MacOS installation failed by command line
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I have run this command which is the one which appears in the official web: "curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash". After a few seconds it does this:
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OpenClaw Installer โ
โ Gateway onlineโplease keep hands, feet, and appendages inside the shell at all times. โ
โ modern installer mode โ
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โ gum bootstrapped (temp, verified, v0.17.0)
โ Detected: macos
Install plan
OS macos
Install method npm
Requested version latest
[1/3] Preparing environment
โ Homebrew already installed
โ Node.js v25.2.1 found
[2/3] Installing OpenClaw
โ Git already installed
INFO Installing OpenClaw v2026.2.9
WARN npm install failed; showing last log lines
WARN npm install failed; retrying
WARN npm install failed; showing last log lines
And dont install anything. I have try the dmg but i can make it work because I cant setup the gateway. What can i do?
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โ โ
โ
OpenClaw Installer โโ Gateway onlineโplease keep hands, feet, and appendages inside the shell at all times. โ
โ modern installer mode โ
โ โ
โฐโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฏ
โ gum bootstrapped (temp, verified, v0.17.0)
โ Detected: macos
Install plan
OS macos
Install method npm
Requested version latest
[1/3] Preparing environment
โ Homebrew already installed
โ Node.js v25.2.1 found
[2/3] Installing OpenClaw
โ Git already installed
INFO Installing OpenClaw v2026.2.9
WARN npm install failed; showing last log lines
WARN npm install failed; retrying
WARN npm install failed; showing last log lines
And dont install anything. I have try the dmg but i can make it work because I cant setup the gateway. What can i do?
Solution
I found the problem by myself. I am using a mac mini M4 with an account of a previous macbook with intel. I just update nvm to the native version arm64. I have follow this tutorial to update it: https://medium.com/@k.auffinger/switching-to-arm-based-node-on-macos-964f89af4264
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