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-# discord-timestamp-bot
-A bot that generates discord dynamic timestamps
+## Dynamic Discord Timestamp bot for Discord - Generate and use Discord's dynamic timestamps
+
+Says what it does, you can try it out here - [https://003274.xyz/discord-timestamps](https://003274.xyz/discord-timestamps)
+
+[![Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/driftywinds/twitchrise-bot.svg?style=for-the-badge)](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/driftywinds/twitchrise-bot.svg?style=for-the-badge)
+
+Also available on Docker Hub - [```driftywinds/discord-timestamp-bot:latest```](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/driftywinds/discord-timestamp-bot/general)
+
+### How to use: - 
+
+1. Download the ```compose.yml``` and ```example.env``` files from the repo [here](https://github.com/driftywinds/discord-timestamp-bot).
+2. Go to [Discord Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications) and register a new application. Go to the ```Installation``` section and enable these permissions on top of ```applications.commands``` =
+  - ```Send Messages```
+  - ```Use Slash Commands```
+  - ```Send Links```
+3. Go to the ```Bot``` section and enable all 3 ```Privileged Gateway Intents```.
+4. Click on ```Reset Token``` and copy the new token generated.
+5. Rename the ```example.env``` file from the repo to ```.env``` and replace the value of ```DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN``` with the one you just copied.
+6. Run ```docker compose up -d```.
+7. Go back to the ```Installation``` section and copy the ```Install Link``` to install your bot as an app or into a server.
+
+<br>
+
+You can check logs live with this command: - 
+```
+docker compose logs -f
+```
+### For dev testing: -
+- have python3 installed on your machine
+- clone the repo
+- go into the directory and run these commands: -
+```
+python3 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+```  
+- configure ```.env``` variables.
+- then run ```python3 bot.py```
+