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Mud edited this page Sep 28, 2020 · 20 revisions

I explain an easy way and a hard way to add the x42 tipbot to discord, both have pros/cons at the end.

Easy Way

Have an admin of the server add the setup and configured x42 tipbot:

https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id=755172394548854824&permissions=2048&scope=bot

Not as easy way:

Note: I wrote this guide using Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS It may or may not work on other distros.

  1. Install the x42 wallet on your Desktop.

  2. Create the wallet (And back it up) on your desktop

    • Open xCore, and create your wallet.
    • IMPORTANT: Write down your seed words and your recovery passphrase in more than one place, so that you can recover it later.
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  3. Install the x42 wallet/node on your Ubuntu installation

    • Get latest xCore for your ubuntu by running the following command: wget https://github.com/x42protocol/xCore/releases/download/v5.0.0-b21/xCore-v5.0.0-b21-linux-amd64.deb
    • Then this command: sudo dpkg -i xCore-v5.0.0-b21-linux-amd64.deb
      • If error dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xcore the run: sudo apt-get install -f
    • Run the node in either a screen session or write a script to run the service.
      • To run the node, use: /opt/xCore/resources/daemon/x42.Node

  4. Install MSSQL Database

    • Download and install MSSQL
    • You need SQL Server AND SQL Server command-line tools (Guide to setup both in link above)
      • The command line tools failed for Ubuntu 20, because you need to instead run curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/prod.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/msprod.list
      • Then Run: sudo apt-get update before installing command line tools.

  5. Copy wallet file or restore wallet to your Ubuntu installation.

  6. Configure Staking:

    • Open the config: nano ~/.blockcore/x42/x42Main/x42.conf
      • Add the following three lines to your config:
        • stake=1
        • walletname=yourWalletName
        • walletpassword=xxxxx
    • Stop your node if it is running, then start it again to apply the changes.
    • To run the node, run command: /opt/xCore/resources/daemon/x42.Node

  7. Setup your discord bot in the discord apps.

    • Follow these steps here to guide you through the Discord Applications Portal. Discord instructions

  8. Download and uncompress the tipbot.

    • Run the command: wget https://github.com/block-core/blockcore-tipbot/releases/download/0.0.4/Blockcore.TipBot-0.0.4-linux-x64.tar.gz
    • Create Directory by running: mkdir tipbot
    • Then run: tar -xzf Blockcore.TipBot-0.0.4-linux-x64.tar.gz -C tipbot

  9. Configure the tipbot.

    • Open the config: nano tipbot/appsettings.json
    • Replace with this:
{
  "Logging": {
    "IncludeScopes": false,
    "LogLevel": {
      "Default": "Information",
      "System": "Information",
      "Microsoft": "Information"
    }
  },
  "TipBot": {
    "Discord": {
      "Enabled": true,
      "Token": "", // The applications token given to you from Discord: https://discord.com/developers/applications
      "SupportUsername": "", // Discord Username
      "SupportDiscriminator": "", // Discord Unique Number
      "SupportUserId": 0 // Discord Unique Identifier, can be used instead of Username/Discriminator combination.
    },
    "Twitch": {
      "Enabled": false,
      "ClientId": "", // Client ID for the Twitch API.
      "AccessToken": "", // Access Token for the Twitch API.
      "Username": "", // Username of the Twitch Bot (regular Twitch user account).
      "OAuth": "", // OAuth as alternative to password.
      "Channels": [ "" ] // List of Twitch channels to host the bot.
    },
    "Twitter": {
      "Enabled": false
    },
    "Reddit": {
      "Enabled": false
    },
    "TipsEnabled": false, // If you want to disable tips, set this to false. It is true by default.
    "Ticker": "x42", // The coin/token ticker for the current chain of the TipBot.
    "NetworkFee": "0.00000000", // The network fee for withdraws
    "ApiUrl": "http://localhost:42220/", // URL of API server. Usually http://127.0.0.1:<API port>/
    "UseSegwit": false, // Enable use of Segwit addresses or legacy.
    "BotOptionalPrefix": "", // The prefix that the bot triggers to and will use as username.
    "ConnectionString": "Server=localhost;Database=x42TipBot;Integrated Security=False;User Id=SA;Password=PutYourPasswordHere;MultipleActiveResultSets=True", // To configure the database
    "WalletName": "tipJar",
    "WalletPassword": "", // Wallet password.
    "WalletRecoveryPhrase": "", // OPTIONAL: Wallet recovery phrase (mnemonic).
    "MinConfirmationsForDeposit": 6, // Number of confirmations before balance is available for tipping.
    "PregeneratedAddressesCount": 8000,
    "MinWithdrawAmount": "0.1m",
    "MinQuizAmount": "0.1m",
    "MinMakeItRainTipAmount": "0.1m",
    "MinTipAmount": "0.001m",
    "MaxChartUsersCount": 3,
    "MaxDaysChartCount": 30,
    "EnableMigrations": true, // Specifies if bit should attempt to update the database on startup.
    "SelfDestructedMessagesDelaySeconds": 20 // Default time in which self destructed messages are deleted.
  }
}
  1. Run the tipbot.
  • IMPORTANT: Verify you are in the tibot directory before running the tipbot: cd ./tipbot/
  • Then run: ./Blockcore.TipBot --chain=X42 image

Pros and Cons:

Easy Way:

Pros:

  • It's easy it setup and go
  • It's maintained by the blockcore foundation, and is online without any hosting costs to keep it on 24/7.

Cons:

  • You don't get the staking rewards for staking the funds.
  • You do not have access to the configuration of the bots.

Hard Way:

Pros:

  • You keep the staking rewards, this can help offset the fee's of hosting.
  • You have full control of the funds, and wallet. (This can be a con if you don't properly secure the server the wallet is hosted on.)
  • You can configure it however you want.

Cons:

  • You have to pay to host it on a stable host so it can be available to your community 24/7
  • You have to secure the server to make sure the funds stay safe, patching, make sure the wallet is in good health, etc..

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