Create Discord Bot

Create Discord bots using a simple template.

Setup

Discord Bot Setup

The following instructions assume you are signed in with a Discord account.

1. Go to Discord's My Apps page.
2. Create a new app.
3. Click the Create a Bot User button and confirm.
4. You can create an invitation link for your bot with https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=YOUR_DISCORD_BOT_CLIENT_ID_HERE&scope=bot.
5. Click click to reveal to view your bot's token.

Keep your Discord bot token and any file containing it private!

Get Bot

1. Type git clone https://github.com/Johj/create-discord-bot.git.
2. Type cd create-discord-bot/ and npm install.
3. In the root of the src folder, open the config.json file and add your bot's token:

{
  "token": "YOUR_DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN_HERE",
  "prefix": "!"
}

Run Bot

1. Type npm start or node src/index.js to run. You're ready to add your own commands!