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 3. Implement error handling on all actions.
 4. Ephemeral responses to some/most slash commands.
 5. Comment the code! Document!
-6. Check for and create database tables if necessary. Handle errors.
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+6. Check for and create database tables if necessary. Handle errors.
+
+# Deploy NodBot Yourself
+
+1. Create an application at the [Discord Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications)
+2. Convert the application into a Bot
+3. Note down the token provided and keep this safe. You cannot view this token again, only regenerate a new one.
+4. Create a Tenor account and obtain an API key.
+5. Install and configure MySQL or MariaDB with a user for the bot and a datbase
+* Create the table structure as outlined below (* Nodbot will soon create its own table structure)
+6. Configure your environment variables as outlined below.
+7. Fire it up with `node main.js`
+
+## Table Structure
+
+```
+Table: gifs
++-----------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
+| Field     | Type          | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
++-----------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
+| id        | int(11)       | NO   | MUL | NULL    | auto_increment |
+| name      | varchar(100)  | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
+| embed_url | varchar(1000) | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
++-----------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
+
+Table: joints
++---------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
+| Field   | Type          | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
++---------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
+| id      | int(11)       | NO   | MUL | NULL    | auto_increment |
+| content | varchar(1000) | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
++---------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
+
+Table: pastas
++---------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
+| Field   | Type          | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
++---------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
+| id      | int(11)       | NO   | MUL | NULL    | auto_increment |
+| name    | varchar(100)  | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
+| content | varchar(1900) | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
+| iconurl | varchar(200)  | NO   |     | (url)   |                |
++---------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
+
+Table: requests
++---------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
+| Field   | Type          | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
++---------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
+| id      | int(11)       | NO   | MUL | NULL    | auto_increment |
+| author  | varchar(100)  | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
+| request | varchar(1000) | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
+| status  | varchar(10)   | YES  |     | Active  |                |
++---------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
+
+Table: strains
++---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
+| Field   | Type        | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
++---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
+| id      | smallint(6) | NO   |     | NULL    |       |
+| name    | varchar(60) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
+| type    | varchar(10) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
+| effects | varchar(80) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
+| ailment | varchar(70) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
+| flavor  | varchar(30) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
++---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
+```
+
+## Environment Variables
+```
+TOKEN=<your bot's token from step 3>
+isDev=<true/false>
+dbHost=<mySQL host>
+dbPort=<mySQL port (3306)>
+dbUser=<mySQL username>
+dbPass=<mySQL user password>
+dbName=<mySQL table name>
+tenorAPIKey=<Tenor 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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