# 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`

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## 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
```

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## 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

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## 3. Build

```bash
npm run build
```

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## 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
```

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## 5. OBS Setup

- Server: `rtmp://aethex.live:1935/live`
- Key: `stream`

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## Useful commands

```bash
pm2 logs aethex-live
pm2 restart aethex-live
ss -tlnp | grep 1935
```