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John Grosh edited this page Sep 18, 2016 · 37 revisions

Add the bot to your server

You can add the bot by clicking this link:
🔗 https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=169456930362884098&permissions=297921599&scope=bot
You can remove permissions if you wish, but some commands require some extra permissions; what is listed is the "recommended" set.

See a list of all commands

You can view all the available commands using %help.
For any command, you can also use %<command> help, replacing <command> with the name of the command. For example, try typing %server help. This works for every command and sub-command, so (for example) if you are having trouble with ignoring a channel, try %ignore add channel help.

Authorize the bot for your server

After you've looked through the help, find the command to authorize the bot, and then type that in your server's chat. You should be given some IDs; you'll need them to generate your 5(or 6)-digit authorization code. Find each digit as follows:

  1. The first digit of the auth code is the last digit of your server's ID
  2. The second digit is the last digit of your user ID
  3. The third (and possibly fourth) digit(s) is the number of voice channels on the server (Note: could be more than 1 digit!)
  4. The next digit is the last digit of your "discriminator" (the 4 digit number after your username; but only use the last digit!).
  5. The final digit is the number of e's in the phrase: "Please read %help and %<subcommand> help"

Simply combine those 5 (or 6) digits in order to form your authorization code.
⚠ NOTE: The bot will not respond to other commands until the server is authorized.

Set up common features

After you have authorized Spectra, you can now begin to customize the bot for your server. Here are some things you might want to do:

  • Add Prefixes - If there is a specific prefix you want Spectra to reply to (such as !), add it with %prefix add !. See %prefix help for other prefix commands
  • Set a Welcome Message - Use %welcome Your Welcome Message Here to set up a welcome message. Example: %welcome Hello, <@{userid}>, welcome to {server}!. See %welcome help for welcome commands, and JagTag for a list of available substitutions.
  • Set up the Feeds - To set up a feed, use %feed <feedname> <channelname> (example: %feed serverlog #log_channel). See %feed help for a list of feeds, and use %feed <feedname> help for information about a specific feed type. Also, for the serverlog feed, see Serverlog Feed Parameters for additional configuration.
  • Create Custom Commands - See Creating a Custom Command for how to make a "custom command" with Spectra
  • Set up tag mirrors - Do you use Spectra on other servers, and want to use tags from there? See All About Tags! or %tag mirror help for setting up a mirror to that server so you can use those tags here!
  • Add moderators - Give your moderators access to the Moderator-level commands by adding their role -> %mod add role <rolename> (See %mod help for more info)
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