- ansible/: VM provisioning playbooks and roles - provision-vm.yml: create KVM VM from Ubuntu cloud image - install.yml: install OpenClaw on guest (upstream) - customize.yml: swappiness, virtiofs fstab, linger - roles/vm/: libvirt domain XML, cloud-init templates - inventory.yml + host_vars/zap.yml: zap instance config - backup-openclaw-vm.sh: daily rsync + MinIO upload - restore-openclaw-vm.sh: full redeploy from scratch - README.md: full operational documentation Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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---
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title: Architecture
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description: Technical implementation details
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---
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# Architecture
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## Component Overview
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ UFW Firewall (SSH only) │
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└──────────────┬──────────────────────────┘
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│
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┌──────────────┴──────────────────────────┐
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│ DOCKER-USER Chain (iptables) │
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│ Blocks all external container access │
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└──────────────┬──────────────────────────┘
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│
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┌──────────────┴──────────────────────────┐
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│ Docker Daemon │
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│ - Non-root containers │
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│ - Localhost-only binding │
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└──────────────┬──────────────────────────┘
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│
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┌──────────────┴──────────────────────────┐
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│ OpenClaw Container │
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│ User: openclaw │
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│ Port: 127.0.0.1:3000 │
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└──────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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## File Structure
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```
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/opt/openclaw/
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├── Dockerfile
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├── docker-compose.yml
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/home/openclaw/.openclaw/
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├── config.yml
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├── sessions/
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└── credentials/
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/etc/systemd/system/
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└── openclaw.service
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/etc/docker/
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└── daemon.json
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/etc/ufw/
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└── after.rules (DOCKER-USER chain)
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```
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## Service Management
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OpenClaw runs as a systemd service that manages the Docker container:
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```bash
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# Systemd controls Docker Compose
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systemd → docker compose → openclaw container
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```
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## Installation Flow
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1. **Tailscale Setup** (`tailscale.yml`)
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- Add Tailscale repository
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- Install Tailscale package
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- Display connection instructions
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2. **User Creation** (`user.yml`)
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- Create `openclaw` system user
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3. **Docker Installation** (`docker.yml`)
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- Install Docker CE + Compose V2
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- Add user to docker group
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- Create `/etc/docker` directory
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4. **Firewall Setup** (`firewall.yml`)
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- Install UFW
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- Configure DOCKER-USER chain
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- Configure Docker daemon (`/etc/docker/daemon.json`)
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- Allow SSH (22/tcp) and Tailscale (41641/udp)
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5. **Node.js Installation** (`nodejs.yml`)
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- Add NodeSource repository
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- Install Node.js 22.x
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- Install pnpm globally
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6. **OpenClaw Setup** (`openclaw.yml`)
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- Create directories
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- Generate configs from templates
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- Build Docker image
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- Start container via Compose
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- Install systemd service
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## Key Design Decisions
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### Why UFW + DOCKER-USER?
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Docker manipulates iptables directly, bypassing UFW. The DOCKER-USER chain is evaluated before Docker's FORWARD chain, allowing us to block traffic before Docker sees it.
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### Why Localhost Binding?
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Defense in depth. Even if DOCKER-USER fails, localhost binding prevents external access.
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### Why Systemd Service?
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- Auto-start on boot
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- Clean lifecycle management
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- Integration with system logs
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- Dependency management (after Docker)
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### Why Non-Root Container?
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Principle of least privilege. If container is compromised, attacker has limited privileges.
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## Ansible Task Order
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```
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main.yml
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├── tailscale.yml (VPN setup)
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├── user.yml (create openclaw user)
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├── docker.yml (install Docker, create /etc/docker)
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├── firewall.yml (configure UFW + Docker daemon)
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├── nodejs.yml (Node.js + pnpm)
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└── openclaw.yml (container setup)
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```
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Order matters: Docker must be installed before firewall configuration because:
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1. `/etc/docker` directory must exist for `daemon.json`
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2. Docker service must exist to be restarted after config changes
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