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+Some very basic instructions:
+
+	ant jar
+	
+	mkdir run
+	
+	cp dist/mobibot.jar run
+	cp -R lib run
+	cp properties/*.properties run
+	
+	cd run
+	
+	mkdir logs
+
+	{ configure the properties }
+	vi *.properties
+	
+	{ debug }
+	java -jar mobibot.jar -debug
+	
+	{ launch }
+	/usr/bin/nohup java -jar mobibot.jar &
+	
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