My bot wont work

[bh-archiving]

i dont know how to say this but when i press run it doesnt say bot is online and the only thing that works is the website

the only way that i can start the bot up is throught the shell

[NateDhaliwal]

Hi @bh-archiving , welcome to the forums!
Did you rename the main.py file to something else?

[bh-archiving]

it isnt python its nodejs

[NateDhaliwal]

Sooo… @bh-archiving Did you change the file name from index.js to something else?

[bh-archiving]

No I did not rename the file

[not-ethan]

Hey, @bh-archiving welcome to the forums!

Can you please provide a link to the repl? This way it is easier for staff and members of the community to help you!

Also see this guide on how to share your code:

How to share your code

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[anon40284853]

Welcome to Ask! The link to your Repl would be helpful, as Ethan requested. However, looking at the three Repls on your profile, I noticed that you put the token for your bot(s) in the code. You really should be putting them in secrets, so that other people can’t steal them.
https://docs.replit.com/programming-ide/workspace-features/secrets

[bh-archiving]

the “bh-forum-archives” repl is the problem, my bot doesnt have admin permissions in my server

[Firepup650]

@bh-archiving

my bot doesnt have admin permissions in my server

(I’m assuming this is on the Discord end of things here)
If that’s the case, and it needs admin, just grant it a bot role that has admin enabled.

[anon40284853]

In that case, you definitely want to put your bot token in a secret. Otherwise some random thief on Replit can steal your token and make a malware bot.