Guidance on usage: VM for OpenClaw AI Gateway on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on Amazon

Connecting and configuring VM for OpenClaw AI Gateway on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

After purchasing and starting the VM, you should know its IP address. You can find it in Amazon’s personal account.

To connect to the Server, you should generate a “Private Key” in advance. This can be done by following the instructions in the guide “Guidance on usage: Key Pair Setup for Seamless VM Access, “ ensuring you choose the “.ppk” file format in step 3.

Connecting to the VM using the PuTTY application. You can download it at the following link: Download
1. Go to the SSH section on the left panel, and then to Auth

In the “Auth” section, click “Browse” and specify the path to the .ppk file you received earlier.

Go to the home page of “Session”, enter the IP address of the VM, and click “Open”.

In the open console, you will need to enter the login ubuntu.

Run the server configuration using the following command

$claw-url.sh

Wait for the script to complete execution

Copy and save the URL http://localhost:18789/#token…...

Type the command $exit to disconnect the VM

Now you should set up the SSH tunnel. Run the PuTTY application
1. Enter the IP address of the VM in the Host Name (or IP address) field

Go to Connection -> Data and enter ubuntu in the Auto-login username field

Go to Connection -> SSH -> Auth -> Credentials (or just Auth in older versions). Click Browse… and select your .ppk file

Go to Connection > SSH > Tunnels and enter 18789 (1) in the Source Port field and 127.0.0.1:18789 (2) in the Destination field. Ensure Local (3) and Auto (4) are selected.