Discord Bot Template (Node.js + Groq API)

A clean, modern, and scalable Discord bot template built with Node.js, structured event handling, and optional integration with the Groq API for AI-powered interactions.

This template is designed for developers who want a fast, organized starting point without dealing with messy boilerplate.

✅ Features

• Built-in Groq API integration
• Fast startup with Node.js + discord.js
• Environment variable support with .env
• Easy to deploy locally or on platforms like Replit, Railway, Render, etc.

📁 Project Structure

📦 project
 ┣ 📄 bot.js          # Main bot file
 ┣ 📄 .env
 ┣ 📄 package.json
 ┗ 📄 README.md

🚀 Getting Started

1. Install Dependencies

npm install

2. open the .env file and edit these stuff shown below.

Ways to obtain them are self explanatory and if u dont know u noob

TOKEN=your_discord_bot_token
GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_api_key 

3. Run the Bot

node bot.js

🧪 Testing

You can test commands locally by running:

node bot.js

Make sure your bot is invited to your server with appropriate permissions. you can set your bot permissions here

📤 Deployment

Replit

• Import the project
• Run normally if ur not dump

Other platforms

• Railway / Render / Heroku / VPS all work the same
• Ensure environment variables are set
• Ensure node bot.js is your start command

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! If you want to improve structure, add better command loaders, or enhance Groq integration, feel free to open an issue first.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Use it freely for personal or commercial purposes.

⭐ If you find this template helpful, consider starring the repo!

U also have to @ / reply the bot to make it say something if it said nothing open copy log and open issue