Hosting multiple bots

Hosting multiple bots on one machine is very similar to hosting one.

First, enter a Linux terminal (WSL or proper linux).

1. Download the bot

Clone Ballsdex. You must replace with some text you haven't already used for another bot (the dex's name is a decent choice)

git clone https://github.com/laggron42/BallsDex-DiscordBot.git <botname>

Then, run cd <botname> (replacing with whatever you chose). Like with one bot, every time you need to type commands for a dex, you must always open the bot's directory first.

Warning

You must not change your bot's folders name after installation. Doing so will result in your dex being unable to find your config and data.

2. Change the port

If you do not change the port for the new bot, they will collide and the new bot won't be able to run.

Create a file with the name docker-compose.override.yml using this command:

touch docker-compose.override.yml

Using an editor of your choice, open the file and insert:

services:
  proxy:
    ports: !override
      - "127.0.0.1:8001:80"

If you are running a 3rd or even more bots, change 8001 to 8000+number of bots or just pick a number you haven't used yet.

Info

You may have seen some people suggesting editing the docker-compose.yml to change the port. While this will work, using an override is better because then the git tree is clean (docker-compose.override.yml is gitignored)

3. Setting up the bot

From here, the process is the same as with a normal bot. Continue with the rest of the tutorial.