marvin/deploy/README.md

Marvin deployment (systemd)

This project is intended to run as a systemd service using polling, a .env file for configuration, and a dedicated unprivileged user.

Recommended setup

• Create a dedicated user: marvin
• Place the project at: /home/marvin/marvin
• Store secrets in: /home/marvin/marvin/.env
• Run the bot with systemd
• View logs with:

journalctl -u marvin -f

Service file

Install the provided service file:

sudo cp deploy/marvin.service /etc/systemd/system/marvin.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now marvin

Notes

• The bot uses Telegram polling (getUpdates), so only one instance should run at a time.
• If another copy is running, you may see a Telegram 409 conflict.
• Use journalctl -u marvin -f to follow logs live.