# Installation

Choose how to run the bot:

| Method | Best for |
|--------|----------|
| **[Docker](docker.md)** | Containers, consistent environments, easy updates |
| **[Service (systemd)](service-installation.md)** | Linux servers, run at boot, no containers |

See [Getting started](getting-started.md) for a quick development setup (run from the repo with `python meshcore_bot.py`).