No pending requests.

No paired devices.

Connecting to OpenClaw after Setup

Once your Railway deploy is live and the /setup wizard is complete, follow these steps to connect to the OpenClaw UI from your browser.

You are already on the Admin Dashboard — this is your control panel for managing everything about your OpenClaw instance.

The Admin Dashboard — monitor status, view logs, manage pairing, and more

1

Open the OpenClaw UI

Click the "Open OpenClaw UI" button in the top-right corner of the admin dashboard, or use the OpenClaw UI link in the sidebar. This opens the gateway connection page in a new tab.

The OpenClaw Gateway connection page

2

Paste the Gateway Token and Connect

You will be prompted for a Gateway Token. Copy it from the Admin Dashboard's Status panel (under "Gateway Token") or from your OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN environment variable. Paste it into the token field and click Connect.

After pasting the token and clicking Connect — a pairing request is sent

3

Approve the Pairing Request

Switch back to the Admin Dashboard tab and go to the Pairing panel in the sidebar. You will see your browser listed under "Pending Requests". Click Approve to authorize the device.

The Pairing panel — approve the pending request from your browser

4

Go Back to the Gateway and Connect Again

Switch back to the OpenClaw Gateway tab and click Connect again. Now that the pairing is approved, the OpenClaw UI will load and you are ready to start chatting with your AI assistant!

The OpenClaw UI — fully connected and ready to use

Tip: Terminal Access

You also have full terminal access from the Admin Dashboard. Go to the Terminal panel in the sidebar to open an interactive terminal session running inside your container — useful for running diagnostics like openclaw doctor or managing devices via CLI.

The Admin Terminal — full PTY access to your container

OpenClaw Admin Panel

This admin panel is a lightweight management dashboard for your self-hosted OpenClaw instance on Railway. It lets you monitor the gateway status, stream live logs, manage device pairing, open an interactive terminal, and edit your OpenClaw configuration — all from the browser, no SSH or CLI required.

The admin panel is part of the openclaw-railway-template — an Express wrapper that handles process supervision, WebSocket proxying, auth, and a setup wizard so you can deploy OpenClaw on Railway with a single click.