The Complete Guide on Setting up Mimu - Discord‘s Most Powerful Bot – TheLinuxCode (2024)

Discord has exploded into the #1 voice, video and chat app used by over 150 million active members. Originally focused around gaming communities, the platform‘s free voice servers are now home to all types of interest groups ranging from music connoisseurs to art clubs to coding cohorts.

The thriving ecosystem has given rise to a massive selection of Discord bots – automated helpers that bring everything from music playback to moderation tools right into text and voice channels. Over 30% of Discord servers now utilize at least one or more bots.

Mimu stands above the crowded bot landscape, packing in features and customizability unmatched by rivals. We‘ll showcase how to fully install and leverage Mimu to take your Discord community to the next level!

Why Every Discord Server Needs Mimu

We‘ll highlight just some of the features that make Mimu an essential addition:

Powerful Moderator Tools

• Automatic spam/toxicity filtering with machine learning
• Custom filter lists for banned words, names, links
• Bulk deletion of problematic messages
• Sanction system for warns/mutes/bans
• Anti-raid measures like chat delays

Robust Music Playback

• Supports YouTube, Spotify, Soundcloud and more
• Server player queues with unlimited tracks
• Playlist creation/shuffling/looping
  *Lyrics display and music trivia

Engaging Games and Economy

• Mini pet shop and battling arena
• Casino games like slots, dice and roulette
• Leaderboards and contests
• Profiles with XP/leveling system

Endless Customization & Integrations

• Easy creation of custom responses and commands
• Modified access for admin, moderator and member roles
• Plugin ecosystem adding 100s of extended features
• Welcome messages, polls, logging and more

Let‘s explore how we can unlock Mimu‘s full utility!

Step 1 – Understanding Bot Permissions

Before inviting any bot, it‘s key to understand the permission scope required for features to work correctly in your server.

Mimu requests a reasonable set focused primarily around sending/editing messages, managing emojis/stickers, embedding links and connecting to voice:

Server admins can customize these access settings later as needed per server. But enable all during initial setup.

Step 2 – Generating Your Bot Invite Link

Ready to bring Mimu aboard? Grab an invitation link by visiting the Mimubot website:

Click the prominent purple Invite to Server button. A consent window will popup asking to confirm your Discord server.

Step 3 – Selecting Your Target Discord Server

Next, choose the server you want Mimu to join using the dropdown menu:

Once selected, agree to authorize Mimu by clicking Continue.

Note: You must have the Manage Server permission on that server to add bots. Contact an admin if you run into permission issues.

Step 4 – Granting Bot Authorization

Discord will display a final confirmation showing the requested access scopes outlined earlier. Leave all permissions checked then click Authorize:

A captcha check will display to confirm you‘re not a bot yourself (ironic, I know!). Check the box and Mimu will automatically join.

If your server already had Mimu previously added, repeat authorization here granting all those same permissions again.

Step 5 – Welcoming Your New Bot!

Within seconds Mimu will greeting your server posting an intro message:

@Mimu has joined The Bot Playground. Enjoy!Configure my permissions here:https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?&client_id=539052254471139348&scope=bot&permissions=8

This also shares a handy instant link for tweaking its access anytime.

Congratulations – that covers getting Mimu integrated on a basic level! 🎉

Now let‘s move onto additional installation steps for installing supporting software…

Step 6 – Installing Audio Encoding Libraries

To unlock deep music playback capabilities, Mimu requires servers have FFmpeg libraries installed for encoding audio streams from YouTube, Spotify and beyond.

For Windows:

1. Download FFmpeg for Windows builds here
2. Extract bin files to folder like C:\MimuFFmpeg
3. Look for for config.ini file in main bot folder
4. Edit the ffmpeg_path line with your full folder path above

So for our example, we‘d enter C:\MimuFFmpeg\bin

For Linux servers:

Install it through your package manager like:

sudo apt install ffmpeg -y

Without this, song playback may fail with decoding errors. Set this up early to avoid issues later!

Step 7 – Inviting Your Bot to Other Servers

Once invited to your first server, you can easily add Mimu to additional communities:

1. Visit Mimu‘s Portal and login
2. Click "+ Add Bot" button on the Servers page
3. Select server to add from popup list

This lets you reuse one bot account across an unlimited number of your owned servers!

Step 8 – Kicking the Tires with Built-In Commands

With Mimu nestled securely into in your server, let‘s try out some starter features:

!help – Print full list of 200+ base commands across utilities like fun, music, economy, moderation, support.

!meme – Random meme generator with 100s of default templates. No custom setup needed!

MimuBOT!meme*posts viral Distracted Boyfriend meme* 

!8ball question? – Ask any yes/no question to Mimu‘s trusty magic 8-ball for sage wisdom.

User1: !8ball Will I ever get good at coding? Mimu: Sources point to yes! 

!quote – Fetch random quotes from history‘s greatest thinkers to enlighten any conversation.

!balance – Check your server economy wallet and credits.

Hundreds more free commands await across music, mod tools, leveling, battle arenas and pet shops!

But to unlock Mimu‘s full utility, we‘ll need to customize…

Step 9 – Configuring Your Server Settings

Mimu borrows from popular chat platforms like Discord offering separate server profiles – per community configuration panels covering 160+ granular settings.

Access it by running command:

!settings

Which opens your browser to a personalized dashboard like:

We won‘t dive into every possible toggle here. But encourage new owners browse and enable/disable features to match needs and culture.

Some recommendations:

Member Settings

• Set custom Member role name like "Citizens"

Permission Settings

• Designate admin/moderator roles able create channels, edit roles, etc.

Economy Settings

• Boost daily credit rewards from 50 -> 500
• Limit max wallet from standard 10k -> 100k

Music Settings

• Optional: Disable playback by default then re-enable on select voice channels later

Tweak and tailor until your server profile fits just right!

Step 10 – Configuring Robust Moderation Tools

With community sizes scaling into the 10,000s of users, manual moderation is impossible. Leverage Mimu‘s auto-mod muscle handling the heavy lifting.

Fine tune under main Settings panel -> Filtering tab:

Spam Prevention

• Enable Duplicate Message Deletion deleting identical blocks of text
• Restrict Link Posting removing invite codes from other servers
• Global Chat Delay limiting members to 1 message per 10 seconds

Profanity Blocker

• Toggle Global Swear Filter blocking our list of 700+ common slurs
• Custom Banned Words to add your own sensitivities

Inappropriate Content Filters

• Scan all images posted for NSFW content
• Ban emoji spam over 5 emojis

Apply mod roles under Settings -> Roles to grant abilities like:

!warn @user [reason] # Issue user warnings!mute @user 1h# Timed muting for violations!ban @user# Permanently ban from server 

Design your ideal automated Golden Rule enforcer!

Step 11 – Building Custom Commands

While Mimu‘s 200+ baked-in commands unlock utility out the box, the real magic comes from community creators developing their own personalized command scripts.

This flexibility allows server devs to add:

• Custom responders to inside jokes and phrases
• Server statistics and user leaderboards
• RPG adventure battles and quest lines
• Welcoming messages for new members
• Polls, contests and weekly trivia

Stack multiple scripts on each other enabling massive customization. Let‘s walk through a basic weather command using real-time API data:

1. Enable Custom Commands

Under main Settings -> Commands tab, flip "Enable Custom Commands" on

2. Create New Command

!CreateCommand weatherNew command ‘weather‘ created!

3. Define Output

Grab any location details from message using {{location}} tag:

!SetCommand weatherResponse: The current weather in {{location}} is {{weather}} and {{temp}} degrees.

4. Hook Up API

Embed auto-updating JSON weather data from OpenWeatherMap‘s API using their {city name} endpoint:

!addccweather weatherAPI: https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q={{location}}&appid={YOUR_API_KEY}

Sign up for a free API key to unlock access.

5. Display Variables

Parse out needed bits like weather description, temperature from massive JSON response:

Field: main.temp > tempField: weather.0.description > weather

6. Test It Out!

Query real-time weather in set city like:

User1: !weather LondonMimu: The current weather in London is light rain and 46 degrees. 

And that‘s it! You now can build endless commands with HTML, images, embeds and more responding to any trigger word.

Support Resources for Mimu Bot

Of course with any software project hiccups can happen. Here are helpful links if running into configuration trouble:

Documentation Portal

Mimu‘s growing site covering basic features, music setup, developer APIs and more: https://docs.mimubot.com

Discord Community

24/7 support on Mimu‘s Discord server chatting with staff and other owners: https://discord.gg/ucnhue4

Premium Support

For priority 1-on-1 email help from lead developers, consider grabbing Premium plan.

Let Your Community Thrive with Mimu

After walking through this full guide, you now have the tools to install, customize and command one of Discord‘s most versatile bots ever created.

Here‘s a quick recap of all we‘ve covered:

☑ Understanding Discord bot permissions
☑ Generating and using Mimu‘s invite URL
☑ Granting proper authorization access
☑ Installing audio encoding dependencies
☑ Navigating built-in commands like music playback & mod tools
☑ Configuring server profile with custom settings
☑ Setting up chat filters and word blocklists
☑ Creating custom command scripts using web APIs and variables

Still stuck or have questions? Join thousands of server owners in Mimu‘s passionate community for real-time assistance.

Now off you go – craft creative new chat experiences, foster friendships, fuel fun interactions and help your members belong!

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