daemonf0rge / carim-discord-bot-heroku

Heroku deployment for https://github.com/schana/carim-discord-bot

carim-discord-bot-heroku

This repo is for deploying the Carim Discord Bot using Heroku

Steps for initial setup

1. Set up a free Heroku account
2. Follow Heroku set up instructions
3. Clone this repository
   • git clone https://github.com/schana/carim-discord-bot-heroku.git
   • cd carim-discord-bot-heroku
4. Configure the bot
5. Commit your changes
   • git add -A
   • git commit -m "Added my configuration"
6. Create the Heroku app
   • heroku create
   • git push heroku master
   • heroku ps:scale worker=1
7. You can check the logs to make sure everything is running properly
   • heroku logs

Steps to update configuration

1. Make your changes
2. Commit your changes
   • git add -A
   • git commit -m "Updated my configuration"
3. Update Heroku app
   • git push heroku master

Steps to update carim-discord-bot

1. Edit requirements.txt
2. Replace carim-discord-bot with carim-discord-bot=={version}, where {version} is the version you want
   • carim-discord-bot==2.0.0
3. Commit your changes
   • git add -A
   • git commit -m "Updated bot version"
4. Update Heroku app
   • git push heroku master

Configuration

For additional help, visit the Carim Discord at https://discord.gg/kdPnVu4

1. Create bot account

   • Follow the guide at https://discordpy.readthedocs.io/en/v1.3.3/discord.html
   • Save the token for later
   • In step 6 under "Creating a Bot Account", make sure "Public Bot" is unticked
   • Under "Inviting Your Bot", step 6 has you setup the permissions for the bot
   • Currently, the bot needs "Manage Channels", "View Channels", "Send Messages", and "Embed Links"

2. Update configuration

   • Edit config.json with your values following the descriptions here

   • To get Discord Channel IDs, you need to enable developer mode in the app:

     • Settings -> Appearance -> Advanced -> Developer Mode

   • Then, you will be able to right click on a Channel and select "Copy ID"