OpenClaw Installation (Ubuntu 24.04)

openclaw.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

echo "=== OpenClaw install + local daemon + Codex OAuth setup (Ubuntu 24.04) ==="

# --- OS check ---
if ! grep -q 'VERSION_ID="24.04"' /etc/os-release; then
  echo "ERROR: This script is intended for Ubuntu 24.04."
  exit 1
fi

# --- Prereqs ---
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y curl ca-certificates openssl

# --- Install OpenClaw without auto-onboarding ---
curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash -s -- --no-onboard

# --- Ensure openclaw is on PATH ---
if ! command -v openclaw >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  if command -v npm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    export PATH="$(npm prefix -g)/bin:$PATH"
    hash -r
  fi
fi

if ! command -v openclaw >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  echo "ERROR: openclaw is not on PATH after install."
  echo 'Try: export PATH="$(npm prefix -g)/bin:$PATH"'
  exit 1
fi

echo "Installed:"
openclaw --version

# --- Quickstart-style non-interactive local setup ---
# We intentionally skip provider auth here, then do Codex OAuth directly.
OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN="${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN:-$(openssl rand -hex 24)}"

openclaw onboard \
  --non-interactive \
  --accept-risk \
  --mode local \
  --flow quickstart \
  --auth-choice skip \
  --gateway-auth token \
  --gateway-token "${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN}" \
  --gateway-port 18789 \
  --gateway-bind loopback \
  --install-daemon \
  --daemon-runtime node \
  --skip-skills \
  --skip-search \
  --json

# --- Verify gateway/service ---
echo
echo "Gateway status:"
openclaw gateway status || true

# --- Codex OAuth login ---
echo
echo "=============================================================="
echo "Next step requires user interaction."
echo "A browser-based OpenAI Codex OAuth flow will start."
echo "Sign in, then paste the returned code#state value if prompted."
echo "=============================================================="
echo

openclaw models auth login --provider openai-codex

# --- Set default model explicitly to Codex GPT-5.4 ---
openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary openai-codex/gpt-5.4

echo
echo "Final model/auth status:"
openclaw models status || true

echo
echo "Done."
echo "Gateway token:"
echo "  ${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN}"
echo
echo "Useful commands:"
echo "  openclaw gateway status"
echo "  openclaw models status"
echo "  openclaw dashboard"
echo "  openclaw logs --follow"