Running OpenClaw with Docker

Why Docker?

Prerequisites

1. Docker installed (docker.com/get-started)

2. Docker Compose (included with Docker Desktop)

Quick Start

Single Agent

docker run -d \

--name my-agent \

-e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-your-key \

-v ./config:/app/config \

openclaw/openclaw:latest

Using Docker Compose

Create a docker-compose.yml:

version: '3.8'

services:

agent:

image: openclaw/openclaw:latest

environment:

- ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}

volumes:

- ./config:/app/config

- ./data:/app/data

restart: unless-stopped

Run:

docker-compose up -d

Agency (Multi-Agent) Builds

For builds with multiple agents:

version: '3.8'

services:

researcher:

image: openclaw/openclaw:latest

environment:

- AGENT_ROLE=researcher

volumes:

- shared-memory:/app/shared

writer:

image: openclaw/openclaw:latest

environment:

- AGENT_ROLE=writer

volumes:

- shared-memory:/app/shared

volumes:

shared-memory:

Monitoring

docker logs -f my-agent

bash
docker run -d \
  --name my-agent \
  -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-your-key \
  -v ./config:/app/config \
  openclaw/openclaw:latest

yaml
version: '3.8'
services:
  agent:
    image: openclaw/openclaw:latest
    environment:
      - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}
    volumes:
      - ./config:/app/config
      - ./data:/app/data
    restart: unless-stopped

bash
docker-compose up -d

yaml
version: '3.8'
services:
  researcher:
    image: openclaw/openclaw:latest
    environment:
      - AGENT_ROLE=researcher
    volumes:
      - shared-memory:/app/shared

  writer:
    image: openclaw/openclaw:latest
    environment:
      - AGENT_ROLE=writer
    volumes:
      - shared-memory:/app/shared

volumes:
  shared-memory:

bash
docker logs -f my-agent