Silk is a simple, and, for the most part efficient Discord bot written in C#, and build on top of DSharpPlus for Discord API interactions. The goal of Silk! is be not only a great bot, but fill in the gaps that certain bots have. A bot your members will want to use, while not being a cookie-cutter game, moderation, or entertainment bot. Silk! also large guilds in mind. Feel free to join the Silk! server to ask any questions you may have or any general support you may need. Want this bot on your server? Feel free to invite it!

Silk! Is an open source bot, obviously, and if you know C#, you're more than welcome to contribute! If you're on the server, and your PR gets merged, you get a nice light blue role on the server to signify your contributions. Active contributors are given a special role as well.

• PostgreSQL
• App Secrets
• Discord Developer Portal

Silk uses PostgreSQL for its backend database store. So if you don't have PostgreSQL installed, make sure to install it before trying to run the Visual Studio solution.

• To manage storage of the needed Discord Token and Database Connection String, Silk uses an appSettings.json file.

1. When you clone Silk, before running the Visual Studio solution, you'll need to create this appSettings.json file in the following directory: SilkBot\Silk_Core

2. Now that the configuration file has been created, you'll need to fill out the structure:

   • {
        "ConnectionStrings": {
           "dbConnection": "",
           "BotToken": ""
        }
     }
     

   • For the dbConnection property, in the double quotes, add your connection string.

     • Note: The PostgreSQL connection string will look something like this: Server=;Database=;Username=;Password=

   • For the BotToken property, in the double quotes, add your Discord Bot Token.

     • If you don't have your token off-hand, you can get it from the Discord Developer Portal; Select your application once logged in, then select Bot in the menu, and you should be able to Reveal your token from there.

• The alternative, and more recommended (but still NOT suitable for Production) for managing the configuration file is using User Secrets

• The great advantage of using User Secrets, is that the file is stored in a separate location from the project tree, and because of this, secrets also aren't checked into source control.

1. In Silk's Core project, a UserSecretsId is defined:

   • <UserSecretsId>VelvetThePanda-SilkBot</UserSecretsId>
     

2. The location of the secrets file is different between Operating Systems, but in a system-protected user profile folder on your computer.
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\UserSecrets\VelvetThePanda-SilkBot\secrets.json
   • Linux / Mac: ~/.microsoft/usersecrets/VelvetThePanda-SilkBot/secrets.json
3. The structure is the same for the Default - appSettings.json approach
   • Just fill out the skeleton and you're good to go!