Run OpenClaw (MoltBot) with Any LLM in 30 Minutes
Step-by-step setup guide for Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4o, Gemini Pro, and cost-effective models like DeepSeek V3 & Qwen.
6–8 pages · Practical · No email spam
Why This Quick Start Exists
OpenClaw is powerful — but it's not beginner-friendly by default.
Most users fail in the first hour because of:
- ❌Wrong Node / Python versions
- ❌Missing permissions or sandbox flags
- ❌Docker containers that "run" but don't actually work
- ❌Confusing documentation spread across renamed projects
This quick start condenses everything you need for a successful first run into a single, linear checklist.
What's Inside the Quick Start PDF
Pre-flight Checklist(5 minutes)
What you must have installed before running anything (Node, Python, Docker, permissions)
Choose Your Setup Path
Local (recommended for first run) · Docker (safe & reproducible) · VPS (production-oriented)
First Successful Run
The exact commands that should produce a "working" OpenClaw agent
How to Verify It Actually Works
Logs to check, files to confirm, common false-positives
Model Configuration Guide
Copy-paste YAML templates for Coding (Claude), Reasoning (GPT-4o), and Budget (DeepSeek/Qwen).
Top 10 First-Run Mistakes
And how to recognize them in under 30 seconds
Is This For You?
✅ This is for you if:
- • You want OpenClaw running today
- • You don't want to read the entire docs
- • You're okay with "working first, optimizing later"
❌ This is NOT for you if:
- • You want to deeply customize agents on day one
- • You're building a production system immediately
- • You prefer learning by reading source code
From Zero → Working Agent
One straight line. No branches. No undocumented assumptions.
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A practical, no-fluff guide you can finish in under an hour and reuse every time you reinstall or migrate.
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Is this really free?
Yes. This is the same internal checklist we use to validate installs.
Does it work for MoltBot / Clawdbot?
Yes. The guide explains the naming changes and version differences.
Is this beginner-friendly?
It's beginner-safe, not beginner-theory. You'll run first, learn later.