NadekoBot/docs/guides/Windows Guide.md

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Thanks to @Flatbread and Mirai for making this guide

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Setting Up NadekoBot on Windows

Prerequisites

• 1. NET Framework 4.5.2 (or 4.6)
• 2. FFMPEG
• 3. Google Account
• 4. Soundcloud Account (if you want soundcloud support)
• 5. 7zip (or whatever you are using, WinRar)
• 6. Notepad++

####Guide:

• Create a folder, name it Nadeko.
• Head to Releases* and download WINDOWS.-.nadeupdater.7z.
• Copy WINDOWS.-.nadeupdater.7z to the Nadeko (folder we created before) and extract everything.
• You will see a file NadekoUpdater.bat and a folder publish after extraction.
• Run/Launch/Open the file NadekoUpdater.bat and you will see it running in cmd.exe asking you with 3 options 1-3.
  • 1. Stable release - current stable release, but might not contain all the newest Nadeko updates.
  • 2. Newest release - release with all features/upgrades.
  • 3. Exit
• Press 2 on your keyboard and hit Enter. Type y and hit Enter again. Downloading might take a while, so just be patient and wait. When download is done, press 3 on your keyboard and close the updater.
• You should have a new folder named NadekoBot inside the Nadeko folder we previously created.

####Creating DiscordBot application

• Go to DiscordApp.
• Log in with your Discord account.
• On the left side, press New Application.
• Fill out the App Name (your bot's name, in this case), put the image you want, and add an app description(optional).
• Create the application.
• Once the application is created, click on Create a Bot User and confirm it.
• Keep this window open for now.

####Setting up Credentials.json file

• In our NadekoBot folder you should have .json file named credentials_example.json. (Note: If you do not see a .json after credentials_example.json , do not add the **.json**. You most likely have "Hide file extensions" enabled.)
• Rename credentials_example.json to credentials.json.
• Open the file with your Notepad++.
• In there you will see fields like Token, ClientId, BotId, OwnerIDs.
• In your DiscordApp, under Bot User part, you will see the Token:click to reveal part, click to reveal it.
• Copy your bot's token, and put it between " " in your credentials.json file.
• Copy Client ID and replace it with the example one in your credentials.json.
• Copy Bot ID and replace it with the example one in your credentials.json.
• Save your credentials.json but keep it open. We need to put your User ID and owner.

####Inviting your bot to your server Invite Guide

• Create a new server in Discord.
• Copy your Client ID from your DiscordApp.
• Replace 12345678 in this link https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=12345678&scope=bot&permissions=66186303 with your Client ID.
• Link should look like this: https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=**YOUR_CLENT_ID**&scope=bot&permissions=66186303.
• Go to newly created link and pick the server we created, and click Authorize.
• Bot should be added to your server.

####Starting the bot

• Enter your NadekoBot folder that should be (hopefully) in your Nadeko folder.
• Run NadekoBot.exe (Note: There is NadekoBot.exe and NadekoBot.exe.config, dont run the second one)
• Your bot should now be online in the server we added him to.
• Note: Your bot will be offline in case you close NadekoBot.exe.

####Setting up OwnerIds

• In the server where your bot is, in a text channel, type .uid
• Your User ID should show, copy it.
• Close NadekoBot.exe
• Replace your User ID in the credentials.json between [ ] and save the changes.
• Run NadekoBot.exe again.
• Now you are the bot owner.
• You can add User IDs from the other users by separating IDs with a comma if you want to have more owners.

*Alternatively, you can download nadekobot from [Releases][Releases] and extract the zip yourself. That is what updater does, except it makes it easier for you to update because it doesn't overwrite important files. If you are downloading releases you will have to be careful about your config, credentials, and other files you edited in order to preserve your data every time you update.

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Setting Up NadekoBot For Music

Prerequisites

• 1. FFMPEG installed.
• 2. Setting up API keys.

• Follow these steps on how to setup Google API keys:

  • Go to Google Console and log in.
  • Create a new project (name does not matter). Once the project is created, go into "Enable and manage APIs."
  • Under the "Other Popular APIs" section, enable URL Shortener API and Custom Search Api. Under the YouTube APIs section, enable YouTube Data API.
  • On the left tab, access Credentials. Click Create Credentials button. Click on API Key, and then Server Key in the new window that appears. Enter in a name for the Server Key. A new window will appear with your Google API key.
  • Copy the key.
  • Open up credentials.json.
  • For "GoogleAPIKey", fill in with the new key we copied.

• Follow these steps on how to setup Soundcloud API key:

  • Go to Soundcloud.
  • Enter a name for the app and create it.
  • You will see a page with the title of your app, and a field labeled Client ID. Copy the ID.
  • In credentials.json, fill in "SoundcloudClientID" with the copied ID.

• Restart your computer.

Prerequisites for manual ffmpeg setup:

Do this step in case you were not able to install ffmpeg with the installer.

• Create a folder named ffmpeg in your main Windows directory. We will use C:\ffmpeg (for our guide)
• Download FFMPEG through the link https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/ (download static build)
• Extract it using 7zip and place the folder ffmpeg-xxxxx-git-xxxxx-xxxx-static inside C:\ffmpeg
• Before proceeding, check out this gif to set up ffmpeg PATH correctly http://i.imgur.com/aR5l1Hn.gif (thanks to PooPeePants#7135)
• Go to My Computer, right click and select Properties. On the left tab, select Advanced System Settings. Under the Advanced tab, select Environmental Variables near the bottom. One of the variables should be called "Path". Add a semi-colon (;) to the end followed by your FFMPEG's bin install location (for example C:\ffmpeg\ffmpeg-xxxxx-git-xxxxx-xxxx-static\bin). Save and close.
• Setup your API keys as explained above.
• Restart your computer.