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Moving to Production Server

Follow these steps when deploying to a production server for the first time.

Step 1: Transfer Project Files

Option A: Git Clone (Recommended)

# On production server
git clone <repository-url> /opt/claw-machine-manager
cd /opt/claw-machine-manager

Option B: SCP/RSYNC from Desktop

# From your desktop
rsync -avz --exclude 'db_data' \
  /path/to/claw-machine-manager/ \
  user@production-server:/opt/claw-machine-manager/

⚠️ Important: Do NOT copy the db_data/ directory or any existing database volumes.

Step 2: Configure for Production

Edit html/config.js and update the API URL:

window.APP_CONFIG = {
  API_BASE_URL: 'http://your-server-ip:8000/api'
  // Or use domain: 'https://api.yourdomain.com/api'
};

Edit docker-compose.yaml and update CORS origins (line 48):

CORS_ORIGINS: http://your-server-ip:56421,http://your-server-ip:8000,http://localhost:56421

Step 3: Deploy

Follow the same steps as First-Time Deployment above.

Step 4: Configure Firewall

# Allow frontend access
sudo ufw allow 56421/tcp

# Allow API access (if needed for external clients)
sudo ufw allow 8000/tcp

# Verify rules
sudo ufw status

Step 5: Verify External Access

From another machine:

curl http://your-server-ip:56421
curl http://your-server-ip:8000/api/health
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