diff --git a/.github/workflows/devnet-deploys.yml b/.github/workflows/devnet-deploys.yml
index 14347cddb15..2775752bcd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/devnet-deploys.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/devnet-deploys.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ env:
   TF_VAR_FORK_MNEMONIC: ${{ secrets.FORK_MNEMONIC }}
   TF_VAR_INFURA_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.INFURA_API_KEY }}
   TF_VAR_FAUCET_ACCOUNT_INDEX: 5
+  TF_VAR_BOT_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.BOT_API_KEY }}
+  TF_VAR_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
   CONTRACT_S3_BUCKET: s3://aztec-devnet-deployments
 
 jobs:
@@ -258,3 +260,29 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           terraform init -input=false -backend-config="key=${{ env.DEPLOY_TAG }}/aztec-faucet"
           terraform apply -input=false -auto-approve
+
+  deploy-bot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [terraform_deploy, bootstrap]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: "${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}"
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: ./.github/ci-setup-action
+      - uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
+        with:
+          terraform_version: 1.7.5
+
+      - name: Configure AWS credentials
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+        with:
+          aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+          aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          aws-region: eu-west-2
+
+      - name: Deploy transactions bot
+        working-directory: ./yarn-project/aztec/terraform/bot
+        run: |
+          terraform init -input=false -backend-config="key=${{ env.DEPLOY_TAG }}/bot"
+          terraform apply -input=false -auto-approve
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/cmds/start_bot.ts b/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/cmds/start_bot.ts
index 68bc49bff17..3d31392634b 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/cmds/start_bot.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/cmds/start_bot.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function startBot(
   return services;
 }
 
-export async function addBot(
+export function addBot(
   options: any,
   services: ServerList,
   signalHandlers: (() => Promise<void>)[],
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ export async function addBot(
 
   const botRunner = new BotRunner(config, { pxe: deps.pxe });
   const botServer = createBotRunnerRpcServer(botRunner);
-  await botRunner.start();
+  if (!config.noStart) {
+    void botRunner.start(); // Do not block since bot setup takes time
+  }
   services.push({ bot: botServer });
   signalHandlers.push(botRunner.stop);
+  return Promise.resolve();
 }
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/terraform/bot/main.tf b/yarn-project/aztec/terraform/bot/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f3e5bc0000c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/terraform/bot/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+terraform {
+  backend "s3" {
+    bucket = "aztec-terraform"
+    region = "eu-west-2"
+  }
+  required_providers {
+    aws = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
+      version = "3.74.2"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+# Define provider and region
+provider "aws" {
+  region = "eu-west-2"
+}
+
+data "terraform_remote_state" "aztec2_iac" {
+  backend = "s3"
+  config = {
+    bucket = "aztec-terraform"
+    key    = "aztec2/iac"
+    region = "eu-west-2"
+  }
+}
+
+data "terraform_remote_state" "setup_iac" {
+  backend = "s3"
+  config = {
+    bucket = "aztec-terraform"
+    key    = "setup/setup-iac"
+    region = "eu-west-2"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "aztec-bot-log-group" {
+  name              = "/fargate/service/${var.DEPLOY_TAG}/aztec-bot"
+  retention_in_days = 14
+}
+
+resource "aws_service_discovery_service" "aztec-bot" {
+  name = "${var.DEPLOY_TAG}-aztec-bot"
+
+  health_check_custom_config {
+    failure_threshold = 1
+  }
+
+  dns_config {
+    namespace_id = data.terraform_remote_state.setup_iac.outputs.local_service_discovery_id
+
+    dns_records {
+      ttl  = 60
+      type = "A"
+    }
+
+    dns_records {
+      ttl  = 60
+      type = "SRV"
+    }
+
+    routing_policy = "MULTIVALUE"
+  }
+
+  # Terraform just fails if this resource changes and you have registered instances.
+  provisioner "local-exec" {
+    when    = destroy
+    command = "${path.module}/../servicediscovery-drain.sh ${self.id}"
+  }
+}
+
+locals {
+  api_prefix = "/${var.DEPLOY_TAG}/aztec-bot/${var.BOT_API_KEY}"
+}
+
+resource "aws_ecs_task_definition" "aztec-bot" {
+  family                   = "${var.DEPLOY_TAG}-aztec-bot"
+  network_mode             = "awsvpc"
+  cpu                      = 2048
+  memory                   = 4096
+  requires_compatibilities = ["FARGATE"]
+  execution_role_arn       = data.terraform_remote_state.setup_iac.outputs.ecs_task_execution_role_arn
+  task_role_arn            = data.terraform_remote_state.aztec2_iac.outputs.cloudwatch_logging_ecs_role_arn
+
+  container_definitions = jsonencode([
+    {
+      name      = "${var.DEPLOY_TAG}-aztec-bot"
+      image     = "${var.DOCKERHUB_ACCOUNT}/aztec:${var.DEPLOY_TAG}"
+      command   = ["start", "--bot"]
+      essential = true
+      portMappings = [
+        {
+          containerPort = 80
+          hostPort      = 80
+        }
+      ]
+      environment = [
+        { name = "BOT_PRIVATE_KEY", value = var.BOT_PRIVATE_KEY },
+        { name = "BOT_NO_START", value = "true" },
+        { name = "BOT_PXE_URL", value = "http://${var.DEPLOY_TAG}-aztec-pxe-1.local/${var.DEPLOY_TAG}/aztec-pxe-1/${var.API_KEY}" },
+        { name = "BOT_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS", value = 300 },
+        { name = "AZTEC_PORT", value = "80" },
+        { name = "API_PREFIX", value = local.api_prefix },
+      ]
+      logConfiguration = {
+        logDriver = "awslogs"
+        options = {
+          "awslogs-group"         = aws_cloudwatch_log_group.aztec-bot-log-group.name
+          "awslogs-region"        = "eu-west-2"
+          "awslogs-stream-prefix" = "ecs"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ])
+}
+
+resource "aws_ecs_service" "aztec-bot" {
+  name                               = "${var.DEPLOY_TAG}-aztec-bot"
+  cluster                            = data.terraform_remote_state.setup_iac.outputs.ecs_cluster_id
+  launch_type                        = "FARGATE"
+  desired_count                      = 1
+  deployment_maximum_percent         = 100
+  deployment_minimum_healthy_percent = 0
+  platform_version                   = "1.4.0"
+  force_new_deployment               = true
+
+  network_configuration {
+    subnets = [
+      data.terraform_remote_state.setup_iac.outputs.subnet_az1_private_id,
+      data.terraform_remote_state.setup_iac.outputs.subnet_az2_private_id
+    ]
+    security_groups = [data.terraform_remote_state.setup_iac.outputs.security_group_private_id]
+  }
+
+  load_balancer {
+    target_group_arn = aws_alb_target_group.bot_http.arn
+    container_name   = "${var.DEPLOY_TAG}-aztec-bot"
+    container_port   = 80
+  }
+
+  service_registries {
+    registry_arn   = aws_service_discovery_service.aztec-bot.arn
+    container_name = "${var.DEPLOY_TAG}-aztec-bot"
+    container_port = 80
+  }
+
+  task_definition = aws_ecs_task_definition.aztec-bot.family
+}
+
+resource "aws_alb_target_group" "bot_http" {
+  name                 = "${var.DEPLOY_TAG}-bot-http"
+  port                 = 80
+  protocol             = "HTTP"
+  target_type          = "ip"
+  vpc_id               = data.terraform_remote_state.setup_iac.outputs.vpc_id
+  deregistration_delay = 5
+
+  health_check {
+    path                = "${local.api_prefix}/status"
+    matcher             = 200
+    interval            = 10
+    healthy_threshold   = 2
+    unhealthy_threshold = 5
+    timeout             = 5
+  }
+
+  tags = {
+    name = "${var.DEPLOY_TAG}-bot-http"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_lb_listener_rule" "bot_api" {
+  listener_arn = data.terraform_remote_state.aztec2_iac.outputs.alb_listener_arn
+  priority     = 700
+
+  action {
+    type             = "forward"
+    target_group_arn = aws_alb_target_group.bot_http.arn
+  }
+
+  condition {
+    path_pattern {
+      values = ["${local.api_prefix}*"]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/terraform/bot/variables.tf b/yarn-project/aztec/terraform/bot/variables.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c724241819a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/terraform/bot/variables.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+variable "DEPLOY_TAG" {
+  type = string
+}
+
+variable "DOCKERHUB_ACCOUNT" {
+  type = string
+}
+
+variable "API_KEY" {
+  type = string
+}
+
+variable "BOT_API_KEY" {
+  type = string
+}
+
+variable "BOT_PRIVATE_KEY" {
+  type = string
+}
diff --git a/yarn-project/bot/src/config.ts b/yarn-project/bot/src/config.ts
index 0d30bf345cf..844ffd9df40 100644
--- a/yarn-project/bot/src/config.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/bot/src/config.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export type BotConfig = {
   publicTransfersPerTx: number;
   /** How to handle fee payments. */
   feePaymentMethod: 'native' | 'none';
+  /** True to not automatically setup or start the bot on initialization. */
+  noStart: boolean;
 };
 
 export function getBotConfigFromEnv(): BotConfig {
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ export function getBotConfigFromEnv(): BotConfig {
     BOT_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS,
     BOT_PRIVATE_TRANSFERS_PER_TX,
     BOT_PUBLIC_TRANSFERS_PER_TX,
+    BOT_NO_START,
   } = process.env;
   if (BOT_FEE_PAYMENT_METHOD && !['native', 'none'].includes(BOT_FEE_PAYMENT_METHOD)) {
     throw new Error(`Invalid bot fee payment method: ${BOT_FEE_PAYMENT_METHOD}`);
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ export function getBotConfigFromEnv(): BotConfig {
     privateTransfersPerTx: BOT_PRIVATE_TRANSFERS_PER_TX ? parseInt(BOT_PRIVATE_TRANSFERS_PER_TX) : undefined,
     publicTransfersPerTx: BOT_PUBLIC_TRANSFERS_PER_TX ? parseInt(BOT_PUBLIC_TRANSFERS_PER_TX) : undefined,
     feePaymentMethod: BOT_FEE_PAYMENT_METHOD ? (BOT_FEE_PAYMENT_METHOD as 'native' | 'none') : undefined,
+    noStart: BOT_NO_START ? ['1', 'true'].includes(BOT_NO_START) : undefined,
   });
 }
 
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ export function getBotDefaultConfig(overrides: Partial<BotConfig> = {}): BotConf
     privateTransfersPerTx: 1,
     publicTransfersPerTx: 1,
     feePaymentMethod: 'none',
+    noStart: false,
     ...compact(overrides),
   };
 }