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+#!/bin/bash
+# simple helper to deploy urupam
+
+# fail-fast
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# get root or get out
+if [[ $(id -u) != 0 ]]; then
+  echo "Please use sudo or run as root."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# check carton
+if ! command -v carton &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "carton not found."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# check redis
+if ! ss -ltn | grep -q ":6379"; then
+  echo "Redis isn't running, check README."
+fi
+
+# create urupam user
+groupadd urupam
+useradd -s /bin/bash -g urupam -d /opt/urupam urupam
+
+# deploy code
+cp -r bin lib cpan* /opt/urupam
+chown -R urupam:urupam /opt/urupam
+
+# install dependencies
+su - urupam -c "cd /opt/urupam && carton install ."
+
+# create systemd service
+cat >>/etc/systemd/system/urupam.service <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=Urupam
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=urupam
+Group=urupam
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/urupam
+ExecStart=carton exec -- bin/urupam
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+systemctl daemon-reload
+
+# install documentation
+mkdir -p /usr/share/doc/urupam
+cp README.md LICENSE /usr/share/doc/urupam
+
+# enable and start service
+systemctl enable --now urupam
+
+exit 0