diff --git a/screen.sh b/screen.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/screen.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+screen -dmS irc-bot "$(dirname $0)/start.sh"
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
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+++ b/start.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+su -s /bin/bash - nobody -c "$(dirname $0)/irc-bot"