Azure Deploy

Deploy OpenClaw to Azure with a single command. Supports Azure VMs (spot pricing, ~$30/mo) or Azure Container Apps.

Prerequisites

•Azure CLI logged in (az login)
•Python 3.8+
•SSH public key in ~/.ssh/ (auto-detected for VM deployments)

Verify Azure login:

bash

az account show

Quick Start

Deploy to Azure VM (Recommended)

bash

python scripts/deploy-openclaw.py vm --name my-openclaw --location westus2

With GitHub Copilot auth:

bash

python scripts/deploy-openclaw.py vm --name my-openclaw --location westus2 \
  --auth-token "ghu_xxxxxxxxxxxx"

Deploy to Azure Container Apps

bash

python scripts/deploy-openclaw.py aca --name my-openclaw --location westus2

VM Options

Option	Default	Description
`--name`	required	Deployment name
`--location`	required	Azure region (westus2, eastus, etc.)
`--resource-group`	`<name>-group`	Existing RG to use
`--no-spot`	spot on	Regular pricing instead of spot
`--vm-size`	`Standard_D2als_v6`	VM size (2 vCPU, 4GB)
`--auth-token`	none	GitHub Copilot token for model auth
`--tailscale`	off	Use Tailscale Funnel for HTTPS
`--vnet-name`	auto	Existing VNet to reuse
`--subnet-name`	auto	Existing subnet (requires --vnet-name)
`--dry-run`	off	Preview commands only

Container Apps Options

Option	Default	Description
`--name`	required	Deployment name
`--location`	required	Azure region
`--cpu`	`1.0`	CPU cores
`--memory`	`2Gi`	Memory

What Gets Created

VM Deployment:

•Resource Group: <name>-group
•VNet: <name>-vnet (10.200.x.x/27, auto-incremented)
•Subnet: <name>-subnet (/28)
•NSG: <name>-nsg (SSH + port 18789)
•Public IP: <name>-pip (static)
•VM: <name>-vm (Ubuntu 24.04, spot by default)

OpenClaw installs via cloud-init and runs as systemd service.

Container Apps Deployment:

•Resource Group: <name>-group
•Container Apps Environment: <name>-env
•Container App: <name>-app

Post-Deployment

VM Access

bash

# SSH in
ssh <username>@<public-ip>

# Check status
sudo systemctl status openclaw

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u openclaw -f

# Dashboard (via SSH tunnel)
ssh -L 18789:localhost:18789 <user>@<ip>
# Then open http://localhost:18789/?token=<TOKEN>

Container Apps Access

Dashboard available at HTTPS URL shown after deployment.

Cost Estimates

Target	Monthly
VM (spot)	~$28-38
Container Apps	~$55

Troubleshooting

Cloud-init failed:

bash

sudo cloud-init status
sudo cat /var/log/cloud-init-output.log

OpenClaw not running:

bash

sudo systemctl status openclaw
sudo journalctl -u openclaw -n 100

Check versions:

bash

node --version
openclaw --version