---
title: "Deploy OpenClaw (Fmr. Moltbot, Clawdbot) - Railway Template"
description: "Deploy and Host OpenClaw on Railway"
category: "Automation"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/openclaw-fmr-moltbot-clawdbot-railway-te
---

# Deploy OpenClaw (Fmr. Moltbot, Clawdbot) - Railway Template

Deploy and Host OpenClaw on Railway

**[Deploy OpenClaw (Fmr. Moltbot, Clawdbot) - Railway Template on Railway](https://railway.com/template/openclaw-fmr-moltbot-clawdbot-railway-te)**

- **Creator:** Abdalla's Projects
- **Category:** Automation
- **Total deploys:** 57

## Template content

### openclaw-railway-template

- **Source:** clawzero/openclaw-railway-template
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host openclaw-railway-template on Railway

Openclaw Railway Template is a one-click deployment package for Openclaw (formerly Moltbot, formerly Clawdbot), an AI coding assistant that integrates with multiple chat platforms. This template includes a web-based setup wizard, persistent storage, and automatic gateway management—no command-line experience required.

## About Hosting openclaw-railway-template

This template simplifies Openclaw deployment by packaging the AI assistant with a wrapper web server that handles configuration, state persistence, and reverse proxying. Users access a password-protected `/setup` wizard to configure their AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.) and connect chat channels (Telegram, Discord, Slack). The wrapper automatically manages the Openclaw gateway process, persists configuration to a Railway volume, and provides one-click backup exports. Everything runs in a single container with minimal configuration—just set environment variables and deploy.

## Common Use Cases

- **Personal AI Coding Assistant**: Deploy your own private AI assistant accessible via Telegram, Discord, or Slack for coding help and automation
- **Team Development Tool**: Provide your development team with a shared AI assistant that can help with code reviews, debugging, and documentation
- **Multi-Platform Bot**: Run a single AI assistant that responds across multiple chat platforms simultaneously with unified configuration

## Dependencies for openclaw-railway-template Hosting

- **Railway Volume**: Required for persistent storage of configuration, credentials, and workspace files (mounted at `/data`)
- **AI Provider Account**: API key or OAuth access to at least one AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, etc.)
- **Chat Platform Tokens** (Optional): Bot tokens for Telegram, Discord, or Slack if you want chat integration

### Deployment Dependencies

- [Openclaw GitHub Repository](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw) - The underlying AI assistant framework
- [Railway Volumes Documentation](https://docs.railway.app/reference/volumes) - For understanding persistent storage
- [Telegram BotFather](https://t.me/botfather) - To create Telegram bot tokens
- [Discord Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications) - To create Discord bot tokens

### Implementation Details

The template uses a Node.js wrapper server that:

1. **Builds Openclaw from source** during Docker build to avoid npm packaging gaps
2. **Provides a web-based setup wizard** at `/setup` (protected by `SETUP_PASSWORD`)
3. **Manages the Openclaw gateway process** automatically, including health checks and restarts
4. **Reverse-proxies all traffic** (including WebSockets) to the internal gateway

Key environment variables:
```bash
SETUP_PASSWORD=your-password          # Protects the setup wizard
OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR=/data/.openclaw   # Persists config/credentials
OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=/data/workspace # Persists workspace files
OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=${{ secret() }} # Gateway authentication

## Why Deploy
Mostly for testing on a controlled environment
```

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