Getting your bot token

Before you can host your Discord bot on FPS.ms, you need a bot token from Discord. This guide walks you through creating a Discord application, generating the token, setting permissions, and inviting the bot to your server.

What is a bot token?

A bot token is a unique authentication key that lets your code connect to Discord as a bot. Think of it as a password — anyone with your token can control your bot, so keep it secret.

Step 1: Create a Discord application

1. Go to the Discord Developer Portal
2. Sign in with your Discord account
3. Click New Application in the top right
4. Enter a name for your application (this can be changed later)
5. Accept the Developer Terms of Service and click Create

You are now on your application's General Information page. The application name and icon you set here appear when users interact with your bot.

Step 2: Create the bot user

1. Click Bot in the left sidebar
2. Your bot user is created automatically with your application
3. Under Token, click Reset Token
4. Click Yes, do it! to confirm
5. Copy the token immediately — you will not be able to see it again

Step 3: Configure bot permissions and intents

Privileged Gateway Intents

Still on the Bot page, scroll down to Privileged Gateway Intents. Enable the intents your bot needs:

Intent	What it does	Enable if your bot...
**Presence Intent**	Tracks user online/offline status	Shows who is online
**Server Members Intent**	Access to the member list	Manages roles or greets new members
**Message Content Intent**	Reads message text	Responds to message content (not just slash commands)

Bot permissions

When generating the invite link in the next step, you will select which permissions your bot needs. Common permissions:

Permission	Use case
Send Messages	Bot sends messages in channels
Manage Messages	Bot deletes or pins messages
Manage Roles	Bot assigns roles to members
Connect + Speak	Bot joins voice channels
Use Slash Commands	Bot registers slash commands

Only request the permissions your bot actually uses — fewer permissions is better for security.

Step 4: Invite the bot to your server

1. Click OAuth2 in the left sidebar
2. Scroll down to OAuth2 URL Generator
3. Under Scopes, check bot and applications.commands
4. Under Bot Permissions, select the permissions your bot needs
5. Copy the generated URL at the bottom
6. Open the URL in your browser
7. Select the server you want to add the bot to and click Authorize

Your bot now appears in your server's member list (shown as offline until you start it on FPS.ms).

Step 5: Add the token to FPS.ms

Now that you have your token, add it to your FPS.ms server using a .env file:

1. Go to panel.fps.ms and select your Discord bot server
2. In the Files tab, create a file named .env in the root directory
3. Add your token in the format: BOT_TOKEN=your-token-here
4. Save the file and restart your server

For more details on managing tokens and other config values securely, see our environment variables guide.

How to reset your token

If your token is compromised or you just need a new one:

1. Go to the Discord Developer Portal
2. Select your application
3. Click Bot in the left sidebar
4. Click Reset Token and confirm
5. Copy the new token
6. Update the token in your .env file on FPS.ms

Next steps

• Install your bot on FPS.ms — deploy with Python or Node.js
• Set up environment variables — manage your token securely
• Add slash commands — make your bot interactive