How to Set Up the SLASHPLAY Discord Bot: Quick-Start & Command Guide

Run Your Game Servers From Discord

The SLASHPLAY Discord bot puts your game servers where your community already hangs out. Start and stop servers, pull logs, run console commands, schedule restarts, and check your balance — all without leaving Discord. Everything the bot does is backed by the same SLASHPLAY dashboard you already know, so your Discord controls and your web controls always stay in sync.

This guide walks you through adding the bot, connecting your account, linking a server, and every command you’ll use day to day.

Two Commands to Remember

You only need two commands to get going:

/play — opens the SLASHPLAY dashboard, the full graphical interface for managing your game servers. This works for everyone, even before you connect anything.
/link account — connects your SLASHPLAY account to the bot and unlocks the rest of the commands.

That’s the whole on-ramp. Type /play to manage servers in the browser, or /link account to wire up the in-Discord controls.

Step 1 — Add the Bot to Your Server

Head to the Connect Discord page on your dashboard and follow the prompts to invite the SLASHPLAY bot into your server. You’ll need the Manage Server permission on the Discord side to add a bot.

Once it’s in, the bot registers its slash commands automatically — start typing / and you’ll see them appear.

Step 2 — Connect Your Account

In any channel, run:

/link account

The bot replies with a private button. Click it, approve access on the SLASHPLAY site, and you’ll be sent straight back to Discord. From that moment on, the bot can act on your behalf — securely, and only for the things you authorized.

Your authorization is stored encrypted and is scoped to your account only. You can revoke it any time with /link logout.

Step 3 — Link Your Server (Optional, for Notifications)

Want live game events — player joins, status changes, and more — posted into a Discord channel? Link the Discord server to your SLASHPLAY team:

On your dashboard, open your team settings and click Generate link code. You’ll get an 8-character code like ABCD-EFGH.
In the Discord channel where you want notifications, run:

/link server code:ABCD-EFGH

That channel becomes your default notifications feed. You’ll need the Manage Server permission to link.

To fine-tune what gets posted (player joins, status changes, batching), run /link settings.

The Full Command Reference

Getting connected

Command	What it does
`/play`	Open the dashboard to manage your servers
`/link account`	Connect your SLASHPLAY account
`/link server code:<code>`	Link this Discord server to your team for notifications
`/link settings`	Choose which events post, and where
`/link logout`	Disconnect your account from the bot
`/link unlink`	Unlink this Discord server

Managing servers

Once your account is connected, the /server command is your control panel:

Command	What it does
`/server list`	List your team’s servers
`/server status`	Check a server’s current status
`/server start`	Start a server and get its connect address
`/server stop`	Stop a server (with an optional save)
`/server restart`	Restart a server
`/server logs`	Pull recent server logs
`/server console`	Send a console/RCON command
`/server join`	Get the connect details to share with friends

Account & utilities

Command	What it does
`/balance`	Show your team’s token balance
`/whoami`	Show your SLASHPLAY identity

Right-click shortcuts

The bot also adds two context-menu actions (right-click → Apps):

SLASHPLAY profile — right-click a user to see their SLASHPLAY identity.
Use as RCON command — right-click any message to send its text to a server as a console command.

Tips

/play always works. If you ever get lost, /play drops you back on the dashboard where you can do everything visually.
Replies are private. The bot answers most commands ephemerally, so your server list and balance aren’t broadcast to the whole channel.
Connect addresses change. When you stop and start a server, it gets a fresh connect address — always grab the latest one from /server start or /server join.

You’re Ready to Play

That’s it — add the bot, run /link account, and your game servers live right inside Discord. Spin one up, share the connect address, and let your community jump in.

Need a hand? Join our Discord community or read what SLASHPLAY is all about.