/index.md
+++ b/docs/gateway/security/index.md
@@ -630,7 +630,50 @@ Rules of thumb:
 - If you must bind to LAN, firewall the port to a tight allowlist of source IPs; do not port-forward it broadly.
 - Never expose the Gateway unauthenticated on `0.0.0.0`.
 
-### 0.4.1) mDNS/Bonjour discovery (information disclosure)
+### 0.4.1) Docker port publishing + UFW (`DOCKER-USER`)
+
+If you run OpenClaw with Docker on a VPS, remember that published container ports
+(`-p HOST:CONTAINER` or Compose `ports:`) are routed through Docker's forwarding
+chains, not only host `INPUT` rules.
+
+To keep Docker traffic aligned with your firewall policy, enforce rules in
+`DOCKER-USER` (this chain is evaluated before Docker's own accept rules).
+
+Minimal allowlist example (IPv4):
+
+```bash
+# /etc/ufw/after.rules (append as its own *filter section)
+*filter
+:DOCKER-USER - [0:0]
+-A DOCKER-USER -m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j RETURN
+-A DOCKER-USER -s 127.0.0.0/8 -j RETURN
+-A DOCKER-USER -s 10.0.0.0/8 -j RETURN
+-A DOCKER-USER -s 172.16.0.0/12 -j RETURN
+-A DOCKER-USER -s 192.168.0.0/16 -j RETURN
+-A DOCKER-USER -s 100.64.0.0/10 -j RETURN
+-A DOCKER-USER -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 80 -j RETURN
+-A DOCKER-USER -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 443 -j RETURN
+-A DOCKER-USER -i eth0 -j DROP
+-A DOCKER-USER -j RETURN
+COMMIT
+```
+
+IPv6 has separate tables. Add a matching policy in `/etc/ufw/after6.rules` if
+Docker IPv6 is enabled.
+
+Quick validation after reload:
+
+```bash
+ufw reload
+iptables -S DOCKER-USER
+ip6tables -S DOCKER-USER
+nmap -sT -p 1-65535 <public-ip> --open
+```
+
+Expected external ports should be only what you intentionally expose (for most
+setups: SSH + your reverse proxy ports).
+
+### 0.4.2) mDNS/Bonjour discovery (information disclosure)
 
 The Gateway broadcasts its presence via mDNS (`_openclaw-gw._tcp` on port 5353) for local device discovery. In full mode, this includes TXT records that may expose operational details:
 
diff --git a/docs/install/docker.md b/docs/install/docker.md
index 8d376fb06a1..0b618137650 100644
--- a/docs/install/docker.md
+++ b/docs/install/docker.md
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ Sandboxing details: [Sandboxing](/gateway/sandboxing)
 - Docker Desktop (or Docker Engine) + Docker Compose v2
 - At least 2 GB RAM for image build (`pnpm install` may be OOM-killed on 1 GB hosts with exit 137)
 - Enough disk for images + logs
+- If running on a VPS/public host, review
+  [Security hardening for network exposure](/gateway/security#04-network-exposure-bind--port--firewall),
+  especially Docker `DOCKER-USER` firewall policy.
 
 ## Containerized Gateway (Docker Compose)