Requirements and responsibilities
Confirm the current managed OpenClaw offer, server size, region and price in xCloud before creating a dedicated server. The deployment documentation describes a managed-only, single-application server and a RAM preflight; use the live form for eligibility.
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Prepare a dedicated provider credential and a harmless note for the first task. Use an enabled Control UI with Basic Auth for this first-run check; Telegram sender setup is a separate guide. Keep primary identities unconnected while testing.
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Illustrative situation
Illustrative scenario: an operations owner wants a private assistant to summarize a short, non-sensitive note before granting it any external tool or account access.
Choose the approach
Use the xCloud managed OpenClaw flow and its current form; do not route this procedure through a generic Docker or external-server install.
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Keep the Control UI private and use the displayed Basic Auth credentials only when the UI is needed.
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Dashboard and application procedure
Follow these steps yourself, or use the scoped AI handoff below for supported hosting operations.
Step 1 of 5
Confirm a dedicated managed target
- Where
- xCloud managed server creation
- Permissions
- Authorized OpenClaw owner or application administrator
- Inputs
- Current offer, region, server size, cost owner
- Action
- Select the OpenClaw/Agentic managed path and check the live resource requirement, price and one-app server restriction before proceeding.
- Expected result
- An eligible dedicated target and approved cost are recorded.
- Verify
- The live form shows OpenClaw as the selected stack and no second app is planned.
- If it fails
- If the current plan or region is ineligible, stop before provisioning; do not substitute an existing external server.
Sources: How to Deploy OpenClaw with xCloud
Step 2 of 5
Enter a dedicated model credential
- Where
- xCloud AI Provider section
- Permissions
- Authorized OpenClaw owner or application administrator
- Inputs
- Provider account dedicated to the pilot and its token
- Action
- Choose a provider offered in the current form and enter its credential there; record the provider name, not the secret, in the handover.
- Expected result
- The form accepts the provider choice without exposing the token in notes.
- Verify
- Confirm the provider selection and masked credential before creation.
- If it fails
- If validation fails, resolve the provider credential with its owner; never paste it into chat.
Sources: How to Deploy OpenClaw with xCloud
Step 3 of 5
Wait for the managed service
- Where
- xCloud server creation and Status
- Permissions
- Authorized OpenClaw owner or application administrator
- Inputs
- Approved OpenClaw configuration
- Action
- Choose the initial Control UI state needed for this private first-run test in the creation form, create the server once, wait for deployment to finish, then inspect Status before sending a task.
- Expected result
- The hosted agent reports an operational state.
- Verify
- Match server identity and OpenClaw status in the dashboard.
- If it fails
- If provisioning fails, inspect its status and logs; avoid repeated creations that incur extra resources.
Sources: How to Deploy OpenClaw with xCloud
Step 4 of 5
Choose a private access route
- Where
- xCloud Control UI option and Status
- Permissions
- Authorized OpenClaw owner or application administrator
- Inputs
- Pilot operator and whether browser UI is needed
- Action
- Confirm the deployed Control UI state for the planned access path. If enabled, retrieve URL and Basic Auth password from Status and share them only with the operator.
- Expected result
- Only the intended operator has the UI access details.
- Verify
- Open the URL in a private browser and verify authentication is required.
- If it fails
- If the UI is reachable without the expected protection, stop the pilot and review the hosted access settings.
Sources: How to Deploy OpenClaw with xCloud · OpenClaw security and access control
Step 5 of 5
Verify one bounded response
- Where
- Authenticated private OpenClaw Control UI
- Permissions
- Authorized OpenClaw owner or application administrator
- Inputs
- A short non-sensitive note and a question with a known answer
- Action
- Ask the assistant to summarize the note in two bullets without invoking tools or making changes. Compare the result with the note and record the observed provider and channel.
- Expected result
- A correct response arrives through the intended private path.
- Verify
- Check that no external action or account access was attempted and the two bullets reflect the note.
- If it fails
- If no response arrives, check service status and provider errors before changing the task or credentials.
Sources: How to Deploy OpenClaw with xCloud · OpenClaw security and access control
Maintenance
After deployment or a provider change, repeat the same non-sensitive note summary in the approved private path and compare the answer with the source note.
Recovery decisions
If the answer fails, preserve the server and inspect Status, provider choice and Logs. Correct the failing layer, then repeat the note test; do not reset a new server just because one prompt failed.
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AI handoff
Use the named xCloud dashboard for hosted controls and verify application tools in the deployed OpenClaw version before use. An xCloud hosting MCP write operation for these actions is not documented.
Supported scope
- Inspect and manage the hosted OpenClaw service dashboard · manual
Use only controls visible for this managed OpenClaw server. Creation, provider, channel, UI, updates and logs are separate xCloud dashboard actions; no OpenClaw hosting MCP write operation is documented.
Checkpoint: Confirm the exact server, selected control and effect before changing it; inspect resulting status and a bounded chat.
- Configure an OpenClaw application behavior app · manual
Upstream OpenClaw documentation describes application features. xCloud does not document every app configuration surface or pre-enabled tool. Verify the feature and permissions in the deployed build before editing.
Checkpoint: Use a harmless positive and negative test; preserve current configuration and stop if the feature is unavailable.
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Copyable agent brief
Manual checkpoints
- The xCloud owner completes managed server creation, provider entry and Control UI access review.
- The operator checks the two bullets against the source note and records the observed result.
Feature coverage
- task setup and decision (covered): Defines prerequisites and an explicit hosted/application handoff. Confirm a dedicated managed target Enter a dedicated model credential
- task acceptance and failure (covered): The named operator can authenticate privately and obtain a correct answer to the bounded note task on the single dedicated server. Failure: No reachable private path, provider error, unexpected tool activity or an ineligible server leaves the first run unaccepted. Wait for the managed service Choose a private access route Verify one bounded response