JavaScript - Code a Discord Bot and Host for Free in the Cloud

Learn how to code a Discord bot using JavaScript / Node.js and host it for free in the cloud using Repl.it. You will also learn to use Repl.it's built-in database.

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This course was developed by Beau Carnes.

🎥 Code a Discord Bot with Python Video: https://youtu.be/SPTfmiYiuok

💻 Full code on repl.it: https://repl.it/@BeauCarnes/Encourage-Bot-JS

🔗 Online code editor: https://repl.it 🔗 Discord Home Page: https://discord.com/ 🔗 Discord Developer Portal: https://discord.com/developers/applications 🔗 Discord.js library: https://discord.js.org/

Need help with this tutorial? You can ask questions here: https://forum.freecodecamp.org/

⭐️ Course Contents ⭐️ ⌨️ (00:00) Introduction ⌨️ (01:38) Creating a Discord Server ⌨️ (02:27) Creating a Bot User ⌨️ (06:23) Starting a Project in Repl.it ⌨️ (08:37) Coding a Basic Discord Bot ⌨️ (15:44) Improving the Bot ⌨️ (26:35) Using the Repl.it Database to Store Bot Settings ⌨️ (46:08) Testing the Bot ⌨️ (50:22) Creating a Web Server for the Bot ⌨️ (55:06) Connecting Uptime Robot So Bot Runs Continuously

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