How to access dashboard from outside of VM?
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I have OpenClaw installed on Linux, which is inside of VMWare on a windows 11 system. How can I access the dashboard from my W11 system. I changed loopback to lan and it complains I need HTTPS or go back to localhost. HTTPS does not work and obviously localhost will make it internal to the VM. Thx
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#### Option 3 (even smoother long-term): Tailscale Serve (no tunnel)
If you want it reachable without keeping a tunnel process alive, the “real” solution is HTTPS via Tailscale Serve (what the docs recommend for non-localhost access).
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ssh -N openclaw-vm#### Option 3 (even smoother long-term): Tailscale Serve (no tunnel)
If you want it reachable without keeping a tunnel process alive, the “real” solution is HTTPS via Tailscale Serve (what the docs recommend for non-localhost access).
If this fixed it, please mark the solution message in the thread (right-click → Apps → Mark Solution) so it’s indexed for the next person.
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