Build-A-Bot
Discord Setup

Create Your Discord App

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1. Open the Discord Developer Portal

2. Create Your Application

  • Give your bot a name.

    • Tip: Be nice - this will show as the username in Discord! (but you can change it later)

  • Select “Personal” for your team. (This bot is for personal use ONLY)

  • Click Create.

✨ Eyyyoooo - You now have a bot account. Let’s configure it.

3. General Information

  • In the left-hand menu, click “General Settings”

  • Add your App Icon

    • This is what shows under your application, you can change the profile photo/banner under “Bot”.

  • What you put in “description” will show in your bots “About Me” section.

4. Enable Required Privileged Intents

Still under the Bot tab, scroll to the “Privileged Gateway Intents” section.

Turn ON:

  • ✅ MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT – lets Aurora read user messages and respond

  • ✅ SERVER MEMBERS INTENT – needed for role mapping and permissions

⚠️ If you skip this, Aurora won't be able to respond or detect roles correctly.

5. Get Your Bot Token

Your token is what Aurora uses to log in. It's like a password—keep it private!

  1. Under the Bot tab, click Reset Token

  2. Confirm and copy the token

  3. Paste it into your .env file like this:

env

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DISCORD_TOKEN=your_token_here

✅ Save this file but never commit it to GitHub or share it.

6. Invite Your Bot to Your Server

Go to the OAuth2 > URL Generator in the left menu.

Check the following:

  • Scopes:

    • bot

    • applications.commands

  • Bot Permissions:

    • Send Messages

    • Read Message History

    • Use Slash Commands

    • (Optional) Manage Roles if Aurora will assign roles

Scroll down and copy the generated URL.
Paste it in your browser, and select your server to invite Aurora.

💡 Quick Recap

  • Created a Discord bot app

  • Enabled required intents

  • Secured your bot token

  • Invited the bot to your server

NOW WHAT

🧪 Test It

If you invite the bot successfully, you’ll see it in your server listed as Offline—that’s perfect. It’ll go online once you run the code.

🎨 Optional Next Step

Want to customize your bot’s avatar?

  1. Go to the General Information tab

  2. Click the bot icon

  3. Upload a profile image (PNG, square format recommended)