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Setting Up WizBot on Windows With the Updater
This applies to WizBot version 2. For WizBot version 3 with all the latest improvements and features, click here.
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Note: If you want to make changes to WizBot's source code, please follow the From Source guide instead.
- Windows 8 or later (64-bit)
- Visual C++ 2010 (x86) and Visual C++ 2017 (x64) (both are required if you want WizBot to play music - restart Windows after installation)
- Click on
Install Redis
to install Redis. - Select this option during the Redis installation:
-
- Click on
Install ffmpeg
andInstall youtube-dl
if you want music features. - Click on
Update
and go through the installation wizard to install WizBot. - When installation is finished, make sure the
Open credentials.json
option is checked.
If you happen to close the wizard with that option unchecked, you can easily find the credentials file in
C:\Program Files\WizBot\system
.- Either click on
Launch Bot
button in the updater or run the bot via its desktop shortcut.
- Make sure WizBot is closed and not running(Run
.die
in a connected server to ensure it's not running). - Open WizBot Updater
- If updates are available, you will be able to click on the Update button
- Launch the bot
- You've updated and are running again, easy as that!
You can still install them manually:
- ffmpeg-32bit | ffmpeg-64bit - Download the appropriate version for your system (32 bit if you're running a 32 bit OS, or 64 if you're running a 64bit OS). Unzip it, and move
ffmpeg.exe
to a path that's in your PATH environment variable. - youtube-dl - Click to download the file. Then put
youtube-dl.exe
in a path that's in your PATH environment variable.
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