diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bf8f74e..460b439 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ node_modules/
 .env
 data/*.json
 .DS_Store
+logs/*.log
diff --git a/ecosystem.config.cjs b/ecosystem.config.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4d8b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ecosystem.config.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/**
+ * PM2 ecosystem config
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   pm2 start ecosystem.config.cjs            # live trading
+ *   pm2 start ecosystem.config.cjs --env sim  # simulation / dry-run
+ *
+ *   pm2 logs polymarket-copy          # tail logs
+ *   pm2 logs polymarket-copy --lines 200
+ *   pm2 stop / restart / delete polymarket-copy
+ */
+module.exports = {
+    apps: [
+        {
+            name: 'polymarket-copy',
+            script: 'src/bot.js',
+            interpreter: 'node',
+
+            // Live trading (default)
+            env: {
+                NODE_ENV: 'production',
+                DRY_RUN:  'false',
+            },
+
+            // Simulation: pm2 start ecosystem.config.cjs --env sim
+            env_sim: {
+                NODE_ENV: 'production',
+                DRY_RUN:  'true',
+            },
+
+            // Log files (relative to project root)
+            out_file:        'logs/out.log',
+            error_file:      'logs/error.log',
+            log_date_format: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss Z',
+            merge_logs:      true,
+
+            // Restart policy
+            restart_delay:  5000,   // wait 5s before restarting
+            max_restarts:   10,     // give up after 10 crashes in a row
+            min_uptime:     '10s',  // must stay up ≥10s to count as "stable"
+            max_memory_restart: '256M',
+
+            // Treat non-zero exit as a crash (don't restart on clean SIGTERM)
+            stop_exit_codes: [0],
+        },
+    ],
+};
diff --git a/logs/.gitkeep b/logs/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67274c3..ce09326 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node src/index.js",
     "dev": "nodemon --ignore 'data/*.json' src/index.js",
+    "bot": "node src/bot.js",
+    "bot-sim": "DRY_RUN=true node src/bot.js",
+    "bot-dev": "DRY_RUN=true nodemon --ignore 'data/*.json' src/bot.js",
     "mm": "DRY_RUN=false node src/mm.js",
     "mm-sim": "DRY_RUN=true node src/mm.js",
     "mm-dev": "DRY_RUN=true nodemon --ignore 'data/*.json' src/mm.js",
diff --git a/src/bot.js b/src/bot.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45bafcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bot.js
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/**
+ * bot.js — PM2 / VPS entry point (no TUI)
+ *
+ * Plain-text stdout output, compatible with:
+ *   pm2 start ecosystem.config.cjs
+ *   pm2 logs polymarket-copy
+ */
+import config, { validateConfig } from './config/index.js';
+import { initClient, getUsdcBalance, getClient } from './services/client.js';
+import { executeBuy, executeSell } from './services/executor.js';
+import { checkAndRedeemPositions } from './services/redeemer.js';
+import { getOpenPositions } from './services/position.js';
+import { startWsWatcher, stopWsWatcher } from './services/wsWatcher.js';
+import { getSimStats } from './utils/simStats.js';
+import logger from './utils/logger.js';
+
+logger.interceptConsole(); // strip auth headers from CLOB axios error dumps
+
+// ── Handle a trade event from WebSocket ───────────────────────────────────────
+async function handleTrade(trade) {
+    try {
+        if (trade.type === 'BUY')  await executeBuy(trade);
+        if (trade.type === 'SELL') await executeSell(trade);
+    } catch (err) {
+        logger.error(`Error processing trade ${trade.id}: ${err.message}`);
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Periodic status log (replaces TUI right panel) ────────────────────────────
+async function printStatus() {
+    try {
+        const balance   = await getUsdcBalance();
+        const positions = getOpenPositions();
+
+        logger.info(`--- Status | Balance: $${balance.toFixed(2)} USDC | Open positions: ${positions.length} ---`);
+
+        for (const pos of positions) {
+            let pnlStr = '';
+            try {
+                const client = getClient();
+                const mp = await client.getMidpoint(pos.tokenId);
+                const mid = parseFloat(mp?.mid ?? mp ?? '0');
+                if (mid > 0) {
+                    const pnl  = (mid - pos.avgBuyPrice) * pos.shares;
+                    const sign = pnl >= 0 ? '+' : '';
+                    const pct  = pos.totalCost > 0 ? ((pnl / pos.totalCost) * 100).toFixed(1) : '0.0';
+                    pnlStr = ` | unrealized ${sign}$${pnl.toFixed(2)} (${sign}${pct}%)`;
+                }
+            } catch { /* price unavailable */ }
+
+            const name = (pos.market || pos.tokenId || '').substring(0, 50);
+            logger.info(
+                `  [${pos.outcome || '?'}] ${name}` +
+                ` | ${pos.shares.toFixed(4)} sh @ $${pos.avgBuyPrice.toFixed(4)}` +
+                ` | spent $${(pos.totalCost || 0).toFixed(2)}${pnlStr}`,
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (config.dryRun) {
+            const s = getSimStats();
+            if (s.totalBuys > 0 || s.totalResolved > 0) {
+                const rate = s.totalResolved > 0
+                    ? `${((s.wins / s.totalResolved) * 100).toFixed(0)}% win`
+                    : 'no resolved yet';
+                logger.info(
+                    `  [SIM] ${s.totalBuys} buys tracked | ${s.wins}W/${s.losses}L (${rate})` +
+                    ` | realized P&L: $${(s.closedPnl || 0).toFixed(2)}`,
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    } catch (err) {
+        logger.warn(`Status check error: ${err.message}`);
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Redeemer loop ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+async function redeemerLoop() {
+    try {
+        await checkAndRedeemPositions();
+    } catch (err) {
+        logger.error('Redeemer loop error:', err.message);
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Main ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+async function main() {
+    try {
+        validateConfig();
+    } catch (err) {
+        logger.error(err.message);
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    const mode = config.dryRun ? 'SIMULATION' : 'LIVE TRADING';
+    logger.info(`=== Polymarket Copy Trade [${mode}] ===`);
+    logger.info(`Trader       : ${config.traderAddress}`);
+    logger.info(`Proxy wallet : ${config.proxyWallet}`);
+    logger.info(`Size mode    : ${config.sizeMode} (${config.sizePercent}%)`);
+    logger.info(`Min trade    : $${config.minTradeSize}`);
+    logger.info(`Max position : $${config.maxPositionSize} per market`);
+    logger.info(`Auto sell    : ${config.autoSellEnabled ? `ON (+${config.autoSellProfitPercent}%)` : 'OFF'}`);
+    logger.info(`Sell mode    : ${config.sellMode}`);
+    logger.info(`Min time left: ${config.minMarketTimeLeft}s`);
+    logger.info('==========================================');
+
+    try {
+        await initClient();
+    } catch (err) {
+        logger.error('Failed to initialize CLOB client:', err.message);
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    try {
+        const balance = await getUsdcBalance();
+        logger.money(`USDC.e Balance: $${balance.toFixed(2)}`);
+    } catch (err) {
+        logger.warn('Could not fetch balance:', err.message);
+    }
+
+    logger.success(
+        config.dryRun
+            ? 'Simulation started — watching trader in real-time...'
+            : 'Bot started — watching trader in real-time...',
+    );
+
+    startWsWatcher(handleTrade);
+
+    await redeemerLoop();
+    const redeemerInterval = setInterval(redeemerLoop, config.redeemInterval);
+
+    // Print status every 60 seconds
+    const statusInterval = setInterval(printStatus, 60_000);
+
+    const shutdown = () => {
+        logger.info('Shutting down...');
+        stopWsWatcher();
+        clearInterval(redeemerInterval);
+        clearInterval(statusInterval);
+        setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 300);
+    };
+
+    process.on('SIGINT',  shutdown);
+    process.on('SIGTERM', shutdown);
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+    logger.error('Fatal error:', err.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+});