A small Discord moderation bot, without a command handler
Getting started (For people who aren't used to Discord.js)
Requirements
- Node.js
- A code editor (visual studio code, atom, notepad++ etc)
- Git
Step zero, making a Discord bot account
Go to https://discord.com/developers and make an application. After creating your application, you should have the option to create a bot user.
Step one, making the folder
Make a folder for which your bot's coding will be in
Step two, opening powershell
Do shift + right click and select open powershell (or cmd depending on your PC)
Step three, initiating, type npm init
Step four, installing Discord.js
Now, you should type npm install discord.js, we are installing the discord.js module. Note: This will make a file called package-lock.json and a directory called node_modules, please don't delete that.
Step five (I), getting your bot's token
Get your bots token. Reminder, bot tokens are key information that gives complete access to your bot.
Step five (II), config.json
Place your bot's token between the quotation marks, you can also edit the prefix if you'd like.
Step six, running your bot
Run your bot by typing node bot into your powershell/cmd
Step seven, adding your bot to your server
Use this link and replace client_id_here with your actual client ID https://discordapp.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id=client_id_here&permissions=0&scope=bot
And your bot is running!
Enjoy the bot, updates are frequent so always return to replace your bot.js with the newest one.
Any errors?
If you'd like to come to me personally, join the support server
Also a big thank you to the contributors for correcting small errors and adding help to the bot.