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Initial Setup

Config File

Ideally, you should save your configs in an .env file. Out of simplicity for this guide, we are saving it in a config.json file.

Create a file named config.json in your project folder and insert the following content:

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

Edit the main file

Open the index.js file which you have created earlier and then insert the following content:

const Discord = require('discordeno')
const config = require('./config.json')

const client = Discord.createBot({
  events: {
    ready(client, payload) {
      console.log(
        `Successfully connected Shard ${payload.shardId} to the gateway`,
      )
    },
  },
  intents: ['Guilds', 'GuildMessages'],
  token: config.token,
})

Discord.startBot(client)

Now you can start your bot by running the following command in your terminal:

$ node index.js