OpenClaw no GCP Compute Engine (Docker, Guia de Producao VPS)
Objetivo
Executar um Gateway OpenClaw persistente em uma VM GCP Compute Engine usando Docker, com estado duravel, binarios integrados e comportamento de reinicio seguro.
Se voce quer “OpenClaw 24/7 por ~5-12 dolares/mes”, esta e uma configuracao confiavel no Google Cloud.
Em termos simples, o que estamos fazendo?
- Criar um projeto GCP e habilitar faturamento
- Criar uma VM Compute Engine
- Instalar Docker
- Iniciar o Gateway OpenClaw no Docker
- Persistir
~/.openclaw+~/.openclaw/workspaceno host - Acessar a Interface de Controle do notebook via tunel SSH
Este guia usa Debian no GCP Compute Engine. Ubuntu tambem funciona. Para o fluxo Docker generico, consulte Docker.
Caminho rapido (operadores experientes)
- Criar projeto GCP + habilitar API Compute Engine
- Criar VM Compute Engine (e2-small, Debian 12, 20GB)
- SSH na VM
- Instalar Docker
- Clonar repositorio OpenClaw
- Criar diretorios persistentes no host
- Configurar
.envedocker-compose.yml - Integrar binarios, construir e iniciar
O que voce precisa
- Conta GCP (elegivel para tier gratuito com e2-micro)
- CLI gcloud instalado (ou use Cloud Console)
- Acesso SSH do notebook
- ~20-30 minutos
- Docker e Docker Compose
- Credenciais de autenticacao de modelo
1) Instalar CLI gcloud (ou usar Console)
Opcao A: CLI gcloud (recomendado para automacao)
Instale de https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install
gcloud init
gcloud auth login
Opcao B: Cloud Console em https://console.cloud.google.com
2) Criar projeto GCP
gcloud projects create my-openclaw-project --name="OpenClaw Gateway"
gcloud config set project my-openclaw-project
gcloud services enable compute.googleapis.com
3) Criar a VM
| Tipo | Specs | Custo | Notas |
|---|---|---|---|
| e2-medium | 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM | ~25 dolares/mes | Mais confiavel para builds Docker locais |
| e2-small | 2 vCPU, 2GB RAM | ~12 dolares/mes | Minimo recomendado para build Docker |
| e2-micro | 2 vCPU (compartilhado), 1GB RAM | Elegivel tier gratuito | Frequentemente falha com Docker build OOM (exit 137) |
gcloud compute instances create openclaw-gateway \
--zone=us-central1-a \
--machine-type=e2-small \
--boot-disk-size=20GB \
--image-family=debian-12 \
--image-project=debian-cloud
4) SSH na VM
gcloud compute ssh openclaw-gateway --zone=us-central1-a
5) Instalar Docker (na VM)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y git curl ca-certificates
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sudo sh
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
exit
SSH novamente:
gcloud compute ssh openclaw-gateway --zone=us-central1-a
docker --version
docker compose version
6) Clonar o repositorio OpenClaw
git clone https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw.git
cd openclaw
7) Criar diretorios persistentes no host
mkdir -p ~/.openclaw
mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/workspace
8) Configurar variaveis de ambiente
Crie .env na raiz do repositorio.
OPENCLAW_IMAGE=openclaw:latest
OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=change-me-now
OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_BIND=lan
OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT=18789
OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=/home/$USER/.openclaw
OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=/home/$USER/.openclaw/workspace
GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD=change-me-now
XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/home/node/.openclaw
Gere segredos fortes: openssl rand -hex 32
Nao faca commit deste arquivo.
9) Configuracao Docker Compose
Crie ou atualize docker-compose.yml.
services:
openclaw-gateway:
image: ${OPENCLAW_IMAGE}
build: .
restart: unless-stopped
env_file:
- .env
environment:
- HOME=/home/node
- NODE_ENV=production
- TERM=xterm-256color
- OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_BIND=${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_BIND}
- OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT=${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT}
- OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN}
- GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD=${GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD}
- XDG_CONFIG_HOME=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}
- PATH=/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
volumes:
- ${OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR}:/home/node/.openclaw
- ${OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR}:/home/node/.openclaw/workspace
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT}:18789"
command:
[
"node",
"dist/index.js",
"gateway",
"--bind",
"${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_BIND}",
"--port",
"${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT}",
]
10) Etapas compartilhadas do runtime Docker VM
Use o guia de runtime compartilhado:
11) Notas especificas do GCP
No GCP, se o build falhar com Killed ou exit code 137, a VM esta sem memoria. Use e2-small no minimo.
Ao fazer binding em LAN (OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_BIND=lan), configure uma origem de navegador confiavel:
docker compose run --rm openclaw-cli config set gateway.controlUi.allowedOrigins '["http://127.0.0.1:18789"]' --strict-json
12) Acessar do seu notebook
Crie um tunel SSH:
gcloud compute ssh openclaw-gateway --zone=us-central1-a -- -L 18789:127.0.0.1:18789
Abra http://127.0.0.1:18789/ no navegador.
Solucao de problemas
Conexao SSH recusada: A propagacao de chaves SSH pode levar 1-2 minutos. Aguarde e tente novamente.
OOM: Atualize para e2-small (minimo) ou e2-medium:
gcloud compute instances stop openclaw-gateway --zone=us-central1-a
gcloud compute instances set-machine-type openclaw-gateway \
--zone=us-central1-a --machine-type=e2-small
gcloud compute instances start openclaw-gateway --zone=us-central1-a
Proximos passos
- Configurar canais de mensagens: Canais
- Parear dispositivos locais como nodes: Nodes
- Configurar o Gateway: Configuracao do gateway