Claworc - OpenClaw Orchestrator

Source: https://github.com/gluk-w/claworc Date: 2026-03-01 Ownership note: Community-contributed showcase. Preserve the source attribution and do not rewrite this as the runbook author’s personal setup.

What It Does

Run multiple OpenClaw instances from a single web dashboard.

Key Features

• Multi-instance management - One dashboard for all instances
• Container isolation - Each instance in its own container
• SSH security - Key-based auth, encrypted API keys
• Access control - Admin/user roles, biometric auth
• Live browser - Watch agent work in real-time

Architecture

Browser → Control Plane → [SSH tunnel] → Agent Container
                                    → :3000 (VNC)
                                    → :18789 (Gateway)

Security Layers

1. SSH key auth only (no passwords)
2. Key rotation support
3. No direct agent access
4. Per-instance IP whitelist
5. Rate limiting
6. Audit logging
7. Encrypted API keys at rest

Use Cases

• Team deployment (each person gets own agent)
• Data analysis instance
• IT support bot
• Isolated sensitive operations

Potential Runbook Fit

• Could use for better security isolation
• Future: multi-user access
• Aligns with runbook security patterns

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Alternative to running everything on Raspberry Pi

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Setup Steps

Before using these commands, compare them with the current Claworc repository. This showcase is a starting point, not a guarantee that the upstream project still uses the exact same config.

Prerequisites

• Docker installed on host machine
• SSH key pair for remote access
• At least 2GB RAM per OpenClaw instance
• Git installed

Installation

# Clone the Claworc repository
git clone https://github.com/gluk-w/claworc.git
cd claworc

# Copy example configuration
cp config.example.yaml config.yaml

# Edit configuration with your settings
nano config.yaml

Configuration

# config.yaml
instances:
  - name: primary
    container: openclaw-primary
    port: 18789
    ssh_port: 2222
    vnc_port: 3000

  - name: analysis
    container: openclaw-analysis
    port: 18790
    ssh_port: 2223
    vnc_port: 3001

security:
  ssh_key_path: ~/.ssh/id_rsa
  api_key_encryption: enabled
  rate_limit: 100/hour

access_control:
  admin_users:
    - your-email@example.com
  require_biometric: false

Running

# Start all instances
docker-compose up -d

# Access dashboard
# Open http://localhost:8080 in browser

# View logs
docker-compose logs -f

Verifying Setup

# Check all containers running
docker ps | grep openclaw

# Test SSH access to instance
ssh -p 2222 user@localhost

# Check gateway health
curl http://localhost:18789/health

Maintenance

# Stop all instances
docker-compose down

# Update to latest version
git pull
docker-compose pull
docker-compose up -d

Uninstallation

# Stop and remove containers
docker-compose down -v

# Remove repository
cd ..
rm -rf claworc