Basic Setup

Preparing basic one-time-setup (permanent) for all kinds of discord bots you would have imagined.

Before getting started we need to prepare a permanent coding environment, isn't it?

All of this process should be one time process to do, for countless discord bots to create in your imagination. Let's get straight into it.

Feel free to skip this section if you already have this one-time-setup configured on your local device.

Short and Sweet Context:

1. Installing A Code Editor (Visual Studio Code - Most Recommended)

2. Installing Node.js (To manage Node.js. based discord bots)

3. Installing Git (Either Git CLI or Basic Git Scm)

Installing Visual Studio Code

This guide is based on Visual Studio Code only. We strongly recommend you using Visual Studio Code because it is free to use, open source - and runs everywhere. What else you need?

Visual Studio Code runs everywhere. You know what to do, and how to install an application. (Like seriously if you don't know, why are you even trying to code when you get no knowledge of basic computer softwares)

https://code.visualstudio.com/docscode.visualstudio.com

Bring the habit to read docs. You will suffer later otherwise.

Installing Node.js

Node.js is your environment of coding discord bots based on discord.js.

DO NOT INSTALL LTS NODE VERSION! You have been warned. Discord.js requires at least Node.js 16.x and above in order to work. You have to download the "Current" aka latest version that is above 16.

Get started downloading Node.js at the below link and install it as you do for other packages or applications based on your operating system.

Download | Node.jsNode.js

Get the latest node.js version (16+) in order for discord.js to work.

Installing Git

You have a choice to either install Git-Scm or Git CLI. Both are equally good (as per my opinion), but still I do recommend using Git CLI over Git-Scm (Ignoring the fact that I use Git-Scm) So yeah!

GitHub - cli/cli: GitHub’s official command line toolGitHub

Git CLI Installation Steps as per their readme. I'm sure why should I copy it if it already exists there.

Git - Downloads

Git-Scm Downloads - Install like you did for Node.js

And that was all, I guess

If you have made till here, congratulations! You might not need to visit this page again anymore.

Let's continue to *actually* making a discord bot of your dreams!