Unable to connect to discord

[MoutonDemocrate]

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open Terminal
2. Enter discover-overlay
3. See error

Problematic behavior

INFO - discover_overlay.discover_overlay - Starting Discover Overlay: 0.7.8

INFO - discover_overlay.discord_connector - Connecting...
INFO - discover_overlay.audio_assist - Starting Audio subsystem assistance
WARNING - discover_overlay.discord_connector - Connection closed
INFO - discover_overlay.discord_connector - Scheduled a reconnect

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• Operating System / Distrobution : Archlinux
• Desktop Environment : Hyprland

Installation Method

• AUR

Discord client information

• Install method : Archlinux official repository (so from pacman)
• Version : 0.0.82

[byjove01]

Same for me. I use Legcord.

[trigg]

Same for me. I use Legcord.

Unfortunately, all the modded clients I have heard about do not support the RPC subsystem needed for this overlay to function.

[TupalupaGit]

I have this same issue on the discord client from the arch repos

[tmvkrpxl0]

I also have same issue on unmodded discord client I installed from flatpak

[jefferyrlc]

Every way I tried to use this won't work. I've been using the package on the AUR with native discord, and on the offchance, I tried running the flatpak versions of both programs

/app/lib/python3.12/site-packages/discover_overlay/discover_overlay.py:24: UserWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html. The pkg_resources package is slated for removal as early as 2025-11-30. Refrain from using this package or pin to Setuptools<81.
import pkg_resources
INFO - discover_overlay.discover_overlay - Starting Discover Overlay: 0.7.8
INFO - discover_overlay.discord_connector - Connecting...
WARNING - discover_overlay.discord_connector - Connection closed
INFO - discover_overlay.discord_connector - Scheduled a reconnect