openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix Gateway exits on VPS after Bonjour/CIAO announcement cancellation [2 comments, 3 participants]

TL;DR

Disable mDNS discovery by setting its mode to "off" to prevent the gateway from crashing due to Bonjour/mDNS advertisement failures.

Guidance

• The issue seems to be caused by the gateway's inability to handle Ciao announcement/probing cancellations, which leads to an unhandled promise rejection and subsequent process exit.
• To verify the fix, apply the workaround and check if the gateway remains running even when Bonjour/mDNS advertisement fails.
• Consider investigating the root cause of the Bonjour/mDNS advertisement failures to determine if there's a more permanent solution.
• Review the OpenClaw and @homebridge/ciao documentation to see if there are any known issues or configuration options that can help mitigate this problem.

Example

{
  "discovery": {
    "mdns": {
      "mode": "off"
    }
  }
}

This configuration disables mDNS discovery, which can help prevent the gateway from crashing due to Bonjour/mDNS advertisement failures.

Notes

This workaround may not be desirable in all scenarios, as it disables mDNS discovery entirely. Further investigation into the root cause of the Bonjour/mDNS advertisement failures may be necessary to find a more permanent solution.

Recommendation

Apply the workaround by disabling mDNS discovery, as it is a straightforward and effective way to prevent the gateway from crashing due to Bonjour/mDNS advertisement failures.