Deploy Your First Bot

This tutorial walks through deploying your first bot via the two-step install wizard.

Prerequisites

• ClawMachine installed
• kubectl access to your cluster

Step 1: Open the dashboard

kubectl port-forward -n claw-machine svc/clawmachine 8080:80

Open http://localhost:8080.

Step 2: Start install

1. Click Install Bot.
2. Choose a bot type (OpenClaw is recommended for first deploy).

Step 3: Infrastructure (step 1)

Set:

• release name
• persistence
• ingress/egress and allowed domains
• optional workspace import
• optional backup settings

Click Next.

Step 4: Bot config (step 2)

Fill bot-specific config questions. For secret fields, choose synced ExternalSecrets where available.

Click Install Bot.

Step 5: Verify

• Bot appears on /
• Detail page loads at /bots/{name}/page
• Logs tab shows runtime logs

CLI check:

kubectl get pods -n claw-machine -l app.kubernetes.io/instance=my-first-bot