nizos / dbwebb-bot

Discord bot for BTH Webbprogrammering

dbwebb-bot

Discord bot for BTH Webbprogrammering

Instructions

Create a .env file in the root of the project directory and specify the following values:

BOT_PREFIX="<YOUR_PREFIX>"
BOT_TOKEN="<YOUR_DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN>"

Build and run the application:

npm install
npm run dev

Step by Step Guide

Create a Discord Bot

1. Open Discord Developer Portal and sign in if needed.

2. Click the Applications sidebar menu-item and then click on the New Application button.

3. Give your application a name and then click the Create button.

4. Click the Bot sidebar menu-item and then click the Add Bot button.

Set the Bot Token

1. Click the Copy button in the TOKEN section to copy your Bot's token to your clipboard.
   NOTE! Keep your token safe, don't share it!

2. Replace <YOUR_DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN> in the .env file with the token that you just copied.

Invite the Bot

1. Click the OAuth2 sidebar menu-item.

   • Leave the SELECT REDIRECT URL field blank.
   • Check the following boxes under SCOPES:
     • Send Messages
     • Manage Embeds
     • Embed Links
     • Read Message History
     • View Channels
   • Click the Copy button at the bottom of the SCOPES form.

2. Open the copied link in a browser and add the bot to your Discord server.

Interact with the Bot

Build and run the application and then type !ping in the Discord server. The Bot should reply with pong.