basic bot template with command handler
Change Token in token.json
make commands in commands folder
there is ping command in commands folder
the default prefix of the bot is ! you can change this in the config.json
What things you need to install the software and how to install them
Node.js
A step by step series of how to get the bot running
Install Node.js
Install Node.js
goto downloads
you can choose the lts or the current version of node.js depending on what you want
then download the installer according to your operating system
Installing discord.js and making the bot folder
After you have node.js
create a folder on your computer
On windows open cmd and copy the folder location from top of the file browser
and on cmd type cd "then paste the location" and enter
Then do in the cmd npm i discord.js to install discord.js
before you do the install command make sure the cmd window is in the right folder
what is the api used to connect to discord
Getting this bot and starting it
Download this project as a zip file then move the zip file to the folder you created
then unzip it there then put token in the token.json to get a token goto Discord Developer Site link below
after you have token in token.json and have installed discord.js you can start bot by typing node app.js
Other things you can do for bot develoment
you can install nodemon to restart the bot everytime the bot file is changed
to install nodemon globally type npm i -g nodemon
- CappeDiem - Initial work - CappeDiem
- Node.js - the base that the bot runs on
- discord.js - node.js link to the discord bot api