2. Setup Digital Ocean

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Setup a Digital Ocean account

Sign up for a Digital Ocean account and head to droplets.

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Configure a Droplet

Click “Create Droplet”. The default configuration is fine, but you can change the size of the droplet to your liking.

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Configure Authentication

Select “SSH Key” and create a new SSH key by following the instructions.

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Create Droplet

Click “Create Droplet” and wait for the droplet to be created!

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Connect to your Droplet via SSH

Open up a new terminal and connect to your droplet via SSH. Use the IP address of the droplet, found in the Droplets dashboard.

ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa root@<droplet-ip-address>

Type yes when prompted, and you’re in!

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Install PM2

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nodejs npm
sudo npm install -g pm2

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Install Python & Venv

sudo apt install python3.12
sudo apt install python3.12-venv

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Create Virtual Environment

python3.12 -m venv venv

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Activate Virtual Environment

source venv/bin/activate