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BotMeriendo reads its configuration from environment variables loaded via python-dotenv from a .env file in the project root. Copy .env.example to .env and fill in the values before starting the bot — the application calls validate_config() at boot and will refuse to start if any required variable is absent.

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.env.example

The repository ships a template you can use as a starting point: 
TOKEN=TokedeDc
TRGGKEY=SimboloParaComandos
Copy it to .env and replace the placeholder values with your real credentials: 
cp .env.example .env

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Variable Reference

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TOKEN
string
required
The Discord bot token obtained from the Discord Developer Portal.BotMeriendo passes this value directly to bot.start(TOKEN) in src/main.py. If this variable is missing or empty, validate_config() in src/config.py raises a ValueError and the process exits before the bot ever connects:
def validate_config():
    if not TOKEN:
        raise ValueError("TOKEN no encontrado en el archivo .env")
Never share or commit this value — it grants full control over the bot account.
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TRGGKEY
string
default:"!"
The command prefix character(s) that BotMeriendo listens for before each command name (e.g. !play, >>play, ?play).If the variable is not set or is empty, the prefix falls back to !:
TRGGKEY = os.getenv("TRGGKEY")
PREFIX = TRGGKEY if TRGGKEY else "!"
You can set this to any string. Common choices include !, >>, ?, or $.

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Loading order

Variables defined in .env are loaded by python-dotenv via load_dotenv() at import time in src/config.py. If the same variable is already present in the system environment (e.g. set in a Docker Compose environment block or exported in your shell), the system value takes precedence and the .env value is ignored. This lets you override settings per-environment without editing the file.

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Security

Never commit your .env file to version control. It contains your bot token, which grants full programmatic access to your Discord bot account — including sending messages, joining voice channels, and managing servers the bot belongs to. Add .env to your .gitignore before your first commit.

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Example: custom prefix

The following .env configures BotMeriendo to use >> as its command prefix: 
TOKEN=your-bot-token-here
TRGGKEY=>>
With this configuration, users invoke commands as >>play, >>skip, >>queue, and so on.

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