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+# AeThex LIVE — VPS Deployment Guide
+
+## Prerequisites
+- Node 20+ on VPS
+- PM2: `npm i -g pm2`
+- FFmpeg: `apt install ffmpeg`
+- Nginx + Certbot already running (you have this)
+- Port 1935 open: `ufw allow 1935/tcp`
+
+---
+
+## 1. Clone & install
+
+```bash
+cd /var/www
+git clone https://git.aethex.tech/AeThex-Labs/aethex-live-v2.git
+cd aethex-live-v2
+npm install
+```
+
+---
+
+## 2. Environment
+
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env.local
+nano .env.local
+```
+
+Fill in:
+- `YOUTUBE_API_KEY` — get from Google Cloud Console
+- `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` — optional, server-side KAEL
+
+---
+
+## 3. Build
+
+```bash
+npm run build
+```
+
+---
+
+## 4. PM2
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p /var/log/aethex-live
+# Update cwd in ecosystem.config.js to /var/www/aethex-live-v2
+PORT=3010 pm2 start server.js --name aethex-live
+pm2 save
+```
+
+---
+
+## 5. OBS Setup
+
+- Server: `rtmp://aethex.live:1935/live`
+- Key: `stream`
+
+---
+
+## Useful commands
+
+```bash
+pm2 logs aethex-live
+pm2 restart aethex-live
+ss -tlnp | grep 1935
+```