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## Creds Guide
This document aims to guide you through the process of creating a Discord account for your bot
(the Discord Bot application), and inviting that account into your Discord server.
This guide will show you how to create your own discord bot, invite it to your server, and copy it's credentials to your `creds.yml` in order to run your bot.
- Start by opening your creds.yml
- If you're on a windows installer version, click on the creds button next to your bot's RUN button.
- If you're on linux from source or windows from source version, open `nadekobot/output/creds.yml`. Please use visual studio code, notepad++ or another code editor. Usage of notepad is discouraged.
![Create a bot application and copy token to creds.yml file](https://cdn.nadeko.bot/tutorial/bot-creds-guide.gif)
- Go to [the Discord developer application page][DiscordApp].
- Log in with your Discord account.
- Click **New Application**.
- Fill out the `Name` field however you like.
- Go to the **Bot** tab on the left sidebar.
- Click on the `Add a Bot` button and confirm that you do want to add a bot to this app.
- **Optional:** Add bot's avatar and description.
- Copy your Token to `creds.yml` as shown above.
- Scroll down to the **`Privileged Gateway Intents`** section
- **Enable the following:**
1. Go to [the Discord developer application page][DiscordApp].
2. Log in with your Discord account.
3. Click **New Application**.
3. Fill out the `Name` field however you like, accept the terms, and confirm.
1. Go to the **Bot** tab on the left sidebar.
1. Click on the `Add a Bot` button and confirm that you do want to add a bot to this app.
1. **Optional:** Add bot's avatar and description.
1. Copy your Token to `creds.yml` as shown above.
1. Scroll down to the **`Privileged Gateway Intents`** section
- Enable the following:
- **PRESENCE INTENT**
- **SERVER MEMBERS INTENT**
- **MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT**
These are required for a number of features to function properly, and all should be on.
##### Getting Owner ID*(s)*:
##### Getting Owner ID
- Go to your Discord server and attempt to mention yourself, but put a backslash at the start
*(to make it slightly easier, add the backslash after the mention has been typed)*.