Core concept · gateway · ports
OpenClaw gateway
The gateway is the always-on process that owns channel connections and the control plane. If your bot isn’t responding, start here.
Fastest check
openclaw gateway status openclaw logs --follow
Start / stop
openclaw gateway start openclaw gateway stop openclaw gateway restart
Default dashboard
http://127.0.0.1:18789/
On a VPS, you typically do not expose this publicly. Use secure access patterns.