ma-zahaka / discordvideobot

Want to stream video via a Discord bot? This *kind of* makes that happen. Super hacky - but met my needs. Wanted to share.

Matt's Hacky Not So Great Discord Video Bot

Want to stream video via a Discord bot? This kind of makes that happen. Super hacky - but met my needs. Wanted to share.

1. Register a Discord Application and generate a bot token.
2. Install VLC
3. Launch VLC Player.
4. In VLC, go to Tools -> Preferences -> Interface (first tab) -> Playlist and Instances (3rd section) -> Check Allow only one instance.
5. Close VLC Player.
6. Modify BotSettings.json, set preferred prefix, VLC Exe Path, and your bot token.

On launch of the bot, a VLC player will open.

7. In Discord, go to User Settings -> Activity Status -> Click Add It!
8. Choose VLC Player
9. In your server, click Go Live with VLC Player. Choose Voice Channel of your choosing.
10. Anyone can then type yourPrefix video play YouTubeURL and it'll launch that video through the VLC Player instance.

NOTE:

• I know this is hacky. Not a great solution. But it works.
• Have an issue? Need help? Feel free to post an issue above.
• If you close VLC Player, it will stop streaming VLC to the voice channel.
• If you mute VLC Player, it will no longer play sound through the voice channel.