Installing Red on Ubuntu 16.04¶
Warning
For safety reasons, DO NOT install Red with a root user. Instead, make a new one.
Installing the pre-requirements¶
sudo apt install python3.5-dev python3-pip build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev git ffmpeg libopus-dev unzip -y
Installing the bot¶
To install without audio:
pip3 install -U --process-dependency-links red-discordbot
To install with audio:
pip3 install -U --process-dependency-links red-discordbot[voice]
To install the development version (without audio):
pip3 install -U --process-dependency-links git+https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot@V3/develop#egg=red-discordbot
To install the development version (with audio):
pip3 install -U --process-dependency-links git+https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot@V3/develop#egg=red-discordbot[voice]
Setting up your instance¶
Run redbot-setup
and follow the prompts. It will ask first for where you want to
store the data (the default is ~/.local/share/Red-DiscordBot
) and will then ask
for confirmation of that selection. Next, it will ask you to choose your storage backend
(the default here is JSON). It will then ask for a name for your instance. This can be
anything as long as it does not contain spaces; however, keep in mind that this is the
name you will use to run your bot, and so it should be something you can remember.
Running Red¶
Run redbot <your instance name>
and run through the initial setup. This will ask for
your token and a prefix.