Getting Started

In this guide we will explain how to setup the bot for the first time

To setup your bot firstly you should make sure that you at least have Node.js installed and a code editor (Visual Studio Code)

1. Installing Node.js (if not installed)

Windows and MacOS

Assuming you don't have node.js installed

1. visit https://nodejs.org/en/download

2. Download the Node.js pre-built installer for your platform

3. Execute the installed and install it on your OS

Linux

Best way to install node.js on your Linux is using nvm (Node Version Manager)

To install or update nvm, you should run the install script. To do that, you may either download and run the script manually, or use the following cURL or Wget command:

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.4/install.sh | bash

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.4/install.sh | bash

Running either of the above commands downloads a script and runs it. The script clones the nvm repository to ~/.nvm, and attempts to add the source lines from the snippet below to the correct profile file (~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile, or ~/.bashrc).

export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm

Now you're ready to install node.js

1. Verify that nvm has been installed by doing:

   command -v nvm

   which should output nvm if the installation was successful. Please note that which nvm will not work, since nvm is a sourced shell function, not an executable binary.

Note: On Linux, after running the install script, if you get nvm: command not found or see no feedback from your terminal after you type command -v nvm, simply close your current terminal, open a new terminal, and try verifying again.

1. To download, compile, and install the latest release of node, do this:

   nvm install node # "node" is an alias for the latest version

1. Setting up the bot

• Open the terminal and run the following commands

git clone https://github.com/saiteja-madha/discord-js-bot.git
cd discord-js-bot
npm install

• Wait for all the dependencies to be installed

• Rename .env.example to .env and fill the values

• Optionally edit config.js

• Type npm run start to start the bot