Eelbot is a simple bot that can listen to commands on do things. Eelbot needs a PostgreSQL database to store the various required data to function. Notable features include:
- Posting random (or specific) jokes (from the database)
- Posting random (or specific) pictures (from the database)
- Posting random (or specific) audio taunts (from the database)
Eelbot requires PostgreSQL 15.2 or later (earlier versions may work, but is untested). The schema definition is in the initdb directory. If using Docker, you should be able to use it as a volume mount for the initialization of the schema. Once initialized, use eelbot-ui to prep/modify the database. Modifying the database directly is not recommended.
Install golang 1.20 or later. Clone the project and build with:
mkdir bin
go build -o ./bin/ ./cmd/...
Grab the config template from configs/eelbot/config.yaml and update it to
match your setup, then save it. Run the bot executable in the bin folder:
./eelbot -c <path/to/config/file> -t <discord-bot-token>
Note that passing the path to the config is optional, and if it's not passed it
looks for a file called either config.json or config.yaml in the current
folder.
As an alternative to building and running eelbot locally, you can build and run it in Docker. Build the image with the provided Dockerfile:
docker build -t eelbot:latest .
You need to mount all required files and folders to run the container:
docker run \
-it \
--name eelbot \
-v <full/path/to/config.yaml>:/app/config.yaml \
eelbot:latest \
-t <discord-bot-token>