diggadoodoo / discord.js-moderation-bot

A small Discord moderation bot, without a command handler
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bot discord-moderation-bot

A small Discord moderation bot, without a command handler

Getting started (For people who aren't used to Discord.js)

Requirements

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 two

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

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.