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---
title: Deploy on Railway
---
Deploy OpenClaw on Railway with a one-click template and finish setup in your browser.
This is the easiest “no terminal on the server” path: Railway runs the Gateway for you,
and you configure everything via the `/setup` web wizard.
## Quick checklist (new users)
1. Click **Deploy on Railway** (below).
2. Add a **Volume** mounted at `/data`.
3. Set the required **Variables** (at least `SETUP_PASSWORD`).
4. Enable **HTTP Proxy** on port `8080`.
5. Open `https://<your-railway-domain>/setup` and finish the wizard.
## One-click deploy
<a href="https://railway.com/deploy/clawdbot-railway-template" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
Deploy on Railway
</a>
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>/setup` — setup wizard (password protected)
- `https://<your-railway-domain>/openclaw` — Control UI
## What you get
- Hosted OpenClaw Gateway + Control UI
- Web setup wizard at `/setup` (no terminal commands)
- Persistent storage via Railway Volume (`/data`) so config/credentials/workspace survive redeploys
- Backup export at `/setup/export` to migrate off Railway later
## Required Railway settings
### Public Networking
Enable **HTTP Proxy** for the service.
- Port: `8080`
### Volume (required)
Attach a volume mounted at:
- `/data`
### Variables
Set these variables on the service:
- `SETUP_PASSWORD` (required)
- `PORT=8080` (required — must match the port in Public Networking)
- `OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR=/data/.openclaw` (recommended)
- `OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=/data/workspace` (recommended)
- `OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN` (recommended; treat as an admin secret)
## Setup flow
1. Visit `https://<your-railway-domain>/setup` and enter your `SETUP_PASSWORD`.
2. Choose a model/auth provider and paste your key.
3. (Optional) Add Telegram/Discord/Slack tokens.
4. Click **Run setup**.
If Telegram DMs are set to pairing, the setup wizard can approve the pairing code.
## Getting chat tokens
### Telegram bot token
1. Message `@BotFather` in Telegram
2. Run `/newbot`
3. Copy the token (looks like `123456789:AA...`)
4. Paste it into `/setup`
### Discord bot token
1. Go to https://discord.com/developers/applications
2. **New Application** → choose a name
3. **Bot** → **Add Bot**
4. **Enable MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT** under Bot → Privileged Gateway Intents (required or the bot will crash on startup)
5. Copy the **Bot Token** and paste into `/setup`
6. Invite the bot to your server (OAuth2 URL Generator; scopes: `bot`, `applications.commands`)
## Backups & migration
Download a backup at:
- `https://<your-railway-domain>/setup/export`
This exports your OpenClaw state + workspace so you can migrate to another host without losing config or memory.