Recently, I heard that OpenClaw is quite popular, and I wanted to try using a chat service like Telegram to issue commands for code writing and deployment. To be able to work on tasks given to OpenClaw and immediately check the results on a website, I needed a deployment stage. So, I created an automatic deployment skill that combines Gitea and Dokploy. To verify if this skill worked properly, I asked OpenClaw to create a 2048 copy game for the web and deploy it.
Gitea + Dokploy Automatic Deployment Skill
To be able to immediately check the code created by OpenClaw on the web, (1) it needs to be uploaded to a Git repository and (2) built and deployed on a server. That's why I created a skill that links Gitea and Dokploy.
Gitea is an open-source self-hosted Git server written in Go. Similar to GitHub and GitLab, it provides repositories, issues, wikis, etc., but it's lightweight enough for individuals or small teams to host and use on their own servers. (Gitea Official Documentation, GitHub – go-gitea/gitea)
Dokploy is an open-source platform that can replace services like Vercel, Heroku, and Netlify with your own server. Once installed on a server, it allows you to deploy and manage Docker-based applications, and automate routing and HTTPS through Traefik integration. (Dokploy Official Website, GitHub – Dokploy)
I set up OpenClaw to perform the entire process from generating code locally → creating a Gitea repository and pushing code → deploying with Dokploy. To test this functionality, I requested the development and deployment of a 2048 copy game.
Telegram Request
Through the Telegram bot, I requested OpenClaw to do the following: create a "2048" folder in the workspace, use the cursor-agent skill to create a web-based 2048 copy game, and then deploy it using the dokploy skill.
Deployed Result Webpage
After the request, OpenClaw generated the 2048 game, pushed it to Gitea, and completed deployment through Dokploy. I was able to access and play the web game from the automatically generated URL. Below is a screenshot of the resulting webpage.
In summary, I simply requested OpenClaw to "create a 2048 web game and deploy it." Using the Gitea and Dokploy automatic deployment skill, the entire process from code writing to website deployment was completed in one go. In the future, similar web projects can be developed and deployed by issuing instructions through Telegram.
I plan to improve this skill by setting up hooks on automatically generated Gitea repositories so that code deployments trigger automatic deployments. I also want to experiment with different front-end and back-end combinations.
