idabot

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idabot

Discord Chatbot with OpenAI API Integration

IDABot is a Discord chatbot written in Go that connects to the OpenAI API using the Go module github.com/user/repo. The chatbot requires the following environment variables to run: DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN (Discord bot token), OPENAI_API_KEY (OpenAI API key), and AUTHORIZED_CHAT_PARTNER_ID (Discord user ID to which the chatbot will respond). The provided installation script install_idabot.sh will set up the chatbot as a systemd service named idabot.

Prerequisites

• Go programming language installed
• A Discord bot token
• An OpenAI API key
• A Discord user ID for the authorized chat partner
• Root access to execute the installation script

Installation

The script has only been tested with an Ubuntu Server 22.02 installation.

⚠️ Use at your own risk and first check and understand the isntallation script's source code.

1. Download the installation script install_idabot.sh from the repository.

2. Set the script's execution permissions:

   chmod +x install_idabot.sh
   

3. Run the installation script with root privileges:

   sudo ./install_idabot.sh
   

   The script will prompt you to enter the required environment variables: DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN, OPENAI_API_KEY, and AUTHORIZED_CHAT_PARTNER_ID.

4. Follow the prompts to enter the environment variables.

5. The installation script will create a new user, install the Go program, and set up a systemd service named idabot for the chatbot.

   1. After the installation is complete, the script will display the status of the idabot service.

Usage

IDABot will automatically start upon installation and will be enabled to run at system startup. You can check the status of the service with:

sudo systemctl status idabot

To stop the service, run:

sudo systemctl stop idabot

To disable the service from running at system startup, run:

sudo systemctl disable idabot

Troubleshooting

If you encounter any issues, check the logs for the idabot systemd service using:

sudo journalctl -u idabot

If you need to update the environment variables, edit the systemd service file located at /etc/systemd/system/idabot.service and reload the systemd daemon with:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Then restart the service:

sudo systemctl restart idabot