Requirements

This project requires python version 3.12.3 discord.py version 2.3.2, OpenAI version 1.30.1 and python-dotenv version 1.0.1 which can be installed via requirements.txt:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Manually install requirements:

pip install discord.py~=2.3.2

pip install openai~=1.30.1

pip install python-dotenv~=1.0.1

.env File settup

1. Create a .env file in the bot's root folder. (Same folder as main.py)
2. Format the .env file as follows, replacing TOKEN_HERE, OWNER_UID_HERE, CHAT_GPT_API_KEY_HERE, DISCORD_SERVER_1 and DISCORD_SERVER_2 with your bot's token, your Discord UID, ChatGPT API key and discord server ID's respectively. Keeping the double quotation marks.

BOT_TOKEN = "TOKEN_HERE"
OWNER_ID = "OWNER_UID_HERE"
GPT_API_KEY = "CHAT_GPT_API_KEY_HERE"
DISCORD_SERVER_1 = "FIRST_DISCORD_SERVER_ID_HERE"
DISCORD_SERVER_2 = "SECOND_DISCORD_SERVER_ID_HERE"

For example:

BOT_TOKEN = "12ab56c89"
OWNER_ID = "123456789"
GPT_API_KEY = "12ab56c89"
DISCORD_SERVER_1 = "123456789"
DISCORD_SERVER_2 = "123456789"

OWNER_ID, DISCORD_SERVER_1 and DISCORD_SERVER_2 must be a numeric whole value

3. The .gitignore file will ignore the .env.
   

Note:

If you want to change the location of the .env file, you will need to make a reference for it by adding:

dotenv_path = os.path.join("path/to/env", ".env")

above load_dotenv(override=True) and update load_dotenv(override=True) to:

load_dotenv(dotenv_path, override=True)

If you want to change your .env file name as well add this reference to the .env:

dotenv_path = os.path.join("path/to/env", "Env_Name_Here.env")

How to run

Open a new command line in the same folder as the main.py script (Make sure python is installed and/or your python venv is active) and type:

python main.py

Creating a discord bot application and getting bot token

1. Visit to the discord developer portal applications page Here.
2. Click the New Application button at the top right of the page next to your discord profile picture.
3. Name your application and click create. This will be used as the default username for your bot.
4. Navigate to the Bot page on the left navigation pannel as shown below:

5. Change your bot's username under USERNAME if desired.
6. Click the Reset Token button and copy your bots token for use in the .env file. You will have to reset the bot token to view and copy it again.
7. Navigate to the OAuth2 page on the left navigation pannel as shown below:

8. Select bot under OAuth2 URL Generator SCOPES and select Administrator under BOT PERMISSIONS GENERAL PERMISSIONS.
9. Copy the generated discord link under GENERATED URL at the bottom of the page and paste this link into your web browsers address bar.
10. Follow the prompts to add your bot to any discord server where you have the Manage Server or Administrator permission.

Getting ID's and GPT API key

Getting your discord UID

1. On Discord, go to Settings > Advanced
2. Scroll down and make sure that Developer Mode is on
3. Exit settings and left click on your profile picture at the bottom left of discord (same place as the settings button) and click Copy User ID as shown below:

Getting discord server ID

1. On Discord, go to Settings > Advanced
2. Scroll down and make sure that Developer Mode is on
3. Exit settings and right click on the server(s) your bot is in and click Copy Server ID as shown below:

Getting chat GPT API key

1. Visit the openai playground website settings page Here.
2. Click the Create Project button at the bottom of the settings list as shown below:

3. Name your project and click the Create button.
4. Navigate to the API keys page above the settings page on the left side navigation pannel. Alternatively you can click Here.
5. Click the Create new secret key button.
6. Choose You under Owned by. Name your API key something descriptive and select the new project you just created in the Project dropdown. Set Permissions as All and click the Create secret key button as shown below:

Note on GPT Credit balance:

Ensure you have an available Credit balance. You can check on the Billing page in Settings or by clicking Here. If you do not have a Credit balance you will need to add money (credit) to your account otherwise this discord bot's chat GPT functionality will not work.