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Build your Root Bot

Building a Bot with Root requires a few key steps to set up your Bot's test environment and compile your project. In this guide, we’ll walk you through adding your DEV_TOKEN to your project and compiling your code. After going through these steps, your Bot will be ready to run locally.

Add your DEV_TOKEN to the project​

  1. Open the .env file in the Bot's project folder.

  2. Add your previously generated DEV_TOKEN to the file. The completed file should look something like this (but contain your DEV_TOKEN value rather than this sample):

    Complete content of a sample .env file
    DEV_TOKEN=ACROZj4Ilajlkgjoilkjdljfb5l2jln426k42548fdlj4359204undlajf_lkaejrln3904280294FLWalPd35aoier82m_lkad4lkjas0kj-aeheccewqioclbaljer34akjwqpz_-lk-kO52jQjlaljbjlk5299elk2aklbwpcast67lka0as2lgxlmqJSO98absLa34s90gask2ac

Build your Bot​

All your Bot's config files will be in your project folder. Your source code will be in the src folder.

  1. Open a terminal in your Bot's project folder.

  2. Install the packages by running the following command:

    npm i

  3. Build the Bot by running the following command:

    npm run build

The build command will compile your src folder and produce a dist folder.