# Copy the sample.env file into a regular .env file. `DEBUG_GUILD` and the ID for `ALLOWED_GUILDS` can be found by right-clicking your server and choosing "Copy ID". Similarly, `DEBUG_CHANNEL` can be found by right-clicking your debug channel.
```
#### Copy the sample.env file into a regular .env file. `DEBUG_GUILD` and the ID for `ALLOWED_GUILDS` can be found by right-clicking your server and choosing "Copy ID". Similarly, `DEBUG_CHANNEL` can be found by right-clicking your debug channel.
```shell
cp sample.env .env
# The command below is used to edit the .env file and to put in your API keys. You can right click within the
# editor after running this command to paste. When you are done editing, press CTRL + X, and then type Y, to save.
```
#### The command below is used to edit the .env file and to put in your API keys. You can right click within the editor after running this command to paste. When you are done editing, press CTRL + X, and then type Y, to save.
```shell
nano .env
# Run the bot using [screen](https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html) to keep it running after you disconnect from your SSH session:
```
#### Run the bot using [screen](https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html) to keep it running after you disconnect from your SSH session:
```shell
screen gpt3discord
# Hit `Ctrl+a` then `d` to detach from the running bot.
# The bot's screen session can be reattached:
screen -r
```
#### Hit `Ctrl+a` then `d` to detach from the running bot. The bot's screen session can be reattached: `screen -r`
If the last few commands don't allow the bot to run `screen gpt3discord`, you can attempt to run the bot another way:
```
``` shell
# First, navigate to the folder where the project files are