SDH-DiscordChats

DiscordChats is a plugin for the Steam Deck, to use the discord chats of a specific server. You will be able to write in all channels and to all members of the server, and also shows the status of each member. This is possible because it uses the discord api to create a bot which will be the user that will be used to perform all actions.

Installation

At the moment, you can only install this plugin manually. You have to options:

1. Download the latest release package (ZIP file): https://github.com/alb3rtov/SDH-DiscordChats/releases
2. Copy the ZIP file to Steam Deck and install it from Decky loader. More info here: https://wiki.deckbrew.xyz/en/user-guide/settings
3. Configure the token as explained in token configuration section

Alternatively, you can build the plugin SDH-DiscordChats from source code by following these steps:

1. Clone the SDH-DiscordChats repository:

   git clone https://github.com/alb3rtov/SDH-DiscordChats
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd SDH-DiscordChats
   

3. Install frontend dependencies:

   pnpm i
   

4. Install and deploy backend python dependencies:

   make setup
   

5. Generate a build from VSCode running the setup and build tasks. This will generate a ZIP file in a directory called out
6. Copy the ZIP file to Steam Deck and install it from Decky loader. More info here: https://wiki.deckbrew.xyz/en/user-guide/settings
7. Configure the token as explained in token configuration section

Setup discord application bot

First you have to create an new application in the discord developers portal and gave it a name, for example steamdeckchatbot. Once you have created the application, you have to configure the next parameters:

• Go to Bot tab, and in the Privileged Gateway Intents section:

  • Presence intent: On
  • Server members intent: On
  • Message content intent: On

• Then, go to OAuth2 tab, in Redirect section set some URL like www.google.es or something like that (this is not important but it is necessary to set one).

• In OAuth2 tab, go to URL Generator:

  • In Scopes section, select everything (probably it is not necessary all the scopes but to avoid problems I prefer to select everything)
  • It is necessary to select Bot in Scopes section, in order to display the Bot permissions section. In Bot permissions section select Administrator. (Once again, probably it is not necessary all the permissions)

• Get the URL generated at the bottom and paste it in the web browser. Then, select the guild/server you want to put the bot on.

DISCLAIMER: At the moment, this plugin only supports one server per bot. So if the bot are in several servers, the plugin will not work properly

Discord server configuration

In the privacy settings of the server it is necessary to have the following options activated for the correct functioning of the plugin:

• Direct messages: On
• Message requests: On
• Status of the activity: On

If you want to add the bot to a discord server of which you are not the owner, you must have administrator permissions to do so, or have the owner add the bot for you.

Token configuration

The token associated with the previously created bot is required for the plugin to work. You can obtain this token by accessing discord.com/developers/applications, select the steamdeckchatbot application (or the name you choose to this app), go to the Bot tab in the Settings menu. An option called Reset Token will appear which will reset the token and display it on the screen. Copy the token and save it to the following path on the steam deck file system /home/deck/homebrew/services/token.txt

Acknowledgements

This project has been developed thanks to the Decky Loader platform created by the SteamDeckHomebrew team in addition to the template for the development of new plugins.

License

This project is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License - see the LICENSE file for details.

This project uses discord.py API licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.