ExarotonDiscordBot

A Discord bot that starts, stops, and checks the status of a Minecraft server hosted on Exaroton, all from Discord chat commands. Built on JDA for the Discord side and the Exaroton API for server control.

Commands

Command	Action
!start	Start the Minecraft server
!end	Stop the Minecraft server
!status	Report the current server state

Any other message gets an "unknown command" reply.

Tech stack

Java · JDA (Discord API) · Exaroton API · Maven

Getting started

Requirements: JDK 8+, Maven, a Discord bot token, and an Exaroton account with an API token and a server ID.

1. Provide your credentials. They are currently placeholders in the source:
   • Discord bot token in App.java (token)
   • Exaroton API token and server ID in ExarotonServer.java (apiToken, serverId)
2. Build:

   mvn clean compile

3. Run App to bring the bot online, then invite it to your server and use the commands above.

⚠️ Security

The tokens are placeholders today, which is good — but before adding real ones, don't commit them. Read them from environment variables (e.g. System.getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN")) or a config file added to .gitignore. A leaked Discord or Exaroton token gives full control of your bot and server.

Possible improvements

• Externalize tokens to env vars / config instead of source constants.
• Restrict commands to specific roles or channels.
• Reuse a single ExarotonServer instance instead of creating one per message.