From 372ac8e4c2a59cb034a2edabe2a25e702cc04fb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "openclaw-docs-sync[bot]"
 <openclaw-docs-sync[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 03:33:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(sync): mirror docs from
 openclaw/openclaw@79853b2fe8ff56a7d0199eb4d1517c7b01fe280a

---
 .openclaw-sync/source.json   |  6 +++---
 docs/install/digitalocean.md | 13 +++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.openclaw-sync/source.json b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
index 45028c552..676b9832d 100644
--- a/.openclaw-sync/source.json
+++ b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
   "repository": "openclaw/openclaw",
-  "sha": "fb106fb9aef25967c22b6d8780116587eb8d6192",
+  "sha": "79853b2fe8ff56a7d0199eb4d1517c7b01fe280a",
   "sources": {
     "openclaw": {
       "repository": "openclaw/openclaw",
-      "sha": "fb106fb9aef25967c22b6d8780116587eb8d6192"
+      "sha": "79853b2fe8ff56a7d0199eb4d1517c7b01fe280a"
     },
     "clawhub": {
       "repository": "openclaw/clawhub",
       "sha": "f14d70759dcc14b24890f5a50e1f9ce06f38eacd"
     }
   },
-  "syncedAt": "2026-05-08T03:12:02.514Z"
+  "syncedAt": "2026-05-08T03:32:24.697Z"
 }
diff --git a/docs/install/digitalocean.md b/docs/install/digitalocean.md
index f42bb0c4c..b4be127b3 100644
--- a/docs/install/digitalocean.md
+++ b/docs/install/digitalocean.md
@@ -50,9 +50,18 @@ DigitalOcean is the simplest paid VPS path. If you prefer cheaper or free option
 
     # Install OpenClaw
     curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash
+
+    # Create the non-root user that will own OpenClaw state and services.
+    adduser openclaw
+    usermod -aG sudo openclaw
+    loginctl enable-linger openclaw
+
+    su - openclaw
     openclaw --version
     ```
 
+    Use the root shell only for system bootstrap. Run OpenClaw commands as the non-root `openclaw` user so state lives under `/home/openclaw/.openclaw/` and the Gateway installs as that user's systemd service.
+
   </Step>
 
   <Step title="Run onboarding">
@@ -97,8 +106,8 @@ DigitalOcean is the simplest paid VPS path. If you prefer cheaper or free option
     **Option B: Tailscale Serve**
 
     ```bash
-    curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh
-    tailscale up
+    curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sudo sh
+    sudo tailscale up
     openclaw config set gateway.tailscale.mode serve
     openclaw gateway restart
     ```