There are 2 ways to create a new bot, through the Controller App or through the Blitz CLI.

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CLI Command

Terminal
blitz bot
You can also pass in options to bypass manual tasks such as setting the bots token.

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Flags

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-t
string
Your bots token to place inside the .env file

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Controller App

Create a bot from the homepage of the controller app.
1

Open Create Dialoge

Click “Create New Bot” button on the homepage.
2

Set Bot Name

Enter bot local name (name for the folder on your local device).
3

Set Bot Token

Enter the bots token to place inside the .env file.
4

Finish

Click “Create Bot” to create the files.

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Files

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Structure

Your bot should have a similar structure to this.
File Structure
├── deno.json
├── bot.ts
├── .env
└── /plugins

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Uses

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deno.json
Used to init a new Deno project.
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bot.ts
Contains the code to load your bot and the plugins.
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.env
Stores your discord bot token as an environment variable.
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/plugins
Holds all of the plugins you install onto a bot.

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Class Props

You can add more config options into the Bot Class.

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Custom Intents

Bot.ts
const customIntents = [
  IntentsBitField.Flags.Guilds,
  IntentsBitField.Flags.GuildMessages,
];

const bot = new Bot({ token: token, intents: customIntents });
bot.start();

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Custom Plugin Directory

Bot.ts
const bot = new Bot({ token: token, pluginsDir: "./custom_plugins" });
bot.start();

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Load Command In A Single Guild

Bot.ts
const bot = new Bot({ token: token, server: "123456789101112" });
bot.start();