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Setting Up a Discord Bot

Prerequisites

Steps to set up NovaBot

Step 1: Create a Discord Application

  1. Go to the Discord Developer Portal.
  2. Click on the "New Application" button.
  3. Give your application a name and click "Create".

Step 2: Create a Bot User

  1. In your new application, navigate to the "Bot" tab on the left.
  2. You can customize your bot's profile by setting an avatar and name.
  3. Turn "Public Bot" setting off.

Tip

In "General Information" you can set up display name for your bot and description (bio).

Step 3: Get Your Bot’s credentials (Token/Application ID)

  1. In the "Bot" tab, under the "TOKEN" section, click "Copy" to get your bot's token. Keep this token secret.
  2. ApplicationID can be found in "General Information".
  3. Place both of these values into bot configuration file in root folder of the bot.
  4. Turn on all intents "Presence Intent", "Server Members Intent" and "Message Content Intent" to ensure bot's full functionality.

Step 4: Invite Your Bot to a Server

  1. Go to the "Installation" tab on the left.
  2. Under "Installation Contexts", select the "Guild Install".
  3. Under "Install Link", select the "Discord Provided Link".
  4. Under "Default Install Settings" choose "application.commands" and "bot".
  5. Save changes and copy the generated URL from step 3 and open it in your browser.
  6. Select the server you want to invite your bot to and click "Authorize".

Steps to set up MongoDB Cluster

Step 1: Register for a MongoDB Atlas Account

  1. Visit the MongoDB Atlas registration page.
  2. Fill in the required information such as name, email, and password.
  3. Click the "Get started free" button.
  4. Verify your email address by clicking on the verification link sent to your email.

Step 2: Log in and Create a Cluster

  1. Log in to your MongoDB Atlas account using your registered email and password.
  2. Once logged in, you will be directed to the Atlas dashboard. Click on "New Project" to create a new project.
  3. Enter a project name and click "Next".
  4. Click on "Build a Cluster" to create a new cluster.
  5. Choose your preferred cloud provider and region.
  6. Select the cluster tier (for the free tier, choose M0 Sandbox).
  7. Click "Create Cluster".

Follow-up Steps

  1. Set up IP Adress of your bot to secure connect into the MongoDB cluster to ensure proper access control and data security.
  2. Connection string can be get trough clicking in cluster on "Connect" button with Mongoose driver selected (latest version) and you'll get something like mongodb+srv://<name>:<db_password>@novabotdatacluster.something.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority&appName=myAppName
  3. Change <name> and <db_password> with your created credentials and copy the whole string into bot's configuration.

Final: Run Your Bot

In your terminal, run node index.js.

Pterodactyl Panel

For Pterodactyl panel type index.js into Main file in Startup tab.

Success

That's it! You have successfully set up your NovaBot.