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This guide is aimed as installing Red on Debian 8.
Warning: For safety reasons, DO NOT install Red with a root user. Instead, make a new one.
Installing the pre-requirements
echo "deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev git ffmpeg libopus-dev unzip -y
wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.0/Python-3.6.0.tgz
tar xvf Python-3.6.0.tgz
cd Python-3.6.0
./configure --enable-optimizations
make -j4
make altinstall
cd ..
wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
python3.6 get-pip.py
Cloning the bot
git clone -b develop --single-branch https://github.com/Twentysix26/Red-DiscordBot.git
Updating the bot requirements
cd Red-DiscordBot
python3.6 launcher.py
From there select Install requirements and select 1 or 2
Creating a bot account
Follow the guide here
Running the bot
Enter the bot directory and start the launcher, then select option 1 or 2 and follow the initial setup.
python3.6 launcher.py
Updating the bot
To update the bot enter the bot directory and start the launcher, then select Update and select 1, 2, or 3
python3.6 launcher.py