Installation guides
Two products, two guides. Each one is written to be followed once, top to bottom, by somebody who has not seen the software before.
- Linux
- Pterodactyl
- systemd
- Self-hosted
VorqulBOT installs in about ten minutes: create a Discord application, enable the presence, server members and message content intents, then deploy on a Debian or Ubuntu server with Node.js 22 LTS (18 or newer works), or on Pterodactyl using the included egg. VorqulPanel installs in 15 to 30 minutes on a clean Debian 12, Ubuntu 22.04 or newer, or AlmaLinux 9 server with root access and 2 GB of RAM, with Java 25 installed by the installer. Neither needs a container runtime, and neither sends telemetry once running.
Install VorqulBOT
Step-by-step VorqulBOT installation: create the Discord application, enable the three privileged intents, then deploy on a clean Debian or Ubuntu server with Node.js 22, npm and systemd, or on Pterodactyl with the included egg.
- Part 1: The Discord side
- Part 2: Choose your storage
- Part 3a: Deploy on a clean Debian or Ubuntu server
- Part 3b: Deploy on Pterodactyl
- Part 4: First setup inside Discord
- Part 5: Locking it down
- Part 6: The .env reference
- Part 7: First dashboard sign-in
- Part 8: What the dashboard does
- Part 9: Updating
Install VorqulPanel
VorqulPanel installation: prepare a clean Debian 12, Ubuntu 22.04+ or AlmaLinux 9 server and 2 GB RAM, run install.sh, create the admin account, then find every command, path, port and config key in one place.
- Part 1: Prepare the server
- Part 2: Install the panel
- Part 3: First login and setup
- Part 4: Commands
- Part 5: Paths and ports
- Part 6: Configuration file
- Part 7: What the panel can do
- Part 8: Backups and offsite copies
- Part 9: Updating and uninstalling
Before you start
Both guides assume you have a server and root on it. What each product costs, what it deliberately does not do and who it is a poor fit for are answered separately.
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