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@@ -3,27 +3,91 @@ the all-purpose open source discord bot for CWH11's Hangout Crew.
 
 
 ### set up
-- go to discord.com/developers and make a bot token
- - take note of the client id, client secret, snd then bot token
-
-- make a mysql server with a db
-
-- copy the .env.example file to .env fill in the client id, client secret bot token and database uri
 
 
-- from the folder run `npm install --save-dev` then `npm run build` finally `npm run start`
+go to discord.com/developers and make a bot token
 
-## Features
+take note of the client id, client secret, and then bot token
 
- [ ] - reaction roles
+just google for a guide theres plenty out there.
 
- [ ] - message macros
+<br>
+
+## Bare metal
+
+
+make a linux or windows server (tested and run on a Debain LXC)
+
+install mariadb (plent of guides on this out there)
+
+includes making a user db
+
+<br>
+
+pick your fave install location on your server
+
+```sh
+cd /opt 
+```
+
+<br>
+
+clone the knighrider repo if your on windows/ have a gui you can just get the zip file from github and extract it
+```sh
+git pull https://github.com/404invalid-user/knightrider.git
+cd knightrider
+```
+
+<br>
+
+setup your env file with the details for your bot client id, client secret bot token and database uri
+
+```
+cp .env.example .env 
+nano .env
+```
+
+<br>
+
+now running the bot 
+first do `npm install --save-dev` then `npm run build` finally `npm run start` if you want to run the bot in the background I recommend pm2
+
+```sh
+sudo npm i -g pm2
+pm2 start dist/index.js --name knightrider
+```
+
+## Docker
+
+
+locate the compose file in this repo add it to your server edit it adding your bot tokens
+
+```sh
+cd /opt/
+mkdir knighrider
+cd knightrider
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/404invalid-user/knightrider/refs/heads/main/docker-compose.yml -o docker-compose.yml
+nano docker-compose.yml
+```
+
+run it
+```sh
+docker compose pull
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+
+
+
+### Features
+
+ [x] - reaction roles
+
+ [x] - message macros
 
  [ ] - custom reaction role embeds
 
- [ ] - reaction ban
-
- [ ] - reaction kick
+ [x] - reaction ban
 
  [ ] - user info/strike system