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Here you will learn everything about how to set up the Bot

Linux

Debian based distro

  • sudo apt-get install git
  • sudp apt-get install python3-pip

Fedora

  • sudo dnf install python3-pip
  • sudo dnf install git

Arch Linux

  • sudo pacman -S python3-pip
  • sudo pacman -S git

For all Linux platforms

Windows

So of course you can host the bot on Windows but everyone with more than 15 IQ is going to use Linux so I am not going to documentate it

Discord Bot Token

  • go to https://discord.com/developers
  • Unless you have an account with the developer portal, register first.
  • Click on the menu icon and go to Applications. Then click on New Application. You will then be asked to enter a name for the app. name for the app.
  • In the main Bot menu, create a Bot User by clicking the Add Bot button. The Public Bot button should be active so that others can invite your can invite your bot. The Requires OAuth2 Code Grant option, on the other hand, should be disabled.
  • To invite the bot on your server, go to the main OAuth2 menu and check Scopes > Bot and also applications.commands (IMPORTANT). With the generated link you can register the Bot to the server. To do this, copy the link into the browser and select the appropriate server.
  • The test server is quickly created. Use either the Discord website or the Discord app and click on the plus icon on the left side of the corresponding application.

Next you have to set up a PostgreSQL database. Check out the Tutorial here