discordMusicBot

Description

A music bot developed with JavaScript using the Discord API Library, Discord.js, and the YouTube API. This bot allows you to play music in a voice channel by querying through user input.

Features

• Full music functionality: Play, Pause, Skip.
• Other minor commands, such as kicking a user.
• For full list of commands:
  • Type !help in a channel while the bot is running.

Technology

• JavaScript
• Node.js

Setup Guide

These instructions will help you set up the project on your local machine for running your own bot.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites:

• Node.js (version >=18.16.0)
• npm (version >=9.5.1)
• Created a Discord application and bot: https://discord.com/developers/applications
• Created a Google Cloud project to allow the bot to interact with the YouTube API: https://console.cloud.google.com/ (You will need to enable the YouTube Data API v3)

Installation

• Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/Skyzser/discordMusicBot.git
• Navigate to the project directory: cd discordMusicBot
• Install all dependencies: npm install
• Create a .env file in your project directory to store the Discord Bot Token and YouTube API Key:

BOT_TOKEN=<YOUR_DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN>
YT_API_KEY=<YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY>

Usage

There are two ways you can run the bot (need to be in the main project directory):

• First method:
  • Type src/node main.js on the terminal to start running the bot.
• Second method:
  • Type npm run dev on the terminal to start running the bot.
    • You will most likely need Nodemon installed to run the bot using this script command (or just create a new script command).