Create your bot

Your group is ready. Let's connect the Discord bot that will run your community's features. You'll create a Discord application, connect it through the AeroNexus dashboard, and invite the bot to your server. AeroNexus hosts it for you.

What you needCopy Anchor Link

Have these ready before you start:

• An AeroNexus group. If you haven't created one yet, follow Create your group.

• Permission to add bots to your group's Discord server.

Start bot setupCopy Anchor Link

After you create your group, the dashboard takes you straight to bot setup. Follow the on-screen tutorial and select Continue to move through the steps.

Your first bot uses the label Main bot. When creating additional bots, you can enter a Bot label to help your team recognize each one in the dashboard.

Create your Discord applicationCopy Anchor Link

Your Discord application gives your bot its own identity. Create a dedicated application for the bot we will host:

1. Open the Discord Developer Portal and select New Application.
2. Enter your group name and select Create.
3. Open Bot in the sidebar.
4. Keep Public Bot enabled and Requires OAuth2 Code Grant disabled.
5. Under Privileged Gateway Intents, enable Presence Intent, Server Members Intent, and Message Content Intent. Save your changes if prompted.
6. Return to the AeroNexus dashboard and confirm that you've enabled all three intents when the tutorial asks.

Connect your bot tokenCopy Anchor Link

The token lets AeroNexus sign in as your bot and run its features. Keep the dashboard open while you generate it:

1. In the Developer Portal, open your application's Bot page and select Reset Token. Complete any confirmation Discord requests.
2. Copy the token Discord shows you.
3. Return to the AeroNexus dashboard and paste it into Bot token.
4. Select Check token.

AeroNexus checks the token and shows your bot and selected Discord server. Confirm that both are correct before continuing.

Invite your bot to your serverCopy Anchor Link

Your bot needs to join the Discord server you selected when creating your group. To finish setup:

1. Select Open Discord and invite this bot in the dashboard.
2. In Discord, confirm the selected server and authorize the bot.
3. Return to the dashboard and select Invited.

AeroNexus checks that the bot has joined the selected server.

TroubleshootingCopy Anchor Link

If setup can't continue, use the dashboard's error message to identify what needs attention:

• The token check fails: Copy the bot token from the correct application's Bot page. Don't use the application ID or OAuth2 client secret. If you reset the token, use the new one.
• Required intents are missing: Enable all three privileged gateway intents on the application's Bot page, save your changes, and retry.
• The token is already in use: Check whether you've already connected this bot. Create a separate Discord application for each additional bot.
• The bot isn't in the selected server: Use the dashboard's invite button, confirm the server, and finish Discord's authorization. Wait a moment, then select Invited again.

Next stepsCopy Anchor Link

Customize your bot in the dashboard, then set up the features your community needs:

• Set up Modmail: create a support desk for your community.
• Set up Text Utils: let your team send messages through your bot.
• Set up Welcome Messages: greet new members as soon as your bot is live.
• Set up Invite Tracker: start tracking invites from day one.
• Create your first embed: build a Discord preview and share its link with your community.
• Welcome to AeroNexus: learn how groups, bots, and features fit together.