Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Deploy and configure an OpenClaw instance on a GCP VM with Tailscale networking, Brave Search integration, and secure credential handling.
Deploy and configure an OpenClaw instance on a GCP VM with Tailscale networking, Brave Search integration, and secure credential handling.
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
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.
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.
Deploy OpenClaw to GCP with Tailscale and Brave Search.
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
chmod +x openclaw-quick-setup.sh ./openclaw-quick-setup.sh
# 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>
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>
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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