Discord Bot

This Discord bot displays the number of players online on a Minecraft server in its status.

Features

• Fetches and displays the number of online players from a Minecraft server.
• Updates the status every 5 minutes.

Tech Stack

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
• TypeScript: Typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript.
• discord.js: Powerful library for interacting with the Discord API.
• axios: Promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js.
• dotenv: Module that loads environment variables from a .env file.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14.x or higher)
• npm or yarn

Setup and Installation

1. Clone the repository

First, clone the repository to your local machine using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/Z1ppzy/discord-bot.git
cd discord-bot

2. Install dependencies

npm install
or
yarn install

3. Configuration

cp .env.example .env

Open the .env file and add your Discord bot token and Minecraft server IP:

DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=your_discord_bot_token
MC_SERVER_IP=your_minecraft_server_ip

4. Build the bot

npm run build

5. Run the bot

Start the bot using Node.js:

npm start

File Structure

Here's a brief overview of the project's structure:

discord-bot/
├── dist/                   # Compiled JavaScript files
├── node_modules/           # Project dependencies
├── src/                    # Source files
│   └── index.ts            # Main bot logic
├── .env                    # Environment (not added to the repository) 
├── .env.example            # Example environment variables file
├── .gitignore              # Git ignore file
├── package.json            # NPM package configuration
├── tsconfig.json           # TypeScript configuration
└── README.md               # This README file

Usage

Once the bot is running, it will automatically update its status on Discord every 5 minutes to display the number of players currently online on the specified Minecraft server.