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+# to install required dependencies 
+```pip install -r requirements.txt```
+
+# to run the telegram bot and listen for commands
+```python3 moonlight_analytics.py```
+
+# to run the nightly iperf test
+```python3 nightly_test.py```
+
+# to install a systemd service file for the telegram bot 
+- update moonlight_analytics.service with correct paths
+- cp moonlight_analytics.service /etc/systemd/system/
+- sudo systemctl enable moonlight_analytics.service
+- systemctl status moonlight_analytics.service (to see it running)
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diff --git a/moonlight_analytics.service b/moonlight_analytics.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=moonlight-analytics-telegram-bot
+
+Wants=network.target
+After=syslog.target network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Environment="PATH=/datadrive/apps/moonlight_analytics/cowmesh-network-test/moonlight/bin/"
+ExecStart=/datadrive/apps/moonlight_analytics/cowmesh-network-test/moonlight/bin/python /datadrive/apps/moonlight_analytics/cowmesh-network-test/moonlight_analytics.py
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10
+KillMode=process
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target