yubinTW / discord-typescript-demo

a sample project using TypeScript to develope discordjs

Discordjs with TypeScript

use discord.js in TypeScript to create discord bot

Development

Clone project

git clone https://github.com/yubinTW/discord-typescript-demo.git
cd discord-typescript-demo

Install Dependency

npm i

Create your .env

cp .env.sample .env

set your environment variable according to your app

Build and Start App

npm run build
npm run start

or use npm run dev for developing

Discord Bot

Discord Developer Portal https://discord.com/developers/applications

Copy configs of your discord application

1. Create an application in developer portal
2. Copy CLIENT_ID from OAuth2 tab
3. Copy Token from Bot tab
4. Copy GUILD_ID from your channel

Invite your application to the channel with some permissions

1. In developer portal OAuth2 -> URL Generator
2. Check bot option in scopes section
3. Check the permissions your want to set for your bot (Send Messages, Use Slash Commands for example)
4. Copy the generated URL
5. Visit the link you copied in step4
6. Select the channel you want to add the bot
7. Run the bot application and enjoy it