Overview

Quick discord.py bot to add reactions to every message sent in a channel, used for gathering tModLoader mod suggestions.

Setup

Running normally (assuming python3 is installed)

Clone the repo with git clone https://github.com/TerraTrapezium/ModSuggestionsBot.git && cd ModSuggestionsBot
Download the dependencies with pip install -r dependencies.txt
Create a .env file in the root directory (See dotenv below)
Run the bot using py react.py

Running with tmux on Linux (assuming tmux and python3 is installed)

Clone the repo with git clone https://github.com/TerraTrapezium/ModSuggestionsBot.git && cd ModSuggestionsBot
Download the dependencies with pip install -r dependencies.txt
Create a .env file in the root directory with nano .env (See dotenv below)
Give execute permissions to start.sh with sudo chmod +x ./start.sh
Start the detached tmux session with ./start.sh
Attach to the tmux window using tmux a -t reactbot
Dettach to the tmux window with Ctrl B+D
Kill the tmux session with tmux send -t reactbot exit ENTER

Example .env file:

TOKEN=bot token here
CHANNEL_ID=849058117773033513

property	use
`TOKEN`	discord bot token
`CHANNEL_ID`	channel id that you want reactions in

How do I get a Discord bot token?

Go to https://discordapp.com/developers.

Click My apps in the top left:

Click New App:

Give your bot a name and optionally a description and avatar:

Click Create App:

Scroll down and click Create a Bot User:

Click Yes, do it!:

Click click to reveal nex to Token::