Pick Where OpenClaw Lives

Windows, Mac native, Mac Mini, or VPS. The full setup decision tree, every install path step-by-step, and the 7 failures that bite in week one.

• The 3-host comparison matrix, the 5-question decision tree, and full step-by-step installs for Windows, Mac, Mac Mini, and 4 VPS providers
• The 7 setup failures that bite in week one with the exact fix command, plus the 127.0.0.1 binding decision and CVE-2026-22176 patch path
• Pre-production hardening checklist with file permissions, hard spend caps, kill switch, and a reverse proxy that survives WebSocket timeouts