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How to install and host your own bot instance (old)
If you still don't know where to host the bot, try DigitalOcean, with this link you'll get $100 of credit for 60 days, and I'll earn some credit as well to keep up Member Counter!
https://m.do.co/c/360e7314770e​
If you have any problem during the process, join in this discord server and feel free to ask in the support channel
Recommendations
- Have patience
- Be familiarized with the CLI (cmd.exe, bash)
- Use linux if you wanna host this bot 24/7 (unless you already know how to do it in your OS)
Prerequisites
- I strongly recommend to install MongoDB in your machine due to a easier and faster access.
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1. Download the bot to your computer
2. Set environment variableshere
Never share a .env file: It contains sensitive data
If you are using a service like heroku you can take advice of the available environment variables in the
.env.exampleEnable the developer mode in your discord client User settings > Appearance > Advanced > Developer Mode
Copy and paste the
.env.example file and rename it to .env (if you can't do this, then you must set the variables directly, search on internet how to do it in your platform, e.g: "how to set env vars in linux" or "how to set env vars in heroku"), then create a dist folder and move the .env file there, and open it with a text editor. Below I will explain what does each necessary variable.DISCORD_CLIENT_TOKENPaste here your bot's token, and remember to keep it secret!DISCORD_CLIENT_IDPaste here your bot's id and add an*at the end.DB_URIIf you installed mongodb, this varaible should be set tomongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/memberCounter.DISCORD_PREFIXfeel free to change this value to your favorite bot prefix, but be careful to don't use the same as other botsBOT_OWNERSRight click your username in the discord client and press "Copy ID" and paste it here and add an*at the end, you can add as many users as you want separated by a comma (,). Any user added here will have always full access to the bot's commands without any restriction.UPDATE_COUNTER_INTERVAL(Seconds) This value will change the frequency of some counter updates, you should set this at least to300seconds.FOSS_MODESet this totrue, the bot wont kick itself when it join in a no premium serverPREMIUM_BOTSet this totrue, to enable all the premium countersPORTSet this to8080, or any available port, don't set this if you are using a service like HerokuTWITCH_CLIENT_IDandTWITCH_CLIENT_SECRETPaste here your Twitch app credentials, you can get them here​TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY,TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET,TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN,TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRETPaste here your Twitter API credentials, you can get them here​
3. Install dependencies and build
You must have Python and a C/C++ compiler in order to install some of the bot's dependencies, please follow the install instructions for your operating system: https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation​
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npm install
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npm run build
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4. Check that it works
- 1.Start it in your terminal with
npm startornode . - 2.Add the bot to your server with one of the following methods:
- 1.One of the first line of the logs should contain a URL saying "Basic status website ready", access to it in your browser and click "Invite bot", by using this method you can check that the database and the discord connection is working correctly
- 2.Or you can generate a link in the Discord Developer Portal -> click in your bot, click in OAuth2, in the scope section click 'bot' and then will appear more options, click in 'Administrator' and copy the generated link
- 3.Testing the bot: (remember to replace
mc!with your custom prefix)- Send
mc!help - Send
mc!guide - Send
mc!counts - If you were able to run the commands successfully without any error, congrats, the bot works.
5. Keep it running, forever.
Method 1 (UNIX and Linux)
- 1.1npm install pm2 -gCopied!
- 2.cd to the bot folder and run this command1pm2 start ./dist/src/index.js --name member-counter-botCopied!​
- 3.Run this so the bot starts automatically when you boot your computer1pm2 startup2pm2 saveCopied!
Done! Here is some commands:
Check logs:
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pm2 log member-counter-bot
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Start/Restart/Stop
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pm2 start member-counter-bot
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pm2 restart member-counter-bot
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pm2 stop member-counter-bot
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Method 2 (Linux with systemd)
- 1.cd to the bot folder and then cd to the
distfolder - 2.Check that
index.jshas execution permissions for you (and try it by running the bot directly in the terminal with./index.js) - 3.Edit the
res/member-counter-bot.servicefile, change the path ofExecStartandWorkingDirectoryto the real one and change theUserandGroupvalues to yours. - 4.Copy this file to
/etc/systemd/system1sudo cp res/member-counter-bot.service /etc/systemd/systemCopied! - 5.Enable the service and start it1sudo systemctl enable member-counter-bot.service && sudo systemctl start member-counter-bot.serviceCopied!
- 6.Check the logs with
journalctl1sudo journalctl -u member-counter-bot.serviceCopied! - 7.
- 8.Discard changes of member-counter-bot.service of this repo to avoid conflicts if you update the bot in a future.1git checkout res/member-counter-bot.serviceCopied!
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