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https://github.com/linuspotocnik/examplebot

A simple Discord bot using Discord.js v14 and ES6 modules. Feel free to clone it and build your own bot on top of it or just understand the library a bit better!
https://github.com/linuspotocnik/examplebot

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A simple Discord bot using Discord.js v14 and ES6 modules. Feel free to clone it and build your own bot on top of it or just understand the library a bit better!

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# Discord.js v14 Example Bot



[Extra info](https://github.com/LinusPotocnik/ExampleBot/releases/latest)



## Table of Contents



- [Your next steps](#next-steps)

- [Installing the bot](#install)

- [Finding your Bot Token](#finding-your-bot-token)

- [Finding your Bot ID](#finding-your-bot-id)

- [Inviting your Bot](#inviting-your-bot)

- [Installing NodeJS/npm](#install-nodejs-and-npm-on-windows-and-macos)

- [Updating NodeJS](#update-nodejs)

- [Updating npm](#update-npm)



## Next steps



If you don't know what to do next, here are some ideas:



- Use the [discord.js](https://discord.js.org/#/) documentation to implement things like buttons, modals (input forms), context menu commands, select menus and more!

- Use the Discord API to implement multi-language support that fetches the language from the user's Discord settings

- Understand the basics of databases (e.g., SQL, MongoDB, etc.) to make data persistent.

  - For example, you can store your data in a SQLite database using the [better-sqlite3](https://www.npmjs.com/package/better-sqlite3) package

- Dockerize the project so you can easily deploy it and keep it up to date

  - Implement a workflow that:

    - Builds a new Docker image (for multiple platforms?) when a PR gets pushed to a specific branch

    - Pushes said images to [Dockerhub](https://hub.docker.com)

    - Checks for new images on Dockerhub and restarts the bot if a new image is available using [Watchtower](https://containrrr.dev/watchtower/)

    - Use Docker volumes to store the database and other data

- Implement a web dashboard to manage your bot using discord.js's [OAuth2](https://discordjs.guide/oauth2/#oauth2) module

- Implement a logging system that logs all the bot's actions to a file or a database



## Install



Before you follow this, make sure you use [NodeJS](#install-nodejs-and-npm-on-windows-and-macos) version 16.9.0 or higher and [npm](#install-nodejs-and-npm-on-windows-and-macos) version 8 or higher. You can check your installed versions of both by running `npm version`.



- `git clone https://github.com/LinusPotocnik/ExampleBot.git`

- `cd ExampleBot`

- `npm install`

- `echo "BOT_TOKEN=YOUR_BOT_TOKEN" >> .env`

- `node .`



## Finding your Bot Token



- Head to the [Discord developer portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications)

- Click on `New Application` (assuming you don't already have one), give your bot a name and click on `Create`

- On the left side, click on `Bot`

- Now, you should see the `Build-A-Bot` section. In the `Token` section of this, click on `Reset Token` and `Copy` the newly generated token.



NOTE: Do NOT share this token with anyone!



## Finding your Bot ID



Make sure that you share a server with the bot you created. If this is not the case, go to the [invite](#inviting-your-bot) section.



- Go to the [Discord developer portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications) and click on your application (bot)

- On the left side, click on `OAuth2` -> `Client information`

- Under `Client ID`, click `Copy`



## Inviting your Bot



Make sure that you have already created a bot application. If not, follow the steps under [Finding the Bot Token](#finding-your-bot-token).



- Go to the [Discord developer portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications) and click on your application (bot)

- On the left side, click on `OAuth2` -> `OAuth2 URL Generator`

- Select `bot`

- In the `Bot Permissions` section, select `Administrator`

- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on `Copy`

- Now paste the copied URL into a new tab and add the bot to your server



## Install NodeJS and npm on Windows and macOS



- Go to the [NodeJS Website](https://nodejs.org/en/) and download the current version

- Install the downloaded file. This includes npm



## Install NodeJS and npm on Linux



- Update Linux:

  `sudo apt-get update -y`

- Download Node.js with curl:

  `curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo bash -`

  (change the 20 to a different version if you wish to install a version of node that is not v20/LTS)

- Install Node.js:

  `sudo apt-get install -y nodejs`

- Verify installation:

  `node -v`



## Update NodeJS



If you have an older version of NodeJS you can update it. If you are on a Windows machine, use all commands without a `sudo` and execute the terminal with administrator permissions.



- `npm cache clean -f`

- `sudo npm install -g n`

- `sudo n latest`



## Update npm



### macOS/Linux



- `sudo npm install -g npm@latest`



### Windows



- Please follow the [official npm guide for Windows](https://docs.npmjs.com/try-the-latest-stable-version-of-npm#upgrading-on-windows)