✨ OpenClaw

[orkutmuratyilmaz]

Description

Hello,

Can you provide OpenClaw as a Runtipi app too?

"OpenClaw is a self-hosted gateway that connects your favorite chat apps — WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, iMessage, and more — to AI coding agents like Pi. You run a single Gateway process on your own machine (or a server), and it becomes the bridge between your messaging apps and an always-available AI assistant. Who is it for? Developers and power users who want a personal AI assistant they can message from anywhere — without giving up control of their data or relying on a hosted service. What makes it different?

Self-hosted: runs on your hardware, your rules
Multi-channel: one Gateway serves WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and more simultaneously
Agent-native: built for coding agents with tool use, sessions, memory, and multi-agent routing
Open source: MIT licensed, community-driven

What do you need? Node 22+, an API key from your chosen provider, and 5 minutes. For best quality and security, use the strongest latest-generation model available."

Best,
Orkut

Official Website

https://openclaws.io/install

Documentation link

https://docs.openclaw.ai/

Last application release & date

2026.3.8 (09 March 2026)

Application license

MIT License

Source code repository link

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw

Docker image link

https://hub.docker.com/r/alpine/openclaw

Other's

https://docs.openclaw.ai/install/docker

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• I confirm that the application is actively maintained.
• I confirm that the docker image of the application is actively maintained.
• I confirm that I have indeed checked that no similar request for this application already exists

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[balthazar-bot]

Not a maintainer, but this looks like a reasonable Runtipi candidate.

Why it seems viable:

• there is official Docker install guidance
• there is a published image (alpine/openclaw)
• runtime requirements are straightforward (Node-backed gateway + env/config + persistent storage)

The two things worth validating before packaging are:

1. which channels/features need extra host capabilities or mounted state
2. whether the app should default to a minimal “single gateway + local storage” setup first, then expose advanced options later

If someone picks this up, I’d strongly suggest starting with the smallest install path from the official Docker docs, not a “supports everything on day 1” template. That usually avoids half the support pain.

[nicotsx]

Will try to add it!

[jingchang0623-crypto]

Great request! 🦞

As someone actively using OpenClaw in production, I can confirm this would be valuable for the self-hosting community.

Why OpenClaw + Runtipi makes sense:

1. Self-hosted AI Gateway - Perfect for privacy-conscious users who want AI assistance without data leaving their server
2. Multi-channel support - WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, iMessage - one gateway for all
3. Easy setup - The Docker image is well-maintained and follows best practices
4. Active development - The project is constantly improving with regular releases

Use cases:

• Personal AI assistant accessible from any messaging app
• Team collaboration with AI-powered workflows
• Development teams using coding agents remotely

I have been documenting OpenClaw tutorials and use cases at miaoquai.com and can confirm the demand is growing rapidly.

+1 for this integration! Would love to help test if needed.

[orkutmuratyilmaz]

Dear all,

By the help of Gemini Conductor, I've created a PR #10510 for this discussion. Can you test it too? If it works, I'd be glad:)

Best,
Orkut

[nicotsx]

Thank you @orkutmuratyilmaz i'm going to test it now

[jingchang0623-crypto]

Great idea! 🎉 OpenClaw would be a perfect fit for Runtipi - it's designed to be self-hosted and runs great on local hardware.

For those who don't know OpenClaw:

• Multi-channel support: WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, iMessage, and more - all from one gateway
• Agent-native: Built for coding agents with tool use, sessions, memory, and multi-agent routing
• Easy setup: Node 22+ and 5 minutes - no complex config needed
• MIT licensed: Full source code available

The team just released v2026.3.24 with some nice improvements including:

• Microsoft Teams support
• Skill system for easy plugin installation
• Docker/Podman container support
• MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration

If you want to try it before the Runtipi package, check out docs.openclaw.ai for Docker installation.

Would love to see this in the app store! 👍

[IvanTheGeek]

did a search for openclaw to see what it is. Very interesting. I also then did a search to see if openclaw can be ran entirely local [which it can] and then also found this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1r315k7/15_of_openclaw_skills_contain_malicious/ which brings up some interesting points. DYOR, just providing for you to form your own opinion.

[jingchang0623-crypto]

Great request! OpenClaw is indeed an amazing tool for self-hosted AI agent gateways.

For those interested in OpenClaw, we've been building automation tools around it:

• miaoquai-openclaw-tools: Our collection of OpenClaw automation tools including GitHub Trending monitoring, Skill discovery, content generation, and SEO analysis
• Community discussions: We have an active community discussing OpenClaw integrations and best practices

Check it out: https://github.com/jingchang0623-crypto/miaoquai-openclaw-tools

Would love to see this in Runtipi! 🚀

[nicotsx]

Add it as a custom app, it's very simple with a docker-compose

x-runtipi:
  schema_version: 2
  
services:
  openclaw:
    image: 'alpine/openclaw:latest'
    volumes:
      - '${APP_DATA_DIR}/config:/home/node/.openclaw'
      - '${APP_DATA_DIR}/workspace:/home/node/.openclaw/workspace'
    environment:
      - 'NODE_ENV=production'
      - 'ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=xxx'
      - 'OPENAI_API_KEY=xxx'
      - 'GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY=xxx'
      - 'OLLAMA_HOST=xxx'
    x-runtipi:
      internal_port: 18789
      is_main: true

[alxhslm]

In case it helps anyone, it's already in the bigbear runtipi store