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# Windows

{% hint style="info" %}
This is for Windows only.
{% endhint %}

## 1.) Download Git

To download Git, use the installer from [here](https://git-scm.com/download/win). It should download as a exe file.

Open the exe and you should see an installer.

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Once you get to this step, you can exit out the installer.

## 2.) Download Python

To download Python, use the installer from [here](https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.2/python-3.8.2-amd64.exe). It should download as a .exe file.&#x20;

Before running it, **PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING**

Find where the installer is located and right click on it. Select "run as administrator"

Before clicking "Install Now" make sure that "Add Python 3.8 to PATH" is selected

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## 3.) Download the bot

To start, open a new cmd window. If you don't know how to open cmd, you can find it by going to search and typing in "terminal"

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Then, type in the following

```bash
cd desktop
```

```bash
git clone https://github.com/pihelper/pi-bot-master
```

```bash
cd bird-bot
```

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After that, you will need to install the Python modules that help power the bot. To do this, type in the following

```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt --user
```

## 4. Run the bot

To run the bot, simply type

```bash
python app.py
```

After that, the bot should open up.&#x20;

If you want to run the bot again, simply run that same command again in the same cmd window. **If you exit out of the cmd window and want to run the bot again, open up a new cmd window and run these commands**

```bash
cd desktop/pi-bot-master
```

```bash
python app.py
```