Discord Bot

Local Setup

Locally running the bot is possible, so long as .env are set, requirements are installed and a postgres server running and accessible.

1. Clone Repository

Clone the repository and move into the cloned folder.

git clone https://github.com/HarryLudemann/Discord-Bot
cd Discord-Bot

2. Create .env File

Create .env file in folder to store environment variables, set the following variables.

BOT_TOKEN=
POSTGRES_HOST=
POSTGRES_DATABASE=postgres
POSTGRES_USER=
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=

3. Install Requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run Bot

python start.py

Docker Setup

1. Start Postgres Server

Install the postgres alpine version from docker hub, then run the following command.

docker run --name postgres -e POSTGRES_USER=username -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=pw -d -p 5432:5432 postgres:alpine

2. Clone Repository

Clone the repository and move into the cloned folder.

git clone https://github.com/HarryLudemann/Discord-Bot
cd Discord-Bot

3. Create .env File

Create .env file in folder to store environment variables, set the following.

BOT_TOKEN=
POSTGRES_HOST=
POSTGRES_DATABASE=postgres
POSTGRES_USER=
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=

4. Build/Run Docker Image

Build and run the Discord bot with following commands.

docker build --tag discord-py .
docker run --name discord-py discord-py

Development

Build/Push Docker Image

Run the following commands to build a docker image from project.

docker build --tag discord-py .
docker tag discord-py harryludemann/discord-py
docker push harryludemann/discord-py
docker run --name discord-py discord-py