Refactor environment variables and update systemd service configuration for ANewDawn

README.md

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 A shit Discord bot.
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+## Running via systemd
+
+This repo includes a systemd unit template under `systemd/anewdawn.service` that can be used to run the bot as a service.
+
+### Quick setup
+
+1. Copy and edit the environment file:
+   ```sh
+   sudo mkdir -p /etc/ANewDawn
+   sudo cp systemd/anewdawn.env.example /etc/ANewDawn/ANewDawn.env
+   sudo chown -R lovinator:lovinator /etc/ANewDawn
+   # Edit /etc/ANewDawn/ANewDawn.env and fill in your tokens.
+   ```
+
+2. Install the systemd unit:
+   ```sh
+   sudo cp systemd/anewdawn.service /etc/systemd/system/
+   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+   sudo systemctl enable --now anewdawn.service
+   ```
+
+3. Check status / logs:
+   ```sh
+   sudo systemctl status anewdawn.service
+   sudo journalctl -u anewdawn.service -f
+   ```