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Intro

Thanks for choosing this open-source alternative to Discord! It's recommended you read this page fully to understand how to set it up for your needs.

Getting Started​

Get started by cloning the GitHub repo.

What you'll need​

  • Node.js version 20.0 or above:
    • When installing Node.js, you are recommended to check all checkboxes related to dependencies.
warning

RtCord is known to have some issues with Node 18, we have not yet managed to fix this issue.

Configuring .env​

You might have seen a .env.dummy file in your cloned repo, you might have also looked inside this file. This part is onna explain what values need to be for what.

  • PORT - The default is 7777, you may change that if you want it to be hosted on a different port.
  • SESSION_SECRET - The default is secret, it is the encryption key for the session cookie, it is highly recommended to change this value.
  • WEBHOOK/WEBHOOK2: Discord webhooks, if you want more info check here.
  • MODE - The default is server, this can only be dev or server.

Installing depedencies​

Installing the depedencies is very easy:

npm i

Start your server​

Run the RtCord server:

node .

The node . starts the Express server, ready for you to view at http://localhost:7777/.