Self-Host NotiFansly Bot

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• A Discord account
• Basic familiarity with command line interfaces
• A Fansly account with active login credentials
• A server or computer to host the bot (available 24/7 for best results)

Discord Bot Setup

You'll need to create your own Discord bot application:

1. Go to the Discord Developer Portal

2. Click "New Application" and give it a name (e.g., "MyNotiFansly")

3. Navigate to the "Bot" tab and click "Add Bot"

4. Under the "Privileged Gateway Intents" section, enable:

   • Presence Intent
   • Server Members Intent
   • Message Content Intent

5. Copy your bot token by clicking "Reset Token" and then "Copy" (keep this secure!)

6. Go to the "OAuth2" → "URL Generator" tab

7. Select the following scopes:

   • bot
   • applications.commands

8. Select the following bot permissions:

   • Send Messages
   • Embed Links
   • Attach Files
   • Read Message History
   • Use External Emojis
   • Add Reactions

9. Copy the generated URL – this is what you'll use to add your bot to servers

Installation

NotiFansly is written in Go with pre-built executables available:

1. Download the latest release (current version: v0.2.5) from our GitHub repository

   # Linux (64-bit)
   wget https://github.com/fvckgrimm/discord-fansly-notify/releases/download/v0.2.5/discord-fansly-notify_0.2.5_linux_amd64.tar.gz
   tar -xzf discord-fansly-notify_0.2.5_linux_amd64.tar.gz
   
   # macOS
   wget https://github.com/fvckgrimm/discord-fansly-notify/releases/download/v0.2.5/discord-fansly-notify_0.2.5_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
   tar -xzf discord-fansly-notify_0.2.5_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
   
   # Windows
   # Download the discord-fansly-notify_0.2.5_windows_amd64.zip file and extract it
                 

2. Create a directory for the bot and extract the executable there

Configuration

Create a .env file in the same directory as the executable:

APP_ID=YOUR_APP_ID
DISCORD_TOKEN=YOUR_BOT_TOKEN
PUBLIC_KEY=YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY
FANSLY_TOKEN=YOUR_FANSLY_TOKEN
USER_AGENT=YOUR_BROWSER_USER_AGENT
LOG_CHANNEL_ID=CHANNEL_ID_TO_LOG_ADDED_CREATORS
          

How to get each value:

• APP_ID: Your application ID from the Discord Developer Portal
• DISCORD_TOKEN: The bot token you copied earlier
• PUBLIC_KEY: Found in the Discord Developer Portal under your application's "General Information"
• FANSLY_TOKEN: Your Fansly authentication token (see below)
• USER_AGENT: Your browser's user agent (can be found by searching "what is my user agent" in a search engine)
• LOG_CHANNEL_ID: The ID of a channel where you want the bot to log when creators are added (optional)

Running the Bot

Now you're ready to start your NotiFansly instance:

# Linux/macOS
chmod +x ./discord-fansly-notify
./discord-fansly-notify

# Windows
.\discord-fansly-notify.exe
          

Running as a Systemd Service

For reliable 24/7 operation on Linux systems using systemd, create a service file:

# Create a systemd service file
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/notifansly.service
          

Add the following content to the file (replace paths and username with your own):

[Unit]
Description=Notifansly
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=YOUR_USERNAME
Group=YOUR_GROUP
WorkingDirectory=/path/to/bot/directory
ExecStart=/path/to/bot/directory/discord-fansly-notify
Restart=always
RestartSec=1
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
          

Enable and start the service:

# Reload systemd to recognize the new service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

# Enable the service to start on boot
sudo systemctl enable notifansly.service

# Start the service
sudo systemctl start notifansly.service

# Check the status
sudo systemctl status notifansly.service
          

Alternatively, you can use PM2 as a process manager:

# Using PM2
npm install -g pm2
pm2 start ./discord-fansly-notify --name "notifansly"
pm2 save
pm2 startup
          

Once your bot is running, use the OAuth2 URL you generated earlier to add it to your Discord server.

Frequently Asked Questions