To keep Razor and its Web Dashboard online 24/7, you should host them on a Virtual Private Server (VPS) running Linux (e.g., Ubuntu). Using a production process manager like PM2 ensures that if your bot crashes, it will automatically restart instantly, and if the VPS reboots, the bot and docs will spin up automatically.

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1. ⚙️ Initial VPS Preparation

Connect to your VPS via SSH and run the following commands to update system dependencies and install the correct Node.js version.

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Step 1: Update Packages

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

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Step 2: Install Node.js v24 (LTS)

Install Node.js utilizing the official NodeSource binaries: 
# Fetch and setup NodeSource v24 repository
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_24.x | sudo -E bash -

# Install Node.js
sudo apt install -y nodejs
Verify your installation version: 
node -v  # Should be v24.x.x
npm -v   # Should return the npm version

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Step 3: Install PM2 Globally

Install the PM2 process manager globally on the system: 
sudo npm install pm2 -g

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2. 📂 Project Deployment

  1. Transfer your configured Razor Bot Source Code and Razor Docs folders to your VPS (either using SFTP/FileZilla or by pushing to a private GitHub repository and cloning it).
  2. Navigate into the project folder on your VPS: 
    cd /path/to/your/RazorBot
  3. Compile all packages: 
    npm install

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3. 🚀 Daemonizing Processes with PM2

Instead of starting with npm start (which exits as soon as your SSH console session terminates), we will run the processes in the background using PM2.

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Starting the Razor Bot

Launch the bot loader script and name the process razor-bot: 
pm2 start load.js --name "razor-bot"
PM2 will automatically read the ecosystem file and start the docs server on port 6488.

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4. 🔒 Persisting Across Reboots

If your VPS hosting provider does emergency maintenance and reboots your server, PM2 can automatically restore your running processes. Run the startup generator command: 
pm2 startup
PM2 will output a specific command containing env paths. Copy and paste that command back into your terminal and run it. Finally, save the active process list: 
pm2 save

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🛠️ Handy PM2 Commands

Use these commands to monitor and manage your bot and docs processes on the VPS:
CommandDescription
pm2 statusView a list of all active processes, their IDs, CPU usage, and memory consumption.
pm2 logs razor-botOpen live console logs for the bot (great for debugging errors).
pm2 logs razor-docsOpen live console logs for the documentation site.
pm2 restart razor-botReload the bot (use this whenever you update config.js or files).
pm2 stop razor-botTemporarily halt the bot process.
pm2 delete razor-botFully remove the process from PM2’s management list.