Additional Configuration

The following configurations are made with Linux hosting in mind.

Daemon

You can use systemd on Linux to run your bot as a system process. This allows your bot to run in the background and autostart on boot. To enable this, create a file called steve.service in /etc/systemd/system with the following contents:

[Unit]
Description=Steve Discord Bot
After=syslog.target network.target mysql.service

[Service]
User=YOUR_USERNAME
Group=YOUR_GROUP

Type=simple

WorkingDirectory=/opt/Steve
ExecStart=npm run production
TimeoutStopSec=20
KillMode=mixed
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Replace YOUR_USERNAME and YOUR_GROUP with your Linux username and group.

Backups

It is recommended to back up your database every so often, as to not lose any data in the event of a potential hardware or data failure. To make backups easy, all you need to do is run the backup script (opens new window) to create a timedate backup file of the database.

Setup

The backup script should already be installed if you downloaded the zip file or cloned the repository. In the script, you will find a section that looks like this:

# Variables
DATABASE=stevebot # Name of your database
BACKUP=/opt/Steve/backups # Path to your backup location
DATE=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d-T%H-%M-%S") # Current date and time
FILE=steve-bot-data-$DATE.sql # Backup file name

Change the DATABASE and BACKUP variables to match your configuration. To run the backup script:

/opt/Steve/scripts/backup.sh -u stevebotuser -h 127.0.0.1 -p somePassword

NOTE: Change the user and password to match the user and password you set up in the database. Change the path to match the path to your backup script as well.

Automate

To automate this process, we will use cron.

# Open crontab editor
crontab -e

In the crontab file, add this line:

# Create a backup of the database once a day

# Change the user and password to match the user and password you set up in the database.
# Change the path to match the path to your backup script as well.
0 0 * * * /opt/Steve/scripts/backup.sh -u stevebotuser -h 127.0.0.1 -p somePassword

Save and close the file. Now, cron will automatically backup your database once a day at 00:00 (12AM).