My Discord Bot

This is a simple Discord bot I built with discord.py. It tracks user interactions and I've set it up to deploy automatically to my VPS.

Status

I am actively developing this bot and adding more features regularly.

Invitation Link

You can invite the bot to your server using this link: Invite Bot

Note: The bot is currently deployed on a VPS for showcase purposes. I cannot guarantee 100% uptime.

Development Workflow

To maintain stability, I use a two-bot system:

• Production Bot: Connected to my main branch. It runs on my Hetzner VPS and uses my production API token.
• Testing Bot: I use this for local development and testing new features. It uses a separate API token so I don't interfere with the live bot.

Setup & Installation

Local Development

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <your-repo-url>
   cd DiscordBot

2. Set up a virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate
   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Configure Environment Variables: Create a .env file in the root directory:

   DISCORD_API_TOKEN=your_testing_bot_token_here

4. Run the bot:

   python bot.py

CI/CD and Deployment

I've implemented a fully automated CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions.

Deployment Process

Whenever I push to the main branch, my deployment workflow (.github/workflows/deploy.yml) is triggered:

1. It connects to my Hetzner VPS via SSH.
2. It executes deploy.sh, which:
   • Pulls my latest code from the main branch.
   • Updates dependencies in the virtual environment.
   • Restarts my discordbot service via systemctl.

Configuration

I use the following GitHub Secrets for my deployment workflow:

• VPS_HOST: My VPS IP address or hostname.
• VPS_USERNAME: My SSH username for deployment.
• VPS_SSH_KEY: My private SSH key for authentication.