Windows 10/11

Install Moltbot on Windows

Get Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) running on your Windows PC in minutes using Docker Desktop.

Prerequisites

Installation Steps

Download and install Docker Desktop for Windows. This provides the container runtime needed to run Moltbot.

winget install Docker.DockerDesktop

For better performance, enable Windows Subsystem for Linux 2. Docker Desktop will use this automatically.

wsl --install

Open PowerShell or Terminal and pull the official Moltbot Docker image.

docker pull moltbot/moltbot:latest

Create a folder to store your Moltbot configuration and data.

mkdir $env:USERPROFILE\.moltbot

Start Moltbot with Docker, mounting your config directory.

docker run -d --name moltbot \
  -v $env:USERPROFILE\.moltbot:/root/.moltbot \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  moltbot/moltbot:latest

Open your browser and navigate to the Moltbot dashboard to complete setup.

http://localhost:3000

⚠️ Common Issues on Windows

Docker won't start?

Ensure Hyper-V and WSL2 are enabled. Run bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype auto in admin PowerShell and restart.

Port 3000 already in use?

Change the port mapping: -p 3001:3000 instead.

Slow performance?

Enable WSL2 backend in Docker Desktop settings for better file system performance.

Alternative: Run Natively in WSL2

For better performance, you can install Moltbot directly in WSL2 Ubuntu:

wsl -d Ubuntu
curl -fsSL https://molt.bot/install | bash

Once Moltbot is running, configure your AI provider and connect messaging channels.