openclaw/docs/platforms/linux.md
Jon Shapiro 92697edb7c fix(venice): add compat settings to prevent HTTP 400 errors
Venice's API doesn't support certain OpenAI-compatible parameters that
Clawdbot sends by default:

- `store`: Venice returns HTTP 400 with no body when this is present
- `developer` role: Not supported by Venice's API

This adds VENICE_COMPAT settings (supportsStore: false,
supportsDeveloperRole: false) to all Venice model definitions, both
from the static catalog and dynamically discovered models.

Fixes issues reported in PR #1666 where users experienced silent
failures (HTTP 400, no body) when using Venice models.

Co-authored-by: jonisjongithub <jonisjongithub@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Clawdbot <bot@clawd.bot>
2026-01-26 17:56:01 -08:00

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Linux support + companion app status
Looking for Linux companion app status
Planning platform coverage or contributions

Linux App

The Gateway is fully supported on Linux. Node is the recommended runtime. Bun is not recommended for the Gateway (WhatsApp/Telegram bugs).

Native Linux companion apps are planned. Contributions are welcome if you want to help build one.

Beginner quick path (VPS)

  1. Install Node 22+
  2. npm i -g clawdbot@latest
  3. clawdbot onboard --install-daemon
  4. From your laptop: ssh -N -L 18789:127.0.0.1:18789 <user>@<host>
  5. Open http://127.0.0.1:18789/ and paste your token

Step-by-step VPS guide: exe.dev

Install

Gateway

Gateway service install (CLI)

Use one of these:

clawdbot onboard --install-daemon

Or:

clawdbot gateway install

Or:

clawdbot configure

Select Gateway service when prompted.

Repair/migrate:

clawdbot doctor

System control (systemd user unit)

Clawdbot installs a systemd user service by default. Use a system service for shared or always-on servers. The full unit example and guidance live in the Gateway runbook.

Minimal setup:

Create ~/.config/systemd/user/clawdbot-gateway[-<profile>].service:

[Unit]
Description=Clawdbot Gateway (profile: <profile>, v<version>)
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/clawdbot gateway --port 18789
Restart=always
RestartSec=5

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

Enable it:

systemctl --user enable --now clawdbot-gateway[-<profile>].service