• Install your Go environment, under Ubuntu, use this method:

  http://blog.labix.org/2013/06/15/in-flight-deb-packages-of-go

• Set your GOPATH:

  On Ubuntu see here

• Install Ubuntu dependencies needed by various steps in this document:

  sudo apt-get install mercurial zip

• Pull the bot and its dependencies:

  go get github.com/plotly/plotbot/plotbot

• Install rice:

  go get github.com/GeertJohan/go.rice/rice

• Run "npm install":

  cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/plotly/plotbot/web
  npm install
  

• Run "npm run build":

  cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/plotly/plotbot/web
  npm run build
  

• Copy the plotbot.sample.conf file to $HOME/.plotbot and tweak at will.

• Build with:

  cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/plotly/plotbot/plotbot
  go build && ./plotbot
  

• Note: It is also possible to build plotbot using the stable dependencies found within the Godeps directory. This can be done as follows:

    Install godep: 
    
       go get github.com/tools/godep
       
    Now build using the godep tool as follows:
    
       cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/plotly/plotbot/plotbot
       godep go build && ./plotbot
  

• Inject static stuff (for the web app) in the binary with:

  cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/plotly/plotbot/web
  rice append --exec=../plotbot/plotbot
  

• Enjoy! You can deploy the binary and it has all the assets in itself now.

Take inspiration by looking at the different plugins, like Funny, Healthy, Storm, Deployer, etc.. Don't forget to update your bot's plugins list, like plotbot/main.go