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This guide is aimed as installing Red on Ubuntu 16.04.

Warning: For safety reasons, DO NOT install Red with a root user. Instead, make a new one.

Installing the pre-requirements

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3.5-dev python3-pip build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev git ffmpeg libopus-dev unzip -y

Cloning the bot

git clone -b develop --single-branch https://github.com/Twentysix26/Red-DiscordBot.git

Updating the bot requirements

cd Red-DiscordBot
python3 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 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 launcher.py