After Tencent's Sponsorship - OpenClaw Deployment Tutorial: Complete Guide to Enterprise Configuration

2026-03-16

Hello everyone, this is programmer Wan Feng actively working on various AI projects.

After Tencent sponsored OpenClaw, many enterprises and developers asked me: "What are the new changes for deploying OpenClaw now?"

The answer: Deployment is simpler, enterprise-level features are stronger.

Today's beginner-friendly tutorial takes you from zero to deploy a production-level OpenClaw environment.

📋 Deployment Solutions Comparison

Solution	Suitable Scenario	Cost	Difficulty	Recommended Index
Local deployment	Learning, testing	Free	⭐	⭐⭐⭐
Tencent Cloud Lighthouse	Individual/small team	¥88/month	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tencent Cloud CVM	Medium/large enterprise	¥500+/month	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Containerized deployment	Large-scale cluster	Pay as you go	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐

Recommended: 90% of users choose Tencent Cloud Lighthouse, best cost-performance ratio.

🚀 Solution 1: Tencent Cloud Lighthouse Server Deployment (Recommended)

Step 1: Purchase Server

Visit Tencent Cloud Lighthouse
Select configuration:
- CPU: 2 cores
- Memory: 4GB
- System: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Region: Choose the nearest one
Use OpenClaw exclusive discount code: OPENCLAW2026 (first month 50% off)

Step 2: SSH Connect to Server

1	ssh root@your_server_ip

Step 3: Install Basic Environment

# Update system
apt update && apt upgrade -y

# Install Python 3.11
apt install python3.11 python3.11-venv python3-pip -y

# Install Git
apt install git -y

# Install Node.js (for Web UI)
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash -
apt install nodejs -y

Step 4: Install OpenClaw

# Create user
useradd -m openclaw
su - openclaw

# Clone code
git clone https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw.git
cd openclaw

# Create virtual environment
python3.11 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Install OpenClaw CLI
npm install -g openclaw

Step 5: Configure Environment Variables

# Create configuration file
cat > .env << EOF
# OpenClaw Configuration
OPENCLAW_PORT=8080
OPENCLAW_HOST=0.0.0.0

# Model configuration (fill according to your model)
OPENCLAW_MODEL=bailian/qwen3.5-plus
OPENCLAW_API_KEY=your_API_key

# Tencent Cloud Hunyuan (optional, free after Tencent sponsorship)
HUNYUAN_API_KEY=your_Hunyuan_API_key

# Database configuration
OPENCLAW_DB_PATH=/home/openclaw/.openclaw/data
EOF

Step 6: Start Service

# Method 1: Foreground (for testing)
openclaw gateway start

# Method 2: Background (production environment)
nohup openclaw gateway start > openclaw.log 2>&1 &

# Method 3: Systemd service (recommended)
cat > /etc/systemd/system/openclaw.service << EOF
[Unit]
Description=OpenClaw Gateway
After=network.target

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