Discord Setup

Before running Dango, you need a Discord bot application with the right permissions. This takes about five minutes.

1. Create a Bot

Go to the Discord Developer Portal and create a new application. In the Bot tab, click Add Bot and copy the Bot Token — you will need it during setup.

2. Enable Privileged Gateway Intents

Still in the Bot tab, scroll down to Privileged Gateway Intents and enable both:

Intent	Why it's needed
Server Members Intent	Read user display names
Message Content Intent	Read message text

3. Invite the Bot to Your Server

Go to OAuth2 → URL Generator. Under Scopes, select bot and applications.commands. Under Bot Permissions, select:

Category	Permission
General	View Channels
Text	Send Messages
Text	Attach Files
Text	Read Message History

Copy the generated URL, open it in your browser, and add the bot to your server.

Next Steps

With your bot token ready, choose how to run Dango:

• Docker Setup — recommended, no Python required
• uv Setup — for developers or low-spec machines