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summary: "Run the OpenClaw Gateway on EasyRunner with Podman and Caddy"
read_when:
- Deploying OpenClaw on EasyRunner
- Running the Gateway behind EasyRunner's Caddy proxy
- Choosing persistent volumes and auth for a hosted Gateway
title: "EasyRunner"
---
EasyRunner can host the OpenClaw Gateway as a small containerized app behind its
Caddy proxy. This guide assumes an EasyRunner host that runs Podman-compatible
Compose apps and exposes HTTPS through Caddy.
## Before you begin
- An EasyRunner server with a domain routed to it.
- A built or published OpenClaw container image.
- A persistent config volume for `/home/node/.openclaw`.
- A persistent workspace volume for `/workspace`.
- A strong Gateway token or password.
Keep device auth enabled when possible. If your reverse proxy deployment cannot
carry device identity correctly, fix trusted-proxy settings first; use
dangerous auth bypasses only for a fully private, operator-controlled network.
## Compose app
Create an EasyRunner app with a Compose file shaped like this:
```yaml
services:
openclaw:
image: ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:latest
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN: ${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN}
OPENCLAW_HOME: /home/node
OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR: /home/node/.openclaw
OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH: /home/node/.openclaw/openclaw.json
OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR: /workspace
volumes:
- openclaw-config:/home/node/.openclaw
- openclaw-workspace:/workspace
labels:
caddy: openclaw.example.com
caddy.reverse_proxy: "{{upstreams 1455}}"
command: ["openclaw", "gateway", "--bind", "lan", "--port", "1455"]
volumes:
openclaw-config:
openclaw-workspace:
```
Replace `openclaw.example.com` with your Gateway hostname. Store
`OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN` in EasyRunner's secret/environment manager instead of
committing it to the app definition.
## Configure OpenClaw
Inside the persistent config volume, keep the Gateway reachable only through
the proxy and require auth:
```json5
{
gateway: {
bind: "lan",
port: 1455,
auth: {
token: "${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN}",
},
},
}
```
If Caddy terminates TLS for the Gateway, configure trusted proxy settings for
the exact proxy path rather than disabling auth checks globally. See
[Trusted proxy auth](/gateway/trusted-proxy-auth).
## Verify
From your workstation:
```bash
openclaw gateway probe --url https://openclaw.example.com --token <token>
openclaw gateway status --url https://openclaw.example.com --token <token>
```
From the EasyRunner host, check the app logs for a listening Gateway and no
startup SecretRef, plugin, or channel auth failures.
## Updates and backups
- Pull or build the new OpenClaw image, then redeploy the EasyRunner app.
- Back up the `openclaw-config` volume before updates.
- Back up `openclaw-workspace` if agents write durable project data there.
- Run `openclaw doctor` after major updates to catch config migrations and
service warnings.
## Troubleshooting
- `gateway probe` cannot connect: confirm the Caddy hostname points at the app
and that the container listens on `0.0.0.0:1455`.
- Auth fails: rotate the token in EasyRunner secrets and the local client
command together.
- Files are root-owned after restore: repair the mounted volumes so the
container user can write `/home/node/.openclaw` and `/workspace`.
- Browser or channel plugins fail: check whether the required external
binaries, network egress, and mounted credentials are available inside the
container.