Creating a Bot Account

MCStatusBot requires a Bot account to sign into Discord. You must create an account for the bot to use.

Create a new bot account

Navigate to the Discord Developer Portal and select New Application. Choose a name for the Application and select Create.

From the Bot settings page, select Add Bot.

Configure the Bot Token

Unlike standard user accounts, Bot accounts login to the Discord API Service using a Token - a long, unique string of random letters and numbers. On the Bot settings page, select Copy to copy your bot token to clipboard.

Paste your Bot token into the MCStatusBot config file.

Add the Bot to a Discord Server

Now you just need to add it to a Discord server! From the OAuth2 page, tick the Bot checkbox under "scopes" and choose the permissions to use. Use the generated invite link to invite the Bot to your server.

Your bot is all ready to go!