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Prerequisites

Install the following on your Linux server (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS recommended) before proceeding.

Node.js 20+​

# Add the NodeSource repository and install Node.js 20 LTS
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

# Verify
node --version   # should print v20.x.x or higher

pnpm 9+​

ArkenBot uses pnpm workspaces to manage all packages in a single repository.

npm install -g pnpm

# Verify
pnpm --version   # should print 9.x.x or higher

PostgreSQL 15+​

sudo apt-get install -y postgresql postgresql-contrib

sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql

Redis 7+​

Redis handles caching, rate limiting, cooldowns, and pub/sub messaging between services.

sudo apt-get install -y redis-server

sudo systemctl start redis-server
sudo systemctl enable redis-server

Test that Redis is running:

redis-cli ping
# Should respond: PONG

PM2​

PM2 is the process manager that keeps all three services alive and restarts them automatically on crash.

npm install -g pm2

Git​

sudo apt-get install -y git

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