Running the bot

Now that you're all set up, you can start the bot!

Starting the bot

caution

If you didn't run npm install earlier, now is a good time to do that.

To start the bot, run npm run start from your root folder (the one with package.json). The bot will run in your current terminal window, printing some informative messages over time.

To stop the bot, press Ctrl + C, which will signal the bot to shut down. On Windows, you might be asked if you want to terminate the batch job. Answer yes to this (by entering y).

Updating

To update the bot when we release a new version:

1. Download the latest release from Github (or pull the latest changes with git).
2. Extract the release to the same location, overwriting the existing files; we don't include any configuration files in the release, so this should only update the files you haven't set up yourself.
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   Make sure you're overwriting the existing files, or your configuration won't be in the right place anymore.

3. Run npm install to update the bot's dependencies.
4. Start the bot to make sure it works, then continue using it as usual.

Next steps

Now that you've got the bot running, check out the Using fluid-queue section to learn about how to operate the bot through your chat.