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Install bot as service on Linux

Setting bot as service allows you to run it in backrgound and easily control.

Installation steps

I. Clone repository

  1. Pick folder where you want your bot to be stored: root/example_folder(for example)
  2. Open terminal and navigate to this folder: cd root/example_folder
  3. Clone bot using git: git clone https://github.com/shamhi/GangstaMonkeyBot.git
  4. Navigate to clonned repository: cd root/example_folder/GangstaMonkeyBot

II. Setup project

  1. Create a virtual enviroment: python3 -m venv venv
  2. Activates the virtual environment: source venv/bin/activate
  3. Install all Python dependencies: pip3 install -r requirements.txt
  4. Create enviroment file from template: cp .env-example .env
  5. Setup your needed parameters in .env file using any code editor: nano .env(nano as example)
  6. Run main.py and init session.

III. Create service

  1. Navigate to system folder where every service is stored using terminal: cd /etc/systemd/system/
  2. Create service file with any name you want: sudo touch monkeybot.service
  3. Fill .service file with content using any code editor: sudo nano monkeybot.service (nano for example) Content: 
    [Unit]
Description=GangstaMonkeyBotService
After=network.target

[Service]
User=root
WorkingDirectory=/root/example/GangstaMonkeyBot/
Environment=PATH=/root/example/GangstaMonkeyBot/venv/bin/
ExecStart=/root/example/GangstaMonkeyBot/venv/bin/python3 /root/example/GangstaMonkeyBot/main.py -a 2

Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
  • User= - user u running this service from
  • WorkingDirectory= - path to cloned repository folder
  • Enviroment= - enviroment folder / venv value inserts
  • ExecStart= - runner command

IV. Start service

  1. Reload system manager config using terminal: sudo systemctl daemon-reload
  2. Enable service, setting it as autostart: sudo systemctl enable monkeybot.service

Now we are done.

Service manipulations:

Stop service: sudo systemctl stop monkeybot.service

Start service: sudo systemctl start monkeybot.service

Restart service: sudo systemctl restart monkeybot.service

Check status: sudo systemctl status monkeybot.service

Check logs: sudo journalctl -u monkeybot.service

Check logs in real time: sudo journalctl -u monkeybot.service -f