The Persistent Local Daemon
Learn how the Gateway runs as a long-lived local daemon so OpenClaw stays available 24/7.
What Is a Daemon
A daemon is a background process that keeps running on its own, without a window or your constant attention. 👻
The Gateway Is a Daemon
OpenClaw runs the Gateway as a persistent local daemon. It quietly stays alive in the background on your own machine.
All lessons in this course
- The Gateway as Single Source of Truth
- The Persistent Local Daemon
- Touring the Dashboard
- How Messages Flow