Setting Up a Production-Ready OpenClaw Fleet in 30 Minutes

Small teams often think they aren't ready for an "orchestration platform" like ClawTrace. They start with raw OpenClaw scripts running in a screen session on a single VPS. But as soon as you have more than one agent, the complexity explodes.

This guide shows you how to move from "scripts on a server" to a "production-ready fleet" in exactly 30 minutes using our CLI and the ClawTrace control plane.

Phase 1: Initialize Your Control Plane (0-5 mins)

First, you need a central place to manage your agents. Head over to the ClawTrace Console and create your account. This will provision your private control plane and generate your unique FLEET_KEY.

Phase 2: Install the ClawTrace CLI (5-10 mins)

We provide a lightweight CLI to bridge your local machine and your edge nodes. Install it via NPM:

Once installed, authenticate your environment:

Phase 3: Provision Your First Production Agent (10-20 mins)

Instead of manual configuration, use the CLI to generate a secure agent identity. We recommend starting with a specialized "Worker" agent.

This command generates a unique AGENT_SECRET and AGENT_ID. These never leave your infrastructure—ClawTrace only stores the public key for the E2E handshake.

Phase 4: Deploy via Docker (20-25 mins)

For small teams, the simplest production deployment is a single Docker container. Run this on your prod VPS (AWS EC2, DigitalOcean, etc.):

Phase 5: Secure with Policies (25-30 mins)

The final step is the most important: **The Policy**. In the ClawTrace Dashboard, navigate to Fleets -> Policies. Create a new "Production Guardrail" that limits the exec tool to a specific whitelist of scripts.

Apply this policy to your fleet, and your agents now have a secure, monitored environment to work in.

Conclusion: Your Fleet is Ready

You now have a multi-node, E2E encrypted, and highly observable agent fleet. You can monitor reasoning loops from your phone, check real-time telemetry, and swap models without ever ssh-ing into your servers again.