diff --git a/deploy/vps/bootstrap.sh b/deploy/vps/bootstrap.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+NODE_MAJOR="${NODE_MAJOR:-20}"
+PROJECT_ROOT="${PROJECT_ROOT:-/opt/raspi-chat}"
+SOURCE_PATH="${SOURCE_PATH:-/opt/raspi-chat/source}"
+DATA_PATH="${DATA_PATH:-/opt/raspi-chat/data}"
+LOGS_PATH="${LOGS_PATH:-/opt/raspi-chat/logs}"
+BACKUPS_PATH="${BACKUPS_PATH:-/opt/raspi-chat/backups}"
+PM2_PROCESS_NAME="${PM2_PROCESS_NAME:-raspi-chat-backend}"
+
+log() {
+  printf '\n[vps-bootstrap] %s\n' "$1"
+}
+
+if [[ "${EUID}" -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "Run this script as root: sudo bash deploy/vps/bootstrap.sh"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+log "Installing base packages"
+apt update
+apt upgrade -y
+apt install -y git curl rsync sqlite3 ca-certificates gnupg build-essential python3 make g++
+
+if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1 || ! node -v | grep -q "^v${NODE_MAJOR}\."; then
+  log "Installing Node.js ${NODE_MAJOR}.x from NodeSource"
+  curl -fsSL "https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_${NODE_MAJOR}.x" | bash -
+  apt install -y nodejs
+else
+  log "Node.js already installed: $(node -v)"
+fi
+
+log "Node version: $(node -v)"
+log "NPM version: $(npm -v)"
+
+if ! command -v pm2 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  log "Installing PM2"
+  npm install -g pm2
+else
+  log "PM2 already installed: $(pm2 -v)"
+fi
+
+log "Creating project directories"
+mkdir -p "$PROJECT_ROOT" "$DATA_PATH" "$LOGS_PATH" "$BACKUPS_PATH"
+
+if [[ ! -d "$SOURCE_PATH/.git" ]]; then
+  log "Source path is not initialized: $SOURCE_PATH"
+  echo "Clone repository manually:"
+  echo "  mkdir -p $PROJECT_ROOT"
+  echo "  git clone https://github.com/viktor138irk/chat.git $SOURCE_PATH"
+else
+  log "Source found: $SOURCE_PATH"
+  cd "$SOURCE_PATH"
+  npm install
+
+  if [[ ! -f backend/.env ]]; then
+    log "Creating backend/.env from example"
+    cp backend/.env.example backend/.env
+  fi
+
+  log "Starting/restarting backend with PM2"
+  if pm2 describe "$PM2_PROCESS_NAME" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    pm2 restart "$PM2_PROCESS_NAME" --update-env
+  else
+    pm2 start backend/src/server.js --name "$PM2_PROCESS_NAME"
+  fi
+  pm2 save
+fi
+
+log "Bootstrap finished"
+echo "Next steps:"
+echo "1. Create admin/widget/api sites manually in FastPanel"
+echo "2. Configure backend/.env"
+echo "3. Configure api.example.ru proxy to http://127.0.0.1:3000"
+echo "4. Build and publish admin/widget static files"