openclaw
OpenClaw Overview
Secure your stack with a hardened OpenClaw image freshly-built by Minimus. Minimus images always include the most up-to-date package version for all packages and dependencies contained in the image.
OpenClaw is a self-hosted AI assistant gateway. It runs a local Gateway and Control UI that you can chat with from your browser, and it connects to messaging channels like Slack, Discord, and Telegram. You bring your own API key from a model provider (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, etc.) and OpenClaw routes your conversations to it.
Try It Out
Take the Minimus OpenClaw image for a test run.
Step 1 — Bootstrap OpenClaw
Initialize OpenClaw by generating a gateway token and writing the local config files for the gateway container to reuse on subsequent runs.
mkdir -p ~/.openclaw
export OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN="$(openssl rand -hex 32)"
docker run --rm \
-v ~/.openclaw:/home/node/.openclaw \
reg.mini.dev/openclaw \
openclaw onboard --non-interactive --accept-risk \
--auth-choice skip --gateway-auth token \
--gateway-token "$OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN" \
--gateway-bind auto --skip-healthNote that if you run this step against an existing ~/.openclaw directory, output like Config overwrite: /home/node/.openclaw/openclaw.json (...) is expected. OpenClaw keeps a backup at openclaw.json.bak and writes the new config with the new token.
Step 2 — Start the gateway
The config is already mounted so no extra flags are required.
docker run -d \
--name minimus-openclaw \
-p 18789:18789 \
-v ~/.openclaw:/home/node/.openclaw \
reg.mini.dev/openclawVerify the gateway is healthy before opening the UI:
curl http://127.0.0.1:18789/healthzIt should respond with {"ok":true,"status":"live"}.
Step 3 — Open the Control UI
Visit http://127.0.0.1:18789/ in your browser. When the Control UI asks for a token, paste the one you generated:
echo "$OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN"You are now ready to complete your onboarding. Select a model provider, set your API key, and start chatting.
For more onboarding instructions, channel setup, and gateway configuration, see the OpenClaw Getting Started guide.
Technical Considerations
The OpenClaw image provided by Minimus is a slim, security-hardened alternative to the public image from the GitHub Container Registry. The images are largely interchangeable, with a few differences as noted below.
OpenClaw built by Minimus:
- Runs as non-root by default for a security-first approach that protects against privilege escalation attacks.
- Drill down on the version specification tab to see the default user, listening ports, entrypoint, volumes, environment variables, etc.
The Payoff
A hardened, minimal image that will remain more secure for the long run and accrue vulnerabilities at a slower rate.
- See the risk reduction dashboard for a detailed CVE comparison over the past 30 days.
- Review the compliance report to see the default hardening and security configurations for the image.
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