Setup instructions:

1. Install node and npm:

MacOS: I recommend nvm (https://github.com/creationix/nvm), use curl to install as per the README (don't use Homebrew). Install node after with nvm install <latest node version>, which will come with npm.

Windows: Use the official installer at: https://nodejs.org/. Check that you have node and npm in your PATH after by running node -v and npm -v in a terminal (Powershell).

2. Install dependencies:

Within this directory, run npm install to install dependencies.

3. (Optional) Install nodemon:

nodemon live reloads node scripts when changes are made. Install globally with npm i -g nodemon.

4. Create auth.json:

Create a new file auth.json in the root directory with the contents:

{
 "token": "AUTH TOKEN HERE"
}

If soybot already exists on the server, acquire the bot token and replace AUTH TOKEN HERE with the token, and skip to step 6. Otherwise, continue with creating a Discord bot.

5. Setup Discord bot

(This step is only if soybot isn't on the server you want.)

Login to Discord Dev Portal and create a New Application named soybot. Click the Bot tab, and click Add Bot. This will generate a token for your bot. Copy the token and replace AUTH TOKEN HERE in auth.json with it. Save the file.

Go back to the General Information tab and copy the Client ID of your app. Go to https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=<CLIENT ID>&scope=bot&permissions=8, replacing <CLIENT ID> with what you copied. Select the server you want soybot to join (you need admin on the server) and press Authorize. You should see the bot join the server.

6. Run the bot script

In this directory, run nodemon soybot (or just node soybot) to start running the bot. nodemon will restart the script anytime you make changes. You can use Ctrl+C to stop execution.