From 76d6df7e26e991ef017c738b6506476223c280de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Skylar Grant <sky@vfsh.dev>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 21:04:48 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add notes on dev debugging

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 README.md | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a183c1f..a8abca2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,4 +88,15 @@ giphyAPIKey=<GIPHY API Key>
 ownerId=<your Discord user ID>
 statusChannelId=<Discord channel ID of channel used for status messages>
 clientId=<Discord user ID of your bot>
-```
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+```
+
+## Running NodBot-dev Locally for Debugging
+
+1. Ensure that the `nodbot-dev` Docker container is stopped on the VPS.
+2. Create an SSH tunnel to the MariaDB instance on the VPS:
+    `ssh -L 3307:localhost:3307 vps`
+3. Install NodeJS LTS (18 right now)
+4. Install packages:
+    `npm i`
+5. Create a `.env` file and populate it
+6. Launch and debug!
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