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Create New Openclaw Instance on GCP VM

Deploy and configure an OpenClaw instance on a GCP VM with Tailscale networking, Brave Search integration, and secure credential handling.

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Deploy and configure an OpenClaw instance on a GCP VM with Tailscale networking, Brave Search integration, and secure credential handling.

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Install for OpenClaw

Quick setup
  1. Download the package from Yavira.
  2. Extract the archive and review SKILL.md first.
  3. Import or place the package into your OpenClaw setup.

Requirements

Target platform
OpenClaw
Install method
Manual import
Extraction
Extract archive
Prerequisites
OpenClaw
Primary doc
SKILL.md

Package facts

Download mode
Yavira redirect
Package format
ZIP package
Source platform
Tencent SkillHub
What's included
SKILL.md

Validation

  • Use the Yavira download entry.
  • Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.
  • Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets.

Install with your agent

Agent handoff

Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.

  1. Download the package from Yavira.
  2. Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
  3. Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
New install

I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.

Upgrade existing

I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.

Trust & source

Release facts

Source
Tencent SkillHub
Verification
Indexed source record
Version
1.0.0

Documentation

ClawHub primary doc Primary doc: SKILL.md 6 sections Open source page

OpenClaw Cloud Setup Skill

Deploy OpenClaw to GCP with Tailscale and Brave Search.

Required Environment Variables

export OPENCLAW_PROJECT_ID="your-gcp-project" export OPENCLAW_USERNAME="your-ssh-username" export ANTHROPIC_TOKEN="sk-ant-oat01-..." # Keep secret export BRAVE_API_KEY="..." # Keep secret

Quick Start

chmod +x openclaw-quick-setup.sh ./openclaw-quick-setup.sh

Manual Setup (Copy-Paste)

# Set variables first (see above) ZONE="us-central1-a" VM="openclaw" # Create VM gcloud compute instances create "$VM" \ --project="$OPENCLAW_PROJECT_ID" --zone="$ZONE" \ --machine-type=e2-medium \ --image-family=debian-12 --image-project=debian-cloud \ --boot-disk-size=10GB \ --metadata=ssh-keys="${OPENCLAW_USERNAME}:$(cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub)" IP=$(gcloud compute instances describe "$VM" \ --project="$OPENCLAW_PROJECT_ID" --zone="$ZONE" \ --format='get(networkInterfaces[0].accessConfigs[0].natIP)') # Wait for SSH, then run setup sleep 30 ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no "${OPENCLAW_USERNAME}@${IP}" " set -euo pipefail sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git curl ufw jq curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh " # Manual: authorize Tailscale ssh "${OPENCLAW_USERNAME}@${IP}" "sudo tailscale up" # Continue setup ssh "${OPENCLAW_USERNAME}@${IP}" " set -euo pipefail sudo ufw allow 22/tcp && sudo ufw allow in on tailscale0 && echo y | sudo ufw enable echo 'nameserver 8.8.8.8' | sudo tee -a /etc/resolv.conf curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install 22 source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh && npm install -g openclaw@latest " # Configure OpenClaw (credentials via stdin) ssh "${OPENCLAW_USERNAME}@${IP}" ' source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh openclaw onboard --non-interactive --accept-risk \ --auth-choice token --token-provider anthropic \ --token "$(cat)" --gateway-bind loopback --install-daemon ' <<< "$ANTHROPIC_TOKEN" # Add Brave key + enable Tailscale auth ssh "${OPENCLAW_USERNAME}@${IP}" " set -euo pipefail mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user/openclaw-gateway.service.d cat > ~/.config/systemd/user/openclaw-gateway.service.d/brave.conf << CONF [Service] Environment=\"BRAVE_API_KEY=\$(cat)\" CONF chmod 600 ~/.config/systemd/user/openclaw-gateway.service.d/brave.conf systemctl --user daemon-reload source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh jq '.gateway.auth.allowTailscale = true' ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json > /tmp/oc.json mv /tmp/oc.json ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json chmod 600 ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json openclaw gateway restart sudo tailscale serve --bg 18789 " <<< "$BRAVE_API_KEY" # Get dashboard URL ssh "${OPENCLAW_USERNAME}@${IP}" "tailscale serve status" # After first browser access, approve device ssh "${OPENCLAW_USERNAME}@${IP}" 'source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh && openclaw devices list' # Then: openclaw devices approve <REQUEST_ID>

Key Learnings

IssueSolutione2-micro OOMUse e2-medium (4GB minimum)nodesource failuresUse nvm for Node.js 22DNS broken after TailscaleAdd 8.8.8.8 to /etc/resolv.confBrave key in config rejectedUse systemd env var drop-inDashboard "pairing required"Run openclaw devices approve <id>

Security Notes

Credentials passed via stdin (<<<), not command-line args Config files set to chmod 600 Gateway binds to loopback, exposed only via Tailscale UFW blocks all inbound except SSH and Tailscale

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Package contents

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  • SKILL.md Primary doc