Discord.Net/docs/guides/getting_started/installing.md

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title: Installing Discord.Net
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Discord.Net is distributed through the NuGet package manager, and it is
recommended to use NuGet to get started.

Optionally, you may compile from source and install yourself.

# Supported Platforms

Currently, Discord.Net targets [.NET Standard] 1.3, and offers support for
.NET Standard 1.1. If your application will be targeting .NET Standard 1.1,
please see the [additional steps](#installing-on-net-standard-11).

Since Discord.Net is built on the .NET Standard, it is also recommended to
create applications using [.NET Core], though you are not required to. When
using .NET Framework, it is suggested to target `.NET 4.6.1` or higher.

[.NET Standard]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/articles/standard/library
[.NET Core]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/articles/core/

# Installing with NuGet

Release builds of Discord.Net 1.0 will be published to the
[official NuGet feed].

Development builds of Discord.Net 1.0, as well as [addons](TODO) are published
to our development [MyGet feed].

Direct feed link: `https://www.myget.org/F/discord-net/api/v3/index.json`

Not sure how to add a direct feed? See how [with Visual Studio]
or [without Visual Studio](#configuring-nuget-without-visual-studio)

[official NuGet feed]: https://nuget.org
[MyGet feed]: https://www.myget.org/feed/Packages/discord-net
[with Visual Studio]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/tools/package-manager-ui#package-sources


## Using Visual Studio

1. Create a solution for your bot
2. In Solution Explorer, find the 'Dependencies' element under your bot's
project
3. Right click on 'Dependencies', and select 'Manage NuGet packages'
![Step 3](images/install-vs-deps.png)
4. In the 'browse' tab, search for 'Discord.Net'

> [!TIP]
Don't forget to change your package source if you're installing from the
developer feed.
Also make sure to check 'Enable Prereleases' if installing a dev build!

5. Install the 'Discord.Net' package

![Step 5](images/install-vs-nuget.png)

## Using JetBrains Rider

1. Create a new solution for your bot  
2. Open the NuGet window (Tools > NuGet > Manage NuGet packages for Solution)  
![Step 2](images/install-rider-nuget-manager.png)
3. In the 'Packages' tab, search for 'Discord.Net'  
![Step 3](images/install-rider-search.png)

> [!TIP]
Make sure to check the 'Prerelease' box if installing a dev build!  

4. Install by adding the package to your project  
![Step 4](images/install-rider-add.png)

## Using Visual Studio Code

1. Create a new project for your bot
2. Add Discord.Net to your .csproj

[!code-xml[Sample .csproj](samples/project.csproj)]

> [!TIP]
Don't forget to add the package source to a [NuGet.Config file](#configuring-nuget-without-visual-studio) if you're installing from the
developer feed.

# Compiling from Source

In order to compile Discord.Net, you require the following:

### Using Visual Studio

- [Visual Studio 2017](https://www.visualstudio.com/)
- [.NET Core SDK 1.0](https://www.microsoft.com/net/download/core#/sdk)

The .NET Core and Docker (Preview) workload is required during Visual Studio
installation.

### Using Command Line

- [.NET Core SDK 1.0](https://www.microsoft.com/net/download/core#/sdk)

# Additional Information

## Installing on .NET Standard 1.1

For applications targeting a runtime corresponding with .NET Standard 1.1 or 1.2,
the builtin WebSocket and UDP provider will not work. For applications which
utilize a WebSocket connection to Discord (WebSocket or RPC), third-party
provider packages will need to be installed and configured.

First, install the following packages through NuGet, or compile yourself, if
you prefer:

- Discord.Net.Providers.WS4Net
- Discord.Net.Providers.UDPClient

Note that `Discord.Net.Providers.UDPClient` is _only_ required if your bot will
be utilizing voice chat.

Next, you will need to configure your [DiscordSocketClient] to use these custom
providers over the default ones.

To do this, set the `WebSocketProvider` and optionally `UdpSocketProvider`
properties on the [DiscordSocketConfig] that you are passing into your
client.

[!code-csharp[NET Standard 1.1 Example](samples/netstd11.cs)]

[DiscordSocketClient]: xref:Discord.WebSocket.DiscordSocketClient
[DiscordSocketConfig]: xref:Discord.WebSocket.DiscordSocketConfig

## Configuring NuGet without Visual Studio

If you plan on deploying your bot or developing outside of Visual Studio, you
will need to create a local NuGet configuration file for your project.

To do this, create a file named `nuget.config` alongside the root of your
application, where the project solution is located.

Paste the following snippets into this configuration file, adding any additional
feeds as necessary.

[!code-xml[NuGet Configuration](samples/nuget.config)]