Gateway
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What is Gateway?
The Gateway is the single always-on process that handles routing, the control plane, and all channel connections. It runs on a single multiplexed port that serves the WebSocket control and RPC interface, HTTP APIs, the Control UI, and hooks. By default, it binds to localhost and requires an auth token before accepting any connections.
Free resources to learn Gateway
- Official docsGateway Runbook
- ArticleOpenClaw Gateway: Setup, Start/Stop Commands & Remote Mode
More in stage 2: How OpenClaw Works
Gateway: common questions
Can I learn Gateway in Hindi?
This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Gateway in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.
Is this Gateway tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 5 of 118 in the free OpenClaw roadmap, in stage 2, How OpenClaw Works. If you are new to OpenClaw, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.