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+# VPS-only installation with FastPanel
+
+This is the current MVP architecture.
+
+Raspberry Pi is not used for the MVP backend. Everything runs on the VPS where FastPanel is already installed.
+
+## Architecture
+
+```text
+VPS with FastPanel
+  ├── admin.example.ru   -> static admin panel
+  ├── widget.example.ru  -> static embeddable widget
+  ├── api.example.ru     -> reverse proxy to local backend
+  ├── Node.js backend    -> 127.0.0.1:3000
+  ├── SQLite database    -> /opt/raspi-chat/data/chat.sqlite
+  └── Telegram bot       -> backend process
+```
+
+## FastPanel rule
+
+Create domains/sites manually in FastPanel. The project must not create sites, overwrite FastPanel configs, or restart the whole web stack.
+
+Create manually:
+
+```text
+admin.example.ru
+widget.example.ru
+api.example.ru
+```
+
+Enable SSL manually in FastPanel for all three domains.
+
+## DNS
+
+All records point to the VPS IP:
+
+```text
+admin.example.ru   A  VPS_IP
+widget.example.ru  A  VPS_IP
+api.example.ru     A  VPS_IP
+```
+
+## Project directories
+
+```text
+/opt/raspi-chat/
+  source/     # git clone
+  data/       # SQLite database
+  logs/       # logs
+  backups/    # backups before updates
+  updates/    # future update bundles
+```
+
+FastPanel webroots remain separate:
+
+```text
+/var/www/<fastpanel-user>/data/www/admin.example.ru
+/var/www/<fastpanel-user>/data/www/widget.example.ru
+```
+
+Do not publish files into `api.example.ru`. It is proxy-only.
+
+## Install packages on VPS
+
+```bash
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt upgrade -y
+sudo apt install -y git curl rsync sqlite3 ca-certificates gnupg build-essential python3 make g++
+```
+
+## Install Node.js
+
+Recommended for Ubuntu 24.04 VPS:
+
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash -
+sudo apt install -y nodejs
+node -v
+npm -v
+```
+
+## Install PM2
+
+```bash
+sudo npm install -g pm2
+pm2 -v
+```
+
+## Clone project
+
+```bash
+sudo mkdir -p /opt/raspi-chat
+sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /opt/raspi-chat
+cd /opt/raspi-chat
+git clone https://github.com/viktor138irk/chat.git source
+cd source
+npm install
+```
+
+## Configure backend
+
+```bash
+cp backend/.env.example backend/.env
+nano backend/.env
+```
+
+Minimum VPS-only values:
+
+```env
+APP_ENV=production
+APP_HOST=127.0.0.1
+APP_PORT=3000
+PUBLIC_API_URL=https://api.example.ru
+PUBLIC_WS_URL=wss://api.example.ru/ws
+TRUST_PROXY=true
+DATABASE_PATH=/opt/raspi-chat/data/chat.sqlite
+ADMIN_ORIGIN=https://admin.example.ru
+WIDGET_ORIGIN=https://widget.example.ru
+TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=
+JWT_SECRET=change-me-to-long-random-string
+```
+
+Create data directory:
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p /opt/raspi-chat/data /opt/raspi-chat/logs /opt/raspi-chat/backups /opt/raspi-chat/updates
+```
+
+## Start backend
+
+Manual test:
+
+```bash
+npm run dev:backend
+```
+
+Health check:
+
+```bash
+curl http://127.0.0.1:3000/health
+```
+
+Expected:
+
+```json
+{"ok":true,"service":"raspi-chat-backend","env":"production"}
+```
+
+Production with PM2:
+
+```bash
+pm2 start backend/src/server.js --name raspi-chat-backend
+pm2 save
+pm2 startup
+```
+
+Run the command printed by `pm2 startup`.
+
+## Configure api.example.ru proxy in FastPanel
+
+Use FastPanel custom Nginx directives if available.
+
+Target:
+
+```text
+http://127.0.0.1:3000
+```
+
+Typical config:
+
+```nginx
+location /ws {
+    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000/ws;
+    proxy_http_version 1.1;
+    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+    proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+    proxy_set_header Host $host;
+    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+}
+
+location / {
+    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
+    proxy_set_header Host $host;
+    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+}
+```
+
+If editing any Nginx config manually, always run:
+
+```bash
+sudo nginx -t
+```
+
+Reload only if needed:
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl reload nginx
+```
+
+## Build admin and widget
+
+```bash
+cd /opt/raspi-chat/source
+npm run build:admin
+npm run build:widget
+```
+
+## Publish admin and widget manually
+
+Replace `siteuser` with the real FastPanel user.
+
+```bash
+rsync -av --delete admin-panel/dist/ /var/www/siteuser/data/www/admin.example.ru/
+rsync -av --delete widget/dist/ /var/www/siteuser/data/www/widget.example.ru/
+```
+
+Safety rule:
+
+```text
+Use --delete only inside exact domain webroot directories.
+Never use rsync --delete against /var/www or parent folders.
+```
+
+## Public checks
+
+```bash
+curl https://api.example.ru/health
+```
+
+Open in browser:
+
+```text
+https://admin.example.ru
+https://widget.example.ru
+```
+
+## Future updater in admin panel
+
+The admin panel will include an updater section, but sites/domains are still managed manually in FastPanel.
+
+Updater should support:
+
+```text
+- check current version
+- upload/apply update bundle
+- update backend source
+- build admin/widget
+- publish static files to configured webroots
+- restart PM2 backend
+- show logs
+- rollback static files/backend source later
+```
+
+MVP starts with manual mode:
+
+```env
+FRONTEND_DEPLOY_ENABLED=false
+FRONTEND_DEPLOY_MODE=manual-fastpanel
+```