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.. role:: bash(code)
   :language: bash

Installing Tuxbot
=================

It is preferable to install the bot on a dedicated user. If you don't
know how to do it, please refer to `this guide <https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-a-sudo-user-on-ubuntu-quickstart>`__

Installing the pre-requirements
-------------------------------

-  The pre-requirements are:

   -  Python 3.7 or greater
   -  Pip
   -  Git

Operating systems
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Arch Linux
^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: bash

    $ sudo pacman -Syu python python-pip python-virtualenv git

Continue to `create the venv <#creating-the-virtual-environment>`__.

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Debian
^^^^^^

.. code-block:: bash

    $ sudo apt update
    $ sudo apt -y install python3 python3-dev python3-pip python3-venv git

Continue to `create the venv <#creating-the-virtual-environment>`__.

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Windows
^^^^^^^

*not for now and not for the future*

Creating the Virtual Environment
--------------------------------

To set up the virtual environment and install the bot, simply run this
two commands:

.. code-block:: bash

    $ make
    $ make install

Now, switch your environment to the virtual one by run this single
command: :bash:`source ~/tuxvenv/bin/activate`

Configuration
-------------

It's time to set up your first instance, to do this, you can simply
execute this command:

:bash:`tuxbot-setup [your instance name]`

After following the instructions, you can run your instance by executing
this command:

:bash:`tuxbot [your instance name]`

Update
------

To update the whole bot after a :bash:`git pull`, just execute

.. code-block:: bash

    $ make update

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