OpenClaw Template on Vertra Cloud: Personal AI Assistant with a Browser

A personal AI assistant with a control panel, messaging channels and an optional browser. The template runs OpenClaw 2026.10.7 with headless Chromium inside the container. You bring the model key: Vertra Cloud does not host a model.

Step-by-step guide: OpenClaw from the key to your channels

Provider and model, the gateway token, approving devices, Telegram, Discord, Slack and WhatsApp, and the browser.

What it creates

One app (image) with the panel at the app address. Memory: 3 GB minimum with the browser (4 GB recommended) or 2 GB without it (3 GB recommended). It needs a plan with Docker images and one free image slot; see Plans and limits.

What the wizard asks

Question	What it does
Model provider	OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenRouter or an OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
Provider API key	Kept only in the app’s encrypted variables.
Endpoint base URL	Only with a compatible endpoint; ends in `/v1`.
Model (optional)	Empty means the provider’s default; required with a compatible endpoint.
Can the assistant use a browser?	Yes (default) or no. Applies on the first start.
Telegram, Discord, Slack	Token and who may talk to the bot. Without an allowed list the channel is not enabled.

What you get

The app address, the gateway token (shown once) and the next step. WhatsApp is paired by QR code in the panel.

Variables

Variable	What it does
`OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN`	The credential for the panel.
`PUBLIC_ORIGIN`	The app’s public address.
`OPENCLAW_PROVIDER`, `OPENCLAW_MODEL`, `OPENCLAW_MODEL_ID`	Provider and model, recomputed on every start.
`OPENAI_API_KEY`, `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `GEMINI_API_KEY`, `OPENROUTER_API_KEY`, `OPENAI_COMPAT_API_KEY`	The chosen provider’s key; `OPENAI_COMPAT_BASE_URL` holds the compatible endpoint.
`OPENCLAW_BROWSER`	`on` or `off`.
`OPENCLAW_BOOTSTRAP_PAIRING`	`off` turns off the automatic approval of the first browser.

Resources and limits

Port 18789. First boot 30 to 45 seconds, and 1 to 3 minutes with Discord or Slack.
State in /app/.openclaw; channel plugins from npm add about 240 MB.
Zero-downtime deploy is off; rollback returns the data too.
The agent browser blocks private and local networks.

License

OpenClaw is distributed under the MIT license. The Chromium in the image follows the Chromium project’s license. This template is a Vertra Cloud packaging and is not affiliated with the project. See also the public page and the other official templates.

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OpenClaw Template on Vertra Cloud: Personal AI Assistant with a Browser

Step-by-step guide: OpenClaw from the key to your channels

What it creates

What the wizard asks

What you get

Variables

Resources and limits

License

Step-by-step guide: OpenClaw from the key to your channels

​What it creates

​What the wizard asks

​What you get

​Variables

​Resources and limits

​License

What it creates

What the wizard asks

What you get

Variables

Resources and limits

License