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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].
-
- Since Discord.Net is built on the .NET Standard, it is also
- recommended to create applications using [.NET Core], though not
- required. When using .NET Framework, it is suggested to target
- `.NET Framework 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/
- [additional steps]: #installing-on-net-standard-11
-
- # 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].
-
- [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
- [without Visual Studio]: #configuring-nuget-without-visual-studio
-
- ## Using Visual Studio
-
- > [!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!
-
- 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."
- 
- 4. In the "Browse" tab, search for `Discord.Net`.
- 5. Install the `Discord.Net` package.
- 
-
- ## Using JetBrains Rider
-
- > [!TIP]
- Make sure to check the "Prerelease" box if installing a dev build!
-
- 1. Create a new solution for your bot.
- 2. Open the NuGet window (Tools > NuGet > Manage NuGet packages for
- Solution).
- 
- 3. In the "Packages" tab, search for `Discord.Net`.
- 
- 4. Install by adding the package to your project.
- 
-
- ## Using Visual Studio Code
-
- > [!TIP]
- Don't forget to add the package source to a [NuGet.Config file] if
- you're installing from the developer feed.
-
- 1. Create a new project for your bot.
- 2. Add `Discord.Net` to your .csproj.
-
- [!code-xml[Sample .csproj](samples/project.csproj)]
-
- [NuGet.Config file]: #configuring-nuget-without-visual-studio
-
- # 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 the optional
- `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)]
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