Discord bot with Node.js

Create the application in Discord

Go to the Discord Developer Portal, click New Application, give it a name and confirm.

Get the bot token

Open the Bot tab and click Reset Token. Copy the token and keep it to yourself: anyone who has it can control the bot.

On the same page, under Privileged Gateway Intents, turn on Message Content Intent so the bot can read messages.

Invite the bot to your Discord server

Open OAuth2 → URL Generator, tick the bot scope and the Send Messages and Read Message History permissions. Open the generated link and pick your server.

Prepare the project

On your computer, create a folder with three files.

{
  "name": "my-bot",
  "main": "index.js",
  "dependencies": {
    "discord.js": "^14.16.0",
    "dotenv": "^16.4.0"
  }
}

require('dotenv').config();
const { Client, Events, GatewayIntentBits } = require('discord.js');
 
const client = new Client({
  intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds, GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages, GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent],
});
 
client.once(Events.ClientReady, (c) => {
  console.log(`Logged in as ${c.user.tag}`);
});
 
client.on(Events.MessageCreate, (message) => {
  if (message.author.bot) return;
  if (message.content === '!ping') message.reply('Pong!');
});
 
client.login(process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN);

DISCORD_TOKEN=paste_your_token_here

Upload the files to the panel

In the RHQ panel open the Files tab and upload package.json, index.js and .env. Do not upload the node_modules folder.

Set the main file and start

In the Startup tab set the main file to index.js, then click Start. Dependencies install on the first start. When Console shows Logged in as ..., type !ping in Discord.