discord-bot 👾

Node.js Discord Bot.

Features

• AI chat completion using GPT-4
• AI image generation using DALL·E
• Meme creator
• Translate messages to several languages
• Weather report
• ... lot's more fun interactions for your server

Certain features require setting a third-party API key:

• OpenAI (GPT-4 and DALL·E) requires paid API access. Set OPENAI_API_KEY in .env to enable.
• DeepL (translation) requires free API access. Set DEEPL_AUTH_KEY in .env to enable.

Requirements

Operating System: 🍏 macOS or 🐧 Linux. 🪟 Windows has only been tested using WSL2.

Runtime: Node 20+, pnpm

Additional Packages: graphicsmagick

Installation

• Ensure Node 20+ and pnpm are available. If Node is not installed or less than the required version, you can run ./setup.sh which will download a compatible runtime using nvm.
• Clone the repository and open a terminal in the project directory.
• Run pnpm install to download package dependencies.
• Copy .env.sample to .env.
• If you have an existing discord application you wish to use, set DISCORD_TOKEN in .env, e.g. DISCORD_TOKEN=abc. Otherwise, proceed to the next section.

Creating an Application for the Bot

• Create a new Application using the Developer Portal.
• Navigate to the Bot section.
• Click Reset Token and ensure you Copy the token, it can only be viewed once.
• Edit .env and set DISCORD_TOKEN, e.g. if your token is abc, you should set DISCORD_TOKEN=abc.
• Disable Public Bot under Authorization Flow.
• Enable Message Content Intent under Privileged Gateway Intents.
• Click Save Changes.

Adding the Bot to a Server

• Navigate to the OAuth2 section of your Application from the Developer Portal.
• Copy the Client ID.
• Replace 1122334455 in the following URL with your Client ID: https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1122334455&permissions=274877959232&scope=bot.
• Visit the URL using a browser which is signed in to your Discord account.
• Select the server to add the bot to and then Authorize.

For reference, &permissions=274877959232 in the URL maps to the following permissions:

Read Messages/View Channels, Send Messages, Send Messages in Threads, Embed Links, Attach Files, Add Reactions

Usage

Run pnpm start to start the bot.

Additional Commands

Command	Description
pnpm run build	Compile prod version to ./out
pnpm run lint	Run ESLint
pnpm run lint:fix	Run ESLint and attempt fixes
pnpm run typeorm -- [options]	Run TypeORM cli commands
pnpm run start	Start the bot
pnpm run watch	Start the bot and restart on file changes