Adding the Bot
Invite Arkanis to your Discord server and grant the permissions it needs to manage players, moderation, support cases, and server control.
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Invite Arkanis to your Discord server and grant the permissions it needs to manage players, moderation, support cases, and server control.
What is this?
The Discord OAuth flow that adds the Arkanis bot to your server and grants it the permissions it needs to function. You sign in to the dashboard with Discord, pick the server you want the bot in, and authorise the eight permissions Arkanis uses to manage channels, roles, messages, and slash commands.
Why you might want it
You can't configure anything until the bot is in your server, so this is step one for every new server. Read it once if you want to know exactly what each permission is for and why removing one later breaks specific features. You need Manage Server on the Discord side to invite a bot.
Sign In to the Dashboard
Open the Dashboard
Visit the Arkanis dashboard and click Sign in with Discord. You'll be redirected to Discord's OAuth2 authorization page.
Authorize Access
Discord will ask you to confirm access. Arkanis requests permission to read your server list and basic profile information. It does not access your messages or friend list.
Invite to Your Server
Select Your Server
After signing in, the dashboard shows all servers where you have Manage Server permission. Select the server you want to add Arkanis to.
Grant Permissions
When adding Arkanis for the first time, Discord will prompt you to grant the following permissions:
After the Invite
Bot Joins and Setup Begins
Once you authorize the permissions, Arkanis immediately joins your server and does the following:
- Creates its role in your server's role hierarchy
- Registers all slash commands
- Unlocks the web setup wizard at
/dashboard/{guildId}/setup
Feature panels stay locked until setup completes. Open the dashboard and run through the Initial Setup wizard — 8 steps, 5 minutes, and your server is ready.