FixTwitterDiscordBot - Deployment Guide

Overview

This is a Discord bot designed to: ✅ Fix Twitter and Instagram links in Discord messages
✅ Provide a fun /roulette command
✅ Fetch League of Legends build links using /build <champion>
✅ Flip a virtual coin with /flip
✅ Retrieve server information using /serverinfo
✅ Display bot statistics via /stats
✅ Fetch user details using /userinfo

This guide will help you set up, run, and deploy the bot on Railway for 24/7 availability.

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1️⃣ Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have:

• ✅ A Discord Bot Token (Create a bot here)
• ✅ A GitHub account (for storing the bot code)
• ✅ A Railway.app account (Sign up here)
• ✅ Node.js installed (>= v16)
• ✅ npm (comes with Node.js)

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2️⃣ Creating the Discord Bot

Step 1: Create a Discord Application

1. Go to Discord Developer Portal
2. Click New Application → Enter a name → Create
3. Go to Bot on the sidebar, then click Add Bot
4. Copy the Bot Token (you will need this later)
5. Under Privileged Gateway Intents, enable:
   • ✅ MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT
   • ✅ SERVER MEMBERS INTENT (if needed)

Step 2: Invite the Bot to Your Server

1. Go to OAuth2 → Click URL Generator
2. Under Scopes, check bot and applications.commands
3. Under Bot Permissions, select:
   • View Channels
   • Send Messages
   • Manage Messages
   • Manage WebHooks
   • Embed Links
   • Read Message History
   • Use Slash Commands
4. Copy the generated URL and invite the bot to your server.

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3️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/TomasPereiraa/FixTwitterDiscordBot.git
cd FixTwitterDiscordBot

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4️⃣ Install Dependencies

npm install

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5️⃣ Create a .env File

Create a .env file in the project root and add:

DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=your-bot-token-here
CLIENT_ID=your-discord-application-id

Replace your-bot-token-here and your-discord-application-id with your actual values.

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6️⃣ Organizing the Bot Files

/discord-bot
│── /commands
│   ├── roulette.js  # Slash command for roulette
│   ├── build.js  # Slash command for LoL champion builds
│   ├── flip.js  # Coin flip command
│   ├── serverinfo.js  # Fetches server details
│   ├── stats.js  # Displays bot statistics
│   ├── userinfo.js  # Fetches user details
│── /events
│   ├── interactionCreate.js  # Handles commands & autocomplete
│   ├── messageCreate.js  # Handles Twitter/Instagram link fix
│   ├── ready.js  # Runs when bot starts
│── /data
│   ├── champions.json  # List of all LoL champions for autocomplete
│   ├── roulette.json  # List of all numbers and colors
│── index.js  # Main bot file
│── deploy-commands.js  # Registers slash commands
│── .env  # Stores bot token
│── package.json  # Project dependencies

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7️⃣ Deploy Slash Commands

node deploy-commands.js

If successful, you should see:

Registering slash commands...
Slash commands registered successfully.

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8️⃣ Run the Bot Locally (Optional for Testing)

node index.js

If successful, you should see:

Logged in as YOURBOTNAME#YOURBOTNUMBERTAG

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9️⃣ Deploy on Railway

Step 1: Create a Railway Project

1. Go to Railway.app.
2. Click New Project → Deploy from GitHub Repo.
3. Select your FixTwitterDiscordBot repository.

Step 2: Add Environment Variables

1. In Railway, go to Settings → Variables.
2. Add the following variables:
   • DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN = your-bot-token-here
   • CLIENT_ID = your-discord-application-id

Step 3: Deploy the Bot

1. Railway will detect the project as a Node.js app.
2. Click Deploy and wait for the process to complete.
3. Once deployed, check the logs to confirm it's running:

   Logged in as YOURBOTNAME#YOURBOTNUMBERTAG

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🎉 Done!

Your bot is now live and running 24/7 on Railway! 🚀