PRACTA Beta Bot — Discord Onboarding & Countdown System

🤖 Welcoming members and counting down to launch — professionally and privately.

Overview

PRACTA Beta Bot is a professional, elegant, and pre-launch Discord bot built for the PRACTA community.
It welcomes new members with a private onboarding message and keeps everyone informed with a real-time countdown to the official launch — all in beautifully designed embeds.

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🌟 Purpose

• Professionally onboard new users joining the Discord server.
• Display a public, live countdown to the launch of PRACTA.
• Help build anticipation and engagement before the platform goes live.

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Features

🎉 Private Welcome System

• Sends a personalized embedded message directly to the new member.
• Ensures the welcome feels exclusive and user-focused.

⏳ Public Countdown

• Updates every minute with an elegant countdown embed.
• Visible to all members in a configured channel.

💬 Clean Embed Design

• All messages are sent in rich, well-styled embeds.
• Optimized for readability and professionalism.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Discord.js v14 — Powering interaction with the Discord API.
• Node.js — JavaScript runtime for the bot engine.
• dotenv — Secure environment variable management.
• JSON Config — Easy and clean configuration.

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🔧 Setup & Usage

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/PRACTAcademy/bot-beta.git
   cd bot-beta
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Configure environment:

   • Create a .env file:

     DISCORD_TOKEN=your-discord-bot-token

   • Set launch time and channel ID in config.json:

     {
       "welcomeChannelId": "YOUR_CHANNEL_ID",
       "launchTimestamp": "2025-12-31T00:00:00Z"
     }

4. Run the bot:

   node src/index.js

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🧱 Folder Structure

bot-beta/
├── src/
│   ├── events/               # Event listeners
│   │   ├── countdown.js      # Handles countdown updates
│   │   └── welcome.js        # Handles private welcome messages
│   ├── utils/                # Utility functions
│   │   └── createCountdownEmbed.js
│   └── index.js              # Main entry point
├── config.json               # Configuration file
├── .env                      # Secret token storage
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
├── LICENSE
├── README.md

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🤝 Contributing

Want to improve the PRACTA Beta Bot? Feel free to collaborate:

1. Fork this repository.
2. Create a new branch: git checkout -b feat-my-feature.
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'feat: add my feature'.
4. Push your branch: git push origin feat-my-feature.
5. Open a Pull Request.

Enhancements to embed design, performance, or new event handling are welcome! 💜

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📚 Documentation

• Discord.js Docs
• Node.js Docs
• dotenv Docs

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📡 Contact & Community

• 🌐 Website: https://practa.tech
• 💬 Discord: PRACTA Community
• 💻 GitHub: PRACTAcademy

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📄 License

MIT — see the LICENSE file for more details.

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🧠 PRACTA Beta Bot — Creating first impressions that matter.