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Google Cloud
Deploy OpenClaw to Google Cloud
Run OpenClaw on Compute Engine, Cloud Run, or GKE for scalable AI agent hosting.
01
Prerequisites
A Google Cloud account and gcloud CLI installed and authenticated.
# Install gcloud and authenticate
gcloud auth login
gcloud config set project YOUR_PROJECT_ID
02
Create a Compute Engine VM
Launch a VM with Ubuntu. e2-medium or larger recommended.
# Create VM instance
gcloud compute instances create openclaw-vm --zone=us-central1-a --machine-type=e2-medium --image-family=ubuntu-2204-lts
03
Install OpenClaw
SSH into your VM and follow the standard OpenClaw setup guide.
# SSH and install
gcloud compute ssh openclaw-vm --zone=us-central1-a
git clone https://github.com/example/openclaw.git
cd openclaw && npm install