lxcong SyncClaw Setup
Clone, build, and run SyncClaw in production mode. Execute all steps autonomously — only ask the user when input is required.
1. Clone the repo
Skip if already inside a synclaw repo (check for package.json with name syncclaw-v2).
git clone https://github.com/lxcong/synclaw.git
cd synclaw
2. Install dependencies
Require Node.js v22+. Check with node -v first. If missing, abort with instructions to install Node.
npm install
3. Configure environment
If .env.local does not exist, create it. Read ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json and extract .gateway.auth.token for the token value:
GATEWAY_TOKEN=$(node -e "try{console.log(require(require('os').homedir()+'/.openclaw/openclaw.json').gateway.auth.token)}catch{console.log('')}")
Then write .env.local:
DATABASE_URL="file:./dev.db"
OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_URL=ws://localhost:18789
OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=<value from above>
If ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json doesn't exist, leave OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN empty.
4. Initialize database
npx prisma db push
npx prisma generate
5. Build and start (production)
npm run build
npm start -- -H 0.0.0.0 -p 3000
This runs Next.js in production mode (optimized, no HMR overhead). The app is at http://localhost:3000.
To run in the background, use:
nohup npm start -- -H 0.0.0.0 -p 3000 > synclaw.log 2>&1 &
Notes
- SQLite DB file lives at
./dev.db— no external database needed. - For development instead of production, use
npx next dev --turbopack -H 0.0.0.0.