For this guide, we will assume you are using Ubuntu distro, with a username ubuntu. If you are using a different Linux distro you will have to look up the specific commands yourself.

You can find the short section with all the commands at the bottom section

Use your favorite SSH client (PuTTY or Termius or others) to log into your VPS or use the terminal if you are running a Raspberry Pi / Virtual Machine (VM).

Downloading and installing the compulsory programs

Git

To install git type sudo apt install git into your terminal.

NodeJS

To install NodeJS type:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

TypeScript

Install TypeScript by typing sudo npm install typescript@latest -g into your terminal.

Downloading the bot

To download the bot from the GitHub repository type git clone https://github.com/TF2Autobot/tf2autobot.git

Next, navigate to the tf2autobot folder by typing cd tf2autobot

Then, install the required NPM dependencies by typing npm install --no-audit

Lastly, compile the codes (to convert from TypeScript to JavaScript codes) by typing npm run build

Short section

sudo apt install git
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
sudo npm install typescript@latest -g
git clone https://github.com/TF2Autobot/tf2autobot.git
cd tf2autobot
npm install --no-audit
npm run build