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OpenClaw Local Install Troubleshooting Checklist (2026)

2026 本地安装 OpenClaw 常见失败:Node 版本、端口、密钥、Docker、权限与通道登录

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Victor.Chen
2026年7月26日

Goal: pin down "won't install / won't start / can't reach the model" to a root cause within 30 minutes.

Quick Self-check (in this order)

  1. Does the Node / runtime version meet the docs' requirements
  2. Port conflicts (is the default service port already taken by another process)
  3. Is the model API Key valid, and is the correct base_url set
  4. Directory permissions (are the logs and workspace writable)
  5. Is a proxy / corporate network blocking the model domains
  6. The Docker path: is the image fully pulled, and do the volume-mount paths exist

Symptom → Likely Cause

Symptom Check first
Command not found PATH, the package manager's global bin, wrong Node version installed
Exits seconds after launch Read the latest log; missing env; port conflict
Starts but no response Model key 401; balance; wrong base_url
Channel QR login fails Phone network, expired QR code, session-directory permissions
Works inside Docker but unreachable from the host Port mapping, firewall, bind address 127.0.0.1 vs 0.0.0.0

Minimal Repro for Model Connectivity

Run one bare request first, with the same Key OpenClaw uses:

curl "$BASE_URL/chat/completions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"YOUR_MODEL","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"ping"}]}'
  • Fails here → fix the key/network first; don't blame OpenClaw yet
  • Succeeds here but OpenClaw still fails → compare the model id and base_url in your config

For Chinese models, see the OpenAI-compatible endpoints on ChinaModelAPI.

Docker Specifics

  • Confirm docker compose ps shows everything healthy
  • Check docker compose logs --tail=200
  • Back up session data before recreating a volume

Info to Collect If It Still Fails

  • OS + install method (npm / desktop / docker)
  • The first ERROR in the logs (don't just paste the last line)
  • Model provider, and whether a proxy is involved
  • Whether a "fresh install in a clean directory" reproduces the issue

For more deployment paths see the local deployment tutorial and cloud deployment.

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