#Add a Bot

Adding a bot is really simple. Bots are normal Twitch users, but they are controlled by a program.

Our Standalone version cam with a bot docker container. You always need to restart that container after you created, change a command or added a bot to your system.

1. Make sure that your callback url is added to the twitch application

    https://{YOUR_URL}/connection/bot/callback
   

   Domain need a valid SSL certificate.

2. Open following link of your application

   https://{YOUR_URL}/connection/bot/redirect
   

   This call will redirect you to the twitch auth page, make sure you be login with your bot account.

3. You will be redirect back to your Dashboard if the setup was successfully.

4. Link your account with the bot

   1. Standalone
      1. Visit the Bot Tab of your OpenOverlay Standalone Project: https://{YOUR_URL}/bots and Add the Bot to your Chat.
      2. Restart your bot service

          docker-compose restart laravel.chatbot 
         

   2. Without Standalone
      1. Get the id of your OpenOverlay/Laravel Account of the users database table.
      2. Get the id of your Bot of the bots_connections database table.
      3. Add an entry in the database table users_bots_enabled
      4. Restart your bot service