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## Prerequisites
1. Create a bot account through the [Discord Developer Portal](https://discordapp.com/developers/)
2. Invite the created bot to your server
3. Install Node.js 11, 12, 13, or 14
4. Download the latest bot version from [the releases page](https://github.com/Dragory/modmailbot/releases) and extract it to a folder
5. In the bot's folder, make a copy of the file `config.example.ini` and rename the copy to `config.ini`
2. Install Node.js 12, 13, or 14
3. Download the latest bot version from [the releases page](https://github.com/Dragory/modmailbot/releases) and extract it to a folder
4. In the bot's folder, make a copy of the file `config.example.ini` and rename the copy to `config.ini`
## Single-server setup
In this setup, modmail threads are opened on the main server in a special category.
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1. **Go through the [prerequisites](#prerequisites) above first!**
2. Open `config.ini` in a text editor and fill in the required values. `mainGuildId` and `mailGuildId` should both be set to your server's id.
3. On a new line at the end of `config.ini`, add `categoryAutomation.newThread = CATEGORY_ID_HERE`
- Replace `CATEGORY_ID_HERE` with the ID of the category where new modmail threads should go
4. Make sure the bot has `Manage Channels`, `Manage Messages`, and `Attach Files` permissions in the category
5. **[🏃 Start the bot!](starting-the-bot.md)**
6. Want to change other bot options? See **[📝 Configuration](configuration.md)**
7. Have any other questions? Check out the **[🙋 Frequently Asked Questions](faq.md)** or
3. Invite the bot to the server
4. On a new line at the end of `config.ini`, add `categoryAutomation.newThread = CATEGORY_ID_HERE`
* Replace `CATEGORY_ID_HERE` with the ID of the category where new modmail threads should go
5. Make sure the bot has `Manage Channels`, `Manage Messages`, and `Attach Files` permissions in the category
* It is not recommended to give the bot Administrator permissions under *any* circumstances
6. **[🏃 Start the bot!](starting-the-bot.md)**
7. Want to change other bot options? See **[📝 Configuration](configuration.md)**
8. Have any other questions? Check out the **[🙋 Frequently Asked Questions](faq.md)** or
**[join the support server!](../README.md#support-server)**
## Two-server setup
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1. **Go through the [prerequisites](#prerequisites) above first!**
2. Create an inbox server on Discord
3. Invite the bot to the inbox server.
4. Open `config.ini` in a text editor and fill in the values
5. Make sure the bot has the `Manage Channels`, `Manage Messages`, and `Attach Files` permissions on the **inbox** server
6. **[🏃 Start the bot!](starting-the-bot.md)**
7. Want to change other bot options? See **[📝 Configuration](configuration.md)**
8. Have any other questions? Check out the **[🙋 Frequently Asked Questions](faq.md)** or
3. Open `config.ini` in a text editor and fill in the required values
* Set `mainGuildId` to the ID of the *main* server where users will message the bot from
* Set `mailGuildId` to the ID of the *inbox* server created in step 2
4. Invite the bot to both the main server and the newly-created inbox server
5. Open `config.ini` in a text editor and fill in the values
6. Make sure the bot has the `Manage Channels`, `Manage Messages`, and `Attach Files` permissions on the **inbox** server
* The bot does not need any permissions on the main server
7. **[🏃 Start the bot!](starting-the-bot.md)**
8. Want to change other bot options? See **[📝 Configuration](configuration.md)**
9. Have any other questions? Check out the **[🙋 Frequently Asked Questions](faq.md)** or
**[join the support server!](../README.md#support-server)**
*\* Since all channel names, even for channels you can't see, are public information through the API, a user with a