Setup

Create a .env file with a discord token for the bot to use.

DISCORD_API_KEY = "<token>"

If you're using VSCode, you should install the recommended extensions. You can find these by typing @recommended in the extensions search bar or running the Show Recommended Extensions command:

Building

This project is written in Rust. You can install Rust from https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install.

While editing the bot, use cargo build or cargo run for a fast build. Otherwise, use cargo build --release or cargo run --release for a release build.

Cross-Compiling

The best way to cross-compile (for example, to run the bot on a Raspberry Pi) is cross. You can install cross with cargo install cross. It also requires podman, which you can install from https://podman.io/getting-started/installation.

Then you can use the cross command like cargo, for example using cross build --release --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu to build for a Raspberry Pi.