From 7a958cc595df0c9f0ea64e1a71c5db4894a4461a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "CanbiZ (MickLesk)" <47820557+MickLesk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:30:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] IronClaw: don't start service at install time, onboard
 required first

---
 ct/alpine-ironclaw.sh              | 6 ++++--
 ct/ironclaw.sh                     | 6 ++++--
 install/alpine-ironclaw-install.sh | 1 -
 install/ironclaw-install.sh        | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ct/alpine-ironclaw.sh b/ct/alpine-ironclaw.sh
index e35e56eb..5ea3bbd7 100644
--- a/ct/alpine-ironclaw.sh
+++ b/ct/alpine-ironclaw.sh
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ description
 
 msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Complete setup by running:${CL}"
+echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}ironclaw onboard${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Then start the service:${CL}"
+echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}rc-service ironclaw start${CL}"
 echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Access the Web UI at:${CL}"
 echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:3000${CL}"
 echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Auth token and database credentials:${CL}"
 echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}cat /root/.ironclaw/.env${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Configure your LLM provider with:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}ironclaw onboard${CL}"
diff --git a/ct/ironclaw.sh b/ct/ironclaw.sh
index e462b4dd..b3e2a6d2 100644
--- a/ct/ironclaw.sh
+++ b/ct/ironclaw.sh
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ description
 
 msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Complete setup by running:${CL}"
+echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}ironclaw onboard${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Then start the service:${CL}"
+echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}systemctl start ironclaw${CL}"
 echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Access the Web UI at:${CL}"
 echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:3000${CL}"
 echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Auth token and database credentials:${CL}"
 echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}cat /root/.ironclaw/.env${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Configure your LLM provider with:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}ironclaw onboard${CL}"
diff --git a/install/alpine-ironclaw-install.sh b/install/alpine-ironclaw-install.sh
index 3fee068d..fae554ad 100644
--- a/install/alpine-ironclaw-install.sh
+++ b/install/alpine-ironclaw-install.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ depend() {
 EOF
 chmod +x /etc/init.d/ironclaw
 $STD rc-update add ironclaw default
-$STD rc-service ironclaw start
 msg_ok "Created Service"
 
 motd_ssh
diff --git a/install/ironclaw-install.sh b/install/ironclaw-install.sh
index cfab0638..799bf49f 100644
--- a/install/ironclaw-install.sh
+++ b/install/ironclaw-install.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ RestartSec=5
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
-systemctl enable -q --now ironclaw
+systemctl enable -q ironclaw
 msg_ok "Created Service"
 
 motd_ssh