Discord github issues bot

Create github issues on the go

Prerequisites

1. Create an account on discord developer portal and add an application
2. Create a bot
3. Invite the bot to your server

Installation steps

1. Create a new file .env in the project root directory and copy the contents from .env.example.

2. Update the .env file with relevant configurations.

   • BOT_TOKEN: discord bot token that is present in the discord developers section https://www.writebots.com/discord-bot-token/

   • GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN: Token used to authenticate with github https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token

   • GUILD_ID: Right click on the server name. At the last their should be an option for copy ID

     

   • GITHUB_USERNAME: The repository organization or username. Ex. In this https://github.com/mdshamoon/glific-frontend. the username is mdshamoon

   • GITHUB_REPOSITORY: the name of the repository. Ex. In this https://github.com/mdshamoon/glific-frontend repo name is glific-frontend

3. Run yarn install

Hosting steps

Host it on a server of your choice by running yarn start. I have hosted it on heroku with a free tier but it sleeps after inactivity of 30 minutes.